Article date: Monday, August 8, 2022
Lost Banksy Painting Originally Created in West Bank Resurfaces in Tel Aviv
A long-lost painting by the British graffiti artist Banksy has resurfaced in a swank art gallery in downtown Tel Aviv, an hour’s drive and a world away from the concrete wall in the occupied West Bank where it was initially sprayed.
Article date: Saturday, August 6, 2022
Archaeologists in Israel Uncover an Ancient Coin Inscribed With the Cancer Zodiac Sign
A group of archaeologists in northern Israel have discovered a uncommon bronze coin depicting a logo of the zodiac, relationship again almost 2,000 years.
Article date: Friday, August 5, 2022
Mayor Adams, Commissioner Cumbo Declare $5.5 Million for Universal Hip Hop Museum and New Capital Funding for Bronx Cultural Institutions
New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA) Commissioner Laurie Cumbo announced $5.5 million in new capital funding for the Universal Hip Hop Museum.
Article date: Friday, August 5, 2022
Ai Weiwei to Unveil First Body of Work in Glass Alongside World’s Largest Hanging Murano Glass Sculpture
Ai Weiwei, in collaboration with Abbazia di San Giorgio Maggiore - Benedicti Claustra Onlus, Berengo Studio and Fondazione Berengo, to present a new body of work set to be unveiled at a solo exhibition in Venice this summer.
Article date: Thursday, August 4, 2022
Over 100 Ancient Roman Frescoes Presented in Major Show at Museo Civico Archeologico, Bologna
The Painters of Pompeii
Museo Civico Archeologico, Bologna
23.09.2022 - 19.03.2023
Exhibition curated by Mario Grimaldi, presented at the Museo Civico Archeologico, Bologna, in collaboration with the Municipality of Bologna and the National Archaeological Museum of Naples, and produced by MondoMostre.
Article date: Tuesday, August 2, 2022
Shareholders of Documenta Introduce Scientific Advisory Panel
Seven scholars with outstanding academic expertise in the fields of antisemitism, perspectives from global contexts and post-colonialism, art and constitutional law will advise documenta in the coming months.
Article date: Monday, August 1, 2022
Engraved Block Found at the Cova Gran de Santa Linya Dating Back 14,000 Years
The CERArq-UAB research team has identified the first block with engravings from the Upper Palaeolithic era found in Catalonia’s pre-Pyrenees region.
Article date: Thursday, July 28, 2022
Deloitte Values Rome's Ancient Colosseum at $79 Billion
Deloitte LLP estimates that the Colosseum’s "social asset value,” or the intangible value that Italians place on its mere existence, is around 77 billion euros ($79 billion).
Article date: Monday, July 25, 2022
Fourth Plinth Winners for 2022 and 2024: Two Bold New Artworks for London
The next artworks that will take pride of place on the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square have been chosen. Antelope by Samson Kambalu will occupy one of the highest profile public art spaces in world from 2022, while emoji 850 Improntas’ (850 Imprints) by Teresa Margolles will be installed from 2024.
Article date: Sunday, July 24, 2022
Leo's Bianca: Lady of Bobbio
There is ample evidence that the portrait on vellum auctioned by Christie’s in New York on 30 January 1998 as ‘19th century German’ is nothing of the sort. Pigment and carbon-14 analyses point to a Renaissance dating – as Christie’s had been advised by consignor Jeanne Marchig (whose late husband Giannino worked as a restorer for the Wildensteins).
Article date: Friday, July 22, 2022
New York Returns 142 Antiquities Valued at Nearly $14 Million to the People of Italy
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr. announced the return of 142 antiquities valued at nearly $14 million to the people of Italy.
Article date: Thursday, July 21, 2022
A Jeweled Fabergé Egg Found on a Russian Oligarch's Superyacht Seized in Fiji
US law enforcement may have found a priceless Faberg egg on a Russian oligarch's superyacht. The find was made on the Amadea, a vessel owned by sanctioned Russian oligarch Suleiman Kerimov.
Article date: Thursday, July 21, 2022
Charles Gaines’ First Public Art Project: “The American Manifest”
Creative Time, Governors Island Arts, and Times Square Arts are pleased to present the first public art exhibition by Charles Gaines, The American Manifest. The serial public art installation will unfold in three parts, or chapters, across three locations over the course of two years
Article date: Wednesday, July 20, 2022
Below the Surface: Three Modigliani Paintings Revealed for the First Time Thanks to Digital Radiography
A unique painting by Amedeo Modigliani, on display at Hecht Museum in the University of Haifa, was recently analyzed by a portable digital radiography system. The X-ray revealed no less than three never seen before paintings hidden beneath the surface.
Article date: Tuesday, July 19, 2022
America Must Ensure That Russia Does Not Evade Sanctions. Here’s How the Art Market Can Help by Deborah Lehr
In the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the United States has led an unprecedented effort to isolate Russia’s economy. It has frozen Russian assets, restricted trade and financial flows, seized luxury yachts, and banned Russia’s wealthy class from travel. But the American-led sanctions regime has a chink in its armor: the American art market.
Article date: Tuesday, July 19, 2022
Climate Activist Glues Self to Safety Glass of Famous Jan van Eyck Painting Exhibited in Bruges
Climate activist Wouter Mouton has made himself heard again. He glued himself to the security glass on Tuesday afternoon in front of the world-famous artwork 'Madonna met Kannunik Joris van der Paele' by Jan Van Eyck.
Article date: Sunday, July 17, 2022
Documenta Head, Sabine Schormann Resigns Amid Antisemitism Scandal
Sabine Schormann has resigned as head of documenta- a summer long art festival that takes place every five years in Germany
Article date: Thursday, July 14, 2022
World Monument Fund Launches New Projects to Protect Ukraine’s Cultural Heritage
World Monuments Fund (WMF) has launched four new projects as part of its recently established Ukraine Heritage Response Fund to address the immediate, critical needs of heritage professionals in Ukraine and to lay the groundwork for the future rehabilitation and long-term recovery of cultural heritage in the country.
Article date: Wednesday, July 13, 2022
Banksy’s Professorship Certificate Stolen at University of Creative Arts Graduation in London
When The University for the Creative Arts announced a week prior that Banksy was going to be awarded an honorary professorship, they likely didn’t expect anyone to walk across the stage and claim the honor. But as the endless register of student names was coming to an end, one student decided to do just that...
Article date: Tuesday, July 12, 2022
UNC-Chapel Hill Archaeologist Discovers Depictions of Two Biblical Heroines, Deborah and Jael from the Book of Judges
An archaeological team from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill recently returned to Israel’s Lower Galilee to continue unearthing nearly 1,600-year-old mosaics in an ancient Jewish synagogue at Huqoq. Discoveries made include the first known depiction of the biblical heroines Deborah and Jael as described in the book of Judges.
