Article date: Monday, September 9, 2024
Rebecca Horn Dies at 80
Rebecca Horn known for exploring states of transformation and using the body as a portal to other dimensions, passed away on Saturday at the age of 80. Her New York gallery, Sean Kelly, announced her death.
Article date: Friday, September 6, 2024
Artist Veronika Kozhushko, 18, killed in Russian attack on Kharkiv
Artist Veronika Kozhushko, 18, was killed in a Russian guided bomb attack on Kharkiv on 30 August.
Article date: Friday, September 6, 2024
Jewish Museum Berlin to place around 500,000 Testimonies Online by 2026
The Jewish Museum Berlin (JMB) has embarked on an ambitious mission to make its archives and collections accessible online for anyone around the world who is interested.
Article date: Friday, September 6, 2024
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, reaches Agreement with Türkiye to return Gold Necklace
The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), has reached an agreement with the Republic of Türkiye to return a gold and carnelian Necklace (1982.413), which was probably looted from a tomb near the village of Kendirlik, Bintepeler in 1976.
Article date: Friday, September 6, 2024
Italian Culture Minister Sangiuliano apologises to Wife and PM Giorgia Meloni over Love Affair Scandal
After revelations of his affair with a social media influencer whom he nominated for a senior advisor role, Italian Culture Minister Gennaro Sangiuliano apologised to his wife and Premier Giorgia Meloni for the embarrassment he caused.
Article date: Thursday, September 5, 2024
Long lost Sculptures by Carel Visser acquired for Rijksmuseum Gardens in Amsterdam
Visitors to the Rijksmuseum public gardens can enjoy two large abstract minimal sculptures by the Dutch artist Carel Visser (1928-2015).
Article date: Thursday, September 5, 2024
Man carrying Firearm shot Dead in Munich near Nazi Documentation Museum
An armed man has been shot dead by police near the Nazi documentation centre and Israeli consulate in Munich, Germany after being spotted in the area carrying a long firearm.
Article date: Thursday, September 5, 2024
Council of Europe opens first ever Global Treaty on AI for Signature
The Council of Europe Framework Convention on artificial intelligence and human rights, democracy, and the rule of law (CETS No. 225) was opened for signature during a conference of Council of Europe Ministers of Justice in Vilnius. It is the first-ever international legally binding treaty aimed at ensuring that the use of AI systems is fully consistent with human rights, democracy and the rule of law.
Article date: Wednesday, September 4, 2024
Remember Their Names: 4 Nigerian Artists Ready to Break Out
Badru Temitayo, Stephen Aragbada, David Olatoye and Obafemi Awolowo are four emerging Nigerian artists poised to make a significant impact in the art world.
Article date: Wednesday, September 4, 2024
Bukhara Biennial to launch in Uzbekistan in September 2025
The Uzbekistan Art and Culture Development Foundation (ACDF) announces today details of the Bukhara Biennial, a new immersive cultural gathering launching on 5th September 2025 in the city of Bukhara, a UNESCO Creative City of Crafts and Folk Art.
Article date: Tuesday, September 3, 2024
The Sikkens Prize 2024 awarded to Pipilotti Rist
Pipilotti Rist will be awarded the prestigious Sikkens Prize 2024 representing a sum of 75.000 euros during a festive meeting in Museum Boijmans van Beuningen and Kunsthal Rotterdam. The jury praises the leading Swiss artist for, among other things, the phenomenal way in which she uses colour in her work and how, as a pioneer in video art, she has paved the way for younger generations.
Article date: Tuesday, September 3, 2024
Dominique Savelkoul joins TEFAF as Managing Director
The European Fine Art Foundation (TEFAF) Board of Trustees and its Executive Committee announced the appointment of Dominique Savelkoul as TEFAF’s new Managing Director, effective 2 September 2024.
Article date: Tuesday, September 3, 2024
Artist Gao Zhen arrested in Beijing for his Sculptures criticising Mao
Gao Zhen was arrested in his studio in Beijing while he was back visiting family. According to his lawyer, he could be charged with ‘damaging the reputation or honour of heroes and martyrs’. The ruling Communist Party is tightening its grip on the narrative of history.
Article date: Monday, September 2, 2024
Painting owned by the first Prime Minister of Great Britain at risk of export
A temporary export bar has been placed on Le Rêve de L’Artiste, a painting by influential 18th century French artist Jean-Antoine Watteau.
Article date: Monday, September 2, 2024
Construction Costs of the Vancouver Art Gallery's New Building increased by 50 %
Construction costs across Canada have significantly increased by up to 60 per cent between 2020-2024. The new Vancouver Art Gallery project has also been impacted by this unprecedented and unforeseen cost escalation.
Article date: Monday, September 2, 2024
Unseen Van Gogh for Over Three Decades poised to break the Artist’s Auction Record in Asia
Vincent van Gogh’s Les canots amarrés, a cherished piece of The Royal Family of Bourbon-Two Sicilies collection for over 30 years will be a highlight of Christie’s 20th/ 21st Century Inaugural Evening Sale at The Henderson on 26 September.
Article date: Friday, August 30, 2024
Return of Archaeological Cultural Property to Egypt from the Netherlands
On Friday August 23, 2024 three archaeological objects were officially returned to Egypt.
Article date: Friday, August 30, 2024
University of Notre Dame and Dorville Heirs agree on restitution of Artwork
The University of Notre Dame reached an agreement with the heirs of Armand Isaac Dorville (1875–1941) this summer, completing the restitution of a 19th-century drawing by the French illustrator and caricaturist Henri Monnier.
Article date: Friday, August 30, 2024
Whistler's First Portrait Commission comes to Auction
James McNeill Whistler's first portrait commission, Portrait of Lucas Alexander Ionides, comes to Bonhams 19th Century British and Impressionist Art sale on 25 September at Bonhams New Bond Street, London. This is the first time that the work has been on the market in nearly 60 years. It has an estimate of £80,000 - 120,000.
Article date: Friday, August 30, 2024
V&A completes its Biggest Collection move in History to New East London site V&A East Storehouse
Over five years in the making, the move of V&A collections from Blythe House to V&A East Storehouse, a 16,000m2 purpose-built home and first of its kind in the UK to provide open public access to collections through self-guided tours and changing displays, is now complete.
