Article date: Wednesday, January 12, 2022
Prince Charles Commissions Portraits of Holocaust Survivors
This year, to mark Holocaust Memorial Day on January 27, HRH Prince Charles commissioned portraits of seven Holocaust survivors to be displayed at Buckingham Palace.
Article date: Monday, January 10, 2022
Jacqueline Grandjean Loses Recent Appointment with KMSKA, Antwerp
The Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp (KMSKA) and artistic director Jacqueline Grandjean decided today in mutual consultation to end the collaboration.
Article date: Saturday, January 8, 2022
New Fragments from the Parthenon at the Acropolis Museum
The Acropolis Museum received ten fragments of the sculptural decoration of the Parthenon, which were granted by the National Archaeological Museum, following a request made by the Acropolis Museum General Director.
Article date: Thursday, January 6, 2022
Craig Ruddy, Archibald Prize-Winning Painter, Passes Away at 53 Due to Covid Complications
Artist Craig Ruddy, who won the Archibald Prize with his striking portrait of actor David Gulpilil, has died aged 53 after contracting Covid-19.
Article date: Tuesday, January 4, 2022
Agreement between the Cy Twombly Foundation and the Musée du Louvre for the Monumental Artwork The Ceiling
Inaugurated in 2010 in the Sully wing of the Musée du Louvre, the ceiling painted by the Artist Cy Twombly and entitled The Ceiling, was subject to a dispute.
Article date: Monday, January 3, 2022
The Largest Art Museum in the Nordic Countries to Open in Oslo This Year
On June 11, 2022 the largest art museum in the Nordic countries will open in Oslo. Called the New National Museum, visitors can experience older and modern art, contemporary art, architecture and design all under one roof and in completely new ways.
Article date: Thursday, December 23, 2021
Unsold Painting Assumed to be by Caravaggio Becomes Spanish Cultural Heritage
An oil painting that went unsold at an auction in Madrid in April may have been painted by the 16th-century Italian painter Caravaggio.
Article date: Wednesday, December 22, 2021
Art in Fiction: Hold Your Horses!
When artworks feature in works of fiction – be it novels, films, theatre pieces, poems, … – they can serve multiple purposes: they can be mere decoration, they can function as a conversation piece, or they can play an important metaphorical role in the video clip for the song 70 Million by the band Hold Your Horses! many artworks are referenced.
Article date: Tuesday, December 21, 2021
The German Lost Art Foundation Launches Website of the Most Extensive Database Worldwide for Nazi-looted Art
The German Lost Art Foundation redesigned the website of the most extensive database worldwide for Nazi-looted art for a more up-to-date appearance and increased user-friendliness.
Article date: Monday, December 20, 2021
Audrey Azoulay Names Lazare Eloundou Assomo Head of the World Heritage Centre
Due to the retirement of Ms Mechtild Rössler from her post as Director of the Centre on 30 September 2021, UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay launched a call for candidates (internal and external) to replace her. At the end of the process, she selected Lazare Eloundou Assomo.
Article date: Thursday, December 16, 2021
The Frans Hals Museum’s Supervisory Board Appoints Lidewij de Koekkoek as Managing Director
Lidewij will succeed the outgoing Managing Director, Ann Demeester, as of 1 March, 2022. Ann is leaving the museum to assume the position of Director of the Kunsthaus Zurich.
Article date: Tuesday, December 14, 2021
12th Berlin Biennale Announces Artistic Team
The 12th Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art which is scheduled to take place from June 11 – September 18, 2022 has announced the artistic team for the biennale. They are Ana Teixeira Pinto, Đỗ Tường Linh, Marie Helene Pereira, Noam Segal, and Rasha Salti.
Article date: Monday, December 13, 2021
Chanel Announces Winners of Inaugural ‘Next Prize’
The luxury French fashion house named 10 award-winners working in film, design and the performing arts. Each prize winner received €100,000 ($113,000) to invest in their work.
Article date: Monday, December 13, 2021
Mondrian Heirs Sue Philadelphia Museum Over Work Claimed to be Stolen by the Nazis
The heirs of Dutch artist Piet Mondrian claim that a nearly 100-year-old canvas by the De Stijl master currently in the collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art (PMA) was stolen by the Nazis.
Article date: Friday, December 10, 2021
The Netherlands to Deposit 150 million Euros for Rembrandt Masterpiece ‘De Vaandeldrager’
The Dutch government wants to buy the painting De Vaandeldrager by Rembrandt and “bring it into the public domain for good”.
Article date: Thursday, December 9, 2021
Aziz Hazara (Afghanistan) is the Main Prize Winner of the 6th Edition of the Future Generation Art Prize
Aziz Hazara (Afghanistan) is the winner of the Future Generation Art Prize 2021, the 6th edition of the global art prize for artists under 35, established by the Victor Pinchuk Foundation in 2009.
Article date: Wednesday, December 8, 2021
Preparatory Sketch Found Beneath The Night Watch
A previously hidden sketch has been discovered during examinations of Rembrandt’s The Night Watch.This allows us to look over the artist’s shoulder, as it were, and watch as he takes the first steps in the making of a masterpiece.
Article date: Tuesday, December 7, 2021
Pak’s Experimental Ethereum NFT Drop 'Merge' Sells for Nearly $92M
Noted NFT artist Pak sold nearly $92 million worth of “mass” tokens for his experimental Merge NFT project on Nifty Gateway.
Article date: Friday, December 3, 2021
Lawrence Weiner (1942-2021)
Lawrence Weiner, an American conceptual artist best known for his public installations featuring poetic words and phrases with graphic accents has died at 79. He passed away December 2, 2021.
Article date: Friday, December 3, 2021
Art in Fiction: Mona Lisa Smile
When artworks feature in works of fiction – be it novels, films, theatre pieces, poems, – they can serve multiple purposes: they can be mere decorations, function as a conversation piece, or they can play an important metaphorical role. Let’s take a closer look at one specific artwork in the 2003 film titled Mona Lisa Smile.
