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A referendum with more than 30 million people voting to decide whether the UK should leave or remain in the European Union was held on Thursday 23 June. Leave won by 52% to 48% (51,9% to 48,1% to be precise). The turnout of 71,8% in a UK-wide vote was the highest one since the 1992 general election. Artdependence Magazine tried to contact UK galleries and public figures in cultural sphere to get their reactions on Brexit, however many admit that it is too early to assess the consequences.

Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn. Christ preaching ('La Petite Tombe'). Etching and drypoint, circa 1652, on laid paper, watermark Foolscap with five-pointed Collar.

The theme of the upcoming Moscow International Biennale for Young Art, which is taking place from July 1 to August 10, 2016 at Trekhgornaya Manufactory, one of Moscow’s oldest factories and, at the same time, a fledgling exhibition space that hosts large cultural projects, is “Deep Inside.”

South Korean artist Lee Lee Nam applies animation to art history in a manner befitting a master gardener turning and tailoring the natural beauty of the land, in order to enhance the view. Nam sees art as an open invitation, in which even those works from the classical period that appear hermetically sealed by time are ripe for recasting as the living breathing set for a tender technological intervention, or ‘reinvention’ as is more in keeping with the artist’s intentions.

Every year, the SWAB Stairs project adds colour and creativity to some of the most used spaces in Barcelona: the access stairs of metro stations. With the support of Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona (TMB), SWAB presents the opportunity for design students from Catalonia to exhibit their work publicly, with the aim of linking the academic world with the transformation of the urban landscape.

For the eighth site-specific commission at the Palace of Versailles, Olafur Eliasson has conceived of a unique series of site-specific installations. The artist has approached the chateau and the gardens as a site for experimentation, devising apparatuses that engage the visitor in an active relationship. All of the pieces exhibited here were conceived for the particular space in which they are now positioned.

Invited by the "world's largest museum", JR chooses one of its symbols, the pyramid of the Louvre, to make it disappear thanks to a surprising anamorphosis.

Earlier this year, 700 people looked out their windows and saw a chance to participate in one of the largest collaborative films ever. Artist Gillian Wearing, who holds both a Turner Prize and an OBE, has a knack for coaxing performances from the public. Indeed she has elicited more confessions than a hellfire priest. But this time her request was a simple one: open your blinds, your shutters or your curtains and please film what you see.

Post-War Art from Central and Eastern Europe, Russia and the Caucasus Introduced to International Auction for the first time

If there is an artist that has managed to address drug addiction, junk food, prostitution and racism in the framework of the Modernist aesthetics and bring it to major galleries, it’s Keith Coventry. Committed to approaching London’s most rooted social issues since the early eighties, he is well known for being one of the founding members of City Racing. The space was run by John Burgess, Matt Hale, Paul Noble, Peter Owen and Coventry between 1988 and 1998 and is considered one of the most remarkable artist-led galleries from the 90s. ... We met Keith Coventry to talk about his recent work, his sources of inspiration and about a time in London when it was possible to run an artist-led space on an exhibition budget of just £100.

With the exponential advancement of new digital technologies, the arts are moving towards opening up digital and digitized heritage to the wider public, and making digital formats of content easily accessible to the wider public. ln 2013, Tate proposed a strategy to focus on digital solutions that promoted a broader public engagement of art. Whitney Museum’s Artport is available through their website and dedicated to showing, commissioning and archiving digital and Internet art. Initiatives like these demonstrate how new media now has a prominent and critical influence on our culture sectors.

Artist Marisol Escobar passed away on April 30th at the age of 85. An artist whose breakthrough show was described as “remarkable”, Marisol experienced an instant recognition that is afforded to few. Nonetheless, she carefully weighed her engagement with the world of art, remaining equally captivating and elusive.

The Museo Nacional del Prado’s new website, which benefits from the sponsorship of Telefónica, has been recognised in The Webby Awards (http://webbyawards.com) of the International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences as the best website of any cultural institution at an international level.

Lego has released a statement claiming that their refusal to sell a bulk order to artist Ai Wei Wei was an ‘internal mistake’.

An exceptional selection of fashion photographs will come under the spotlight at Sotheby’s in London on 19 May 2016.

From April 6 until August 1, 2016 the Centre Pompidou is presenting a journey through the work of one of the 20th century’s most iconic artists: Paul Klee. Featuring two hundred and thirty works on loan from the Zentrum Paul Klee in Bern, and other pieces from various major international and private collections, this retrospective sheds new light on a rather intriguing aspect of the artist’s oeuvre.

Four Decades (OCT.13, 1970 / MAY 7, 1980 / NOV.22, 1990 / APR.16, 2000), 1970, 1980, 1990, 2000 will be offered on Phillips Auction May 8.

The charges against Rubenstein involve several cases in which prosecutors claim he misinformed clients over the selling price of artworks, or claimed no knowledge on the whereabouts of the amounts paid.

The Chairman and Trustees of the Serpentine Galleries have announced that Yana Peel, co-finder of Outset Contemporary Art Fund and CEO of Intelligence Squared, has been appointed CEO of the Serpentine Galleries in partnership with Hans Ulrich Obrist as Artistic Director.

Romanticist landscape painter JMW Turner has been chosen to be the face of the new £20 note, which will enter circulation in 2020. Turner has been chosen from over 500 possibilities, which included Francis Bacon and Alexander McQueen.