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.
Article date: Tuesday, November 23, 2021
An Immersive Journey through the Life and Legacy of the Mexican Geniuses: Frida and Diego
A 360-degree digital art exhibition about two of the most inspiring and revolutionary artists of the 20th century, arrives in London in Spring 2022.
Article date: Thursday, November 18, 2021
Jimmie Durham, Sculptor, Essayist and Activist Passes Away at 81
Jimmie Durham, artist, performer, essayist, poet and activist considered among the most influential names in contemporary art, has passed away at 81 in Berlin.
Article date: Thursday, November 18, 2021
Living Poetic Abstraction: In Conversation with Stephanie Cime
On the occasion of her solo exhibition REBIRTH at Balthasar Brussels, Kisito Assangni discussed with Stephanie Cime on the process behind what he describes as "stunning works" presented in the show.
Article date: Wednesday, November 17, 2021
Art in Fiction: A Clockwork Orange
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 this series Tamara Beheydt takes a closer look at art in fiction, starting with one of her favourites: the film A Clockwork Orange (1971).
Article date: Monday, November 15, 2021
Etel Adnan, Lebanese American Author and Artist, Dies at 96
Writer and artist Etel Adnan (1925−2021) began painting in the early 1960s. Widely known for her poetry, novels and plays, she moved fluidly between the disciplines of writing and art and was a leading voice of contemporary Arab-American culture.
Article date: Friday, November 12, 2021
Greece Wants Dialogue with UK for Return of Parthenon Sculptures
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has said that the Parthenon sculptures in the British Museum should be returned to Athens and called for talks with Britain to achieve that aim.
Article date: Tuesday, November 9, 2021
Rembrandt’s ‘The Night Watch’ Brought Down for Final Phase of Research at Rijksmuseum
The Night Watch has been removed from its usual position on the wall and placed at the front of the transparent glass chamber.
Article date: Monday, November 8, 2021
Thousands of Artefacts Lost in Fire Outbreak at National Museum of Gungu, in DRC
The National Museum of Gungu suffered a massive fire turning thousands of historic artefacts into ashes.
Article date: Wednesday, November 3, 2021
A Painting Found 40 Years After Theft in East Germany May be an Unknown Rembrandt
A Dutch painting stolen in the largest art heist in communist East Germany and recovered last year may be Rembrandt’s work, according to research and analysis by curators of Schloss Friedenstein in Gotha.
Article date: Monday, November 1, 2021
The Upshot of Trans-Affective Solidarity at MOTORENHALLE Centre for Contemporary Art, Dresden- Germany
THE UPSHOT OF TRANS-AFFECTIVE SOLIDARITY proposes to explore a new image of humanity capable of valorising solidarity and critical knowledge coming from different contexts and cultures.
Article date: Tuesday, October 26, 2021
Sir Frank Bowling to Receive the 2022 Wolfgang Hahn Prize
Frank Bowling (1934 in Bartica, Guyana) is the recipient of the 2022 Wolfgang Hahn Prize. The award ceremony will take place on November 15, 2022, on the eve of Art Cologne 2022.
Article date: Monday, October 25, 2021
Anni and Josef Albers at Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris
Currently on view until January 9, 2022 at the Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris a unique exhibition showcasing more than 350 works – paintings, photographs, furniture, drawings, textiles – by Anni and Josef Albers, indicative of their artistic development.
Article date: Sunday, October 24, 2021
Center Pompidou Renovations Delayed Until After the 2024 Olympics
Paris’s Pompidou Center renovations is being pushed until after the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
Article date: Thursday, October 21, 2021
Egypt Detains Artificial Artist Ai-Da for Fear of Being a Spy Plot
Designed to create works of art, this charming robot may look harmless enough, but she seems to have caused a diplomatic row.
Article date: Tuesday, October 19, 2021
Denver Art Museum Returns Nepalese Sculpture to the People of Nepal
The Denver Art Museum (DAM) has returned an ancient stone sculpture from its collection to the people of Nepal.
