Article date: Thursday, November 14, 2024
Monira Al Qadiri: The Archeology of Beasts at BOZAR, Brussels
From 12 November 2024 to 9 March 2025, Bozar (Centre for Fine Arts of Brussels) is presenting the first solo exhibition by Kuwaiti visual artist Monira Al Qadiri in Belgium. The exhibition, entitled The Archaeology of Beasts, presents four new works by the artist, including two sculptures, an immersive video installation and a Virtual Reality experience.
Article date: Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Steph Wilson wins the Taylor Wessing Photo Portrait Prize 2024
London-based photographer Steph Wilson has won first prize in the prestigious Taylor Wessing Photo Portrait Prize 2024 for her portrait Sonam.
Article date: Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Baroque Tapestry stolen by Herman Göring returned to Heirs of Goldschmidt-Rothschild
A baroque tapestry has been returned to the heirs of art collector Albert Freiherr von Goldschmidt-Rothschild (1879–1941).
Article date: Tuesday, November 12, 2024
Restoration begins of Rembrandt's The Night Watch
Following five years of intensive research and the re-stretching of the painting, today a team of eight Rijksmuseum conservators started removing the varnish from The Night Watch.
Article date: Tuesday, November 12, 2024
German Artist Walter Dahn dies at the Age of 70
Walter Dahn (*1954) was an important influence on a generation of artists often referred to as the Neue Wilde, or New Fauves.
Article date: Tuesday, November 12, 2024
Frank Auerbach, British-German Painter, dies at 93
Frank Auerbach, one of the greatest painters of our age, died peacefully in the early hours of Monday 11 November at his home in London, age 93. He is survived by his son Jacob Auerbach.
Article date: Monday, November 11, 2024
Pompeii limits Tourist Numbers and unveils new Ticket System
The Pompeii archaeological park is to cap its daily number of visitors at 20,000 in a bid to ease pressure on the ancient Roman site amid a surge of tourists in recent months.
Article date: Monday, November 11, 2024
3D Scans show rare glimpse Inside Ancient Egyptian Burial practices
Thanks to Halloween tales and Scooby-doo specials, mummies are often thought of as scary or grotesque creatures with glowing eyes and tattered wrappings. In reality, mummified human remains offer us an incredibly personal insight into the lives of individuals who lived more than 3,000 years ago.
Article date: Monday, November 11, 2024
A decorated ‘Tiny House’ has been discovered in Pompeii
The British would call them “tiny houses”: small, detached dwellings but, in this case, with extremely elegant decoration. This is the case for one of the most recent houses to have been discovered during the excavations currently underway in the Insula of the Casa dei Casti Amanti, in the central district of the ancient city of Pompeii along Via dell’Abbondanza.
Article date: Monday, November 11, 2024
Nico Williams wins Canadian Sobey Art Award
Nico Williams the winner of the $100,000 2024 Sobey Art Award, Canada’s richest prize for contemporary visual arts. The remaining shortlisted artists – Taqralik Partridge, Judy Chartrand, Rhayne Vermette, June Clark, and Mathieu Léger – will each receive $25,000.
Article date: Monday, November 11, 2024
Operation Cariatide: Over 2.100 Fake Artworks seized, 38 Individuals under Investigation
The Carabinieri (Italian police) has uncovered a large-scale pan-European forgery network making and selling fake artworks attributed to some of the best known names in modern and contemporary art including Banksy, Pablo Picasso and Andy Warhol according to a pressrelease.
Article date: Friday, November 8, 2024
AI-Created Portrait of Alan Turing sells for over $1 Million
A portrait of Alan Turing created by Ai-Da, an AI-powered humanoid robot, has sold for $1.32 million at Sotheby's, marking the first time an artwork by a robot has been auctioned. This groundbreaking sale highlights the growing intersection of AI and art.
Article date: Thursday, November 7, 2024
Daniel Spoerri dies at the Age of 94
Daniel Spoerri died in Vienna at the age of 94, the managing director of the Spoerri exhibition house in Austria confirmed to the German Press Agency.
Article date: Wednesday, November 6, 2024
Artist Isabel Nolan selected to represent Ireland at Venice 2026
The Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sports and Media, Catherine Martin T.D. has announced the selection of artist, Isabel Nolan, with Georgina Jackson and The Douglas Hyde Gallery of Contemporary Art as the curator, to represent Ireland at the 61st Venice Art Biennale in 2026.
Article date: Tuesday, November 5, 2024
Ahmet Öğüt demands the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam to Take Down his Work
Bakunin’s Barricade is based on a concept introduced by the anarchist Mikhail Bakunin, and the idea to use the worth of artworks in barricades in order to protect movements from state violence, as officers would not dare to destroy priceless artworks to breach a barricade.
Article date: Tuesday, November 5, 2024
Body found in search for Missing Artist Sarah Cunningham
A body has been found in the search for Sarah Cunningham who went missing in London over the weekend.
Article date: Tuesday, November 5, 2024
Suspect arrested for Warhol Robbery in The Netherlands
Friday night thieves used heavy explosives to enter MPV gallery in The Netherlands, causing significant damage to the building.
Article date: Tuesday, November 5, 2024
Co-Creator of UndeadApes Guilty of defrauding Investors through Blockchains
United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that a federal jury has found Berman Jerry Nowlin, Jr. (21, Huntsville, Alabama), a/k/a “Repulse” and “Zayous,” guilty of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering. Nowlin faces a maximum penalty of five years in federal prison. Sentencing has been set for January 23, 2025.
Article date: Monday, November 4, 2024
The Frick Collection to reopen in April 2025
The Frick Collection will reopen in April 2025, following the renovation and enhancement by Selldorf Architects of its historic Fifth Avenue home.
Article date: Saturday, November 2, 2024
UN warns Lebanon's Cultural Heritage in 'Deep Peril'
The ancient UNESCO World Heritage cities of Baalbek in the east and Tyre in the south have been under violent Israeli bombardment in recent days.
