Article date: Thursday, September 9, 2021
Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei Says Credit Suisse Is Closing Foundation’s Account
Leading Chinese dissident and artist Ai Weiwei has said he was told by Credit Suisse that his foundation's bank account in Switzerland would be closed over his "criminal record" in China.
Article date: Monday, September 6, 2021
Johannes Vermeer’s ‘On Reflection’ at Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden, Germany
On September 10, 2021, Johannes Vermeer's “Girl Reading a Letter at an Open Window” one of the world's most famous works from the 'Golden Age' of Dutch painting will be on view at an exhibition at Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden.
Article date: Sunday, September 5, 2021
Brussels Doctors Hand Out Prescriptions for Museum Visits
The Brussels-City councillor in charge of culture and tourism is working with a Brussels hospital to launch a programme that would see museum visits prescribed by doctors.
Article date: Sunday, September 5, 2021
Lawrence Abu Hamdan’s ‘Dirty Evidence’ at Bonniers Konsthall, Stockholm, Sweden
Showing at Bonniers Konsthall, Stockholm until November 7, 2021, is one of the most expansive exhibitions by Lawrence Abu Hamdan to date, which includes a new series of work alongside pieces by Abu Hamdan that allow for an interrogation of witnessing and testimony.
Article date: Thursday, September 2, 2021
The Work of Ukrainian Artist Nikita Kadan to be Part of the Collection of Centre Pompidou in Paris
The Centre Pompidou has accepted a proposal to donate, in favor of the Collection of the Musée national d'art moderne, the following significant work Nikita Kadan ‘Pedestal. Practice of Exclusion’ (2009-2011), which was in a private collection.
Article date: Monday, August 30, 2021
Amsterdam to Restitute Kandinsky Painting to Jewish Family Following Public Outcry
Amsterdam has said its city-owned museum should return a Wassily Kandinsky painting acquired from a Jewish family under duress, during the Holocaust.
Article date: Wednesday, August 18, 2021
A Collector’s Guide to NFT Art (Non-Fungible Tokens)
What is NFT art? All you should know about it as a collector or art enthusiast unfamiliar with this new craze emerging on the global art scene.
Article date: Monday, August 9, 2021
New 'Banksy' Artwork Found at Great Yarmouth Model Village
Another piece of street art possibly created by secretive graffiti artist Banksy has appeared in East Anglia.
Article date: Wednesday, August 4, 2021
25 Artists and Cultural Workers Announce their Disaffiliation from Zabludowicz Art Projects and the Zabludowicz Art Trust
Twenty-five cultural workers announced their divestment and disaffiliation from Zabludowicz Art Projects, the Zabludowicz Art Trust and its affiliated platforms (including Zabludowicz Collection, Daata Editions, Daata Fair and Times Square Space Gallery), as part of the Boycott Zabludowicz Campaign.
Article date: Thursday, July 1, 2021
Philippines Names Representative at the 59th Venice Art Biennale
“All of us present, This is our gathering/Andi taku e sana, Amung taku di sana” exhibition curated by Yael Buencamino Borromeo and Arvin Jason Flores will be the country’s official representation at the prestigious event.
Article date: Tuesday, June 29, 2021
Greek Police Recover Picasso, Mondrian Works Stolen in 2012
The Greek Police has managed to locate two stolen paintings of extreme importance, the “Head of a woman” by Pablo Picasso and Piet Mondrian’s “Mill”.
Article date: Monday, June 28, 2021
George Osborne Is the New Chair of British Museum
The Board of Trustees of the British Museum are pleased to announce the appointment of their new Chair, George Osborne.
Article date: Monday, June 28, 2021
Famous Belgian Artist Jan Fabre to Face Trial for Sexual Harassment
Belgian choreographer Jan Fabre, one of Europe's most celebrated and controversial artists, has been referred to a Belgian criminal court on charges of sexual harassment in the workplace.
Article date: Sunday, June 27, 2021
Manifesta 14 Introduces First Urban Interventions of CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati in Prishtina, Kosovo
The first symbolic urban interventions created in Prishtina, Kosovo by the renowned design and innovation bureau CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati have been revealed. In March 2021, CRA was selected to conduct Manifesta 14’s urban vision of Prishtina.
Article date: Saturday, June 26, 2021
‘Jeff Koons Mucem - Works from the Pinault Collection’
The exhibition “Jeff Koons Mucem. Works from the Pinault Collection”, conceived in close collaboration with the American artist, is on view in Marseille, France.
Article date: Thursday, June 24, 2021
Royal Academy London Apologizes to Jess de Wahls
The Royal Academy of Arts has apologised to an artist whose work was removed from its gift shop after it branded her views transphobic on social media, calling its initial decision a “betrayal” of its commitment to freedom of speech.
Article date: Wednesday, June 23, 2021
For the First Time in 300 Years Rembrandt’s ‘Night Watch’ is Complete Again
Visitors to the Rijksmuseum can now enjoy The Night Watch in its original form, for the first time in 300 years.
Article date: Saturday, June 19, 2021
German Police Appeal for Information After 17th Century Paintings Found in Skip
The Cologne police are looking for the owner of two oil paintings found by a 64-year-old man in a garbage container.
Article date: Friday, June 18, 2021
Artes Mundi 9 Unanimously Award the Prize to all Six Artists Shortlisted
The jury for the UK’s largest international contemporary art prize Artes Mundi 9, has unanimously decided to award the prize to all six artists shortlisted this year.
Article date: Wednesday, June 16, 2021
The Laureates of the Friends of S.M.A.K. Prize
From 112 submitted portfolios, the international jury of the Friends of S.M.A.K. Prize chose three laureates: Jimena Chávez Delion, Mark Grootes and Angyvir Padilla.
