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Finding Stillness Amid Turbulence: Samir Farah’s Artistic Journey
Article date: Wednesday, October 8, 2025

Finding Stillness Amid Turbulence: Samir Farah’s Artistic Journey

For Samir Farah, painting began as an act of quiet resistance, a way to turn away from the turbulence of the news cycle and toward something more enduring.


Christie’s to sell Works from Arnold and Joan Saltzman Collection
Article date: Wednesday, October 8, 2025

Christie’s to sell Works from Arnold and Joan Saltzman Collection

Christies announced the Birth of the Modern: The Arnold and Joan Saltzman Collection, a selection of modern masterpieces which will be showcased during Fall Marquee Week in New York, beginning with a dedicated group in the 20th Century Evening Sale on November 17, 2025. 


Mami Kataoka and Arja Miller announced as Head Curators of Helsinki Biennial 2027
Article date: Tuesday, October 7, 2025

Mami Kataoka and Arja Miller announced as Head Curators of Helsinki Biennial 2027

The Head Curators of the 2027 Helsinki Biennial are internationally acclaimed Curator Mami Kataoka and Finnish museum professional and contemporary art expert Arja Miller.


Bassam Andari: Creating Art without Borders
Article date: Tuesday, October 7, 2025

Bassam Andari: Creating Art without Borders

Bassam Andari is a Lebanese-British self-taught artist based in London. After a long career in journalism, he turned to painting as a powerful medium for storytelling, channelling his passion for human emotion and experience into landscapes and figurative works. 


Lviv Customs Officers stopped an Attempt to Illegally move a 17th-Century Icon
Article date: Tuesday, October 7, 2025

Lviv Customs Officers stopped an Attempt to Illegally move a 17th-Century Icon

Lviv customs officers discovered an ancient 17th-century icon, painted by Andreas Asper, during customs control at the border. Experts valued it at 25 thousand US dollars, confirming its historical and cultural value.


 Burglary at St Fagans National Museum of History, Cardiff, Wales
Article date: Tuesday, October 7, 2025

Burglary at St Fagans National Museum of History, Cardiff, Wales

South Wales Police is investigating a burglary at St Fagans National Museum of History, Cardiff.


Ancient Egyptian Wall Panel stolen from Saqqara Tomb
Article date: Tuesday, October 7, 2025

Ancient Egyptian Wall Panel stolen from Saqqara Tomb

An ancient wall panel was stolen from a Pharaonic tomb at the Saqqara archaeological site, coming just days after an ancient bracelet was stolen from the Cairo Museum and melted down, local media reported.


Daria Startseva: Creating Spaces of Transformation and Presence
Article date: Monday, October 6, 2025

Daria Startseva: Creating Spaces of Transformation and Presence

Daria Startseva has always been drawn to visual storytelling, she studied Graphic Design and Advertising at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna. 

 


Iraq recovers over 40,000 looted Artifacts in Four Years
Article date: Monday, October 6, 2025

Iraq recovers over 40,000 looted Artifacts in Four Years

Marking one of the most remarkable milestones in safeguarding Iraq’s cultural legacy in the past twenty years, the Ministry of Culture, Tourism, and Antiquities revealed that over 40,000 artifacts—previously looted and trafficked out of the country amid prolonged political and security upheaval—have been successfully recovered.


Aline Bouvy to represent Luxembourg at the 61th La Biennale di Venezia
Article date: Monday, October 6, 2025

Aline Bouvy to represent Luxembourg at the 61th La Biennale di Venezia

Arts Council Luxembourg selected artist Aline Bouvy and curator Stilbé Schroeder to produce the exhibition at the Luxembourg pavilion at the Venice Art Biennale.


MuHKA Antwerp no Longer holds a Key Role in Flanders’ Contemporary Museum Scene
Article date: Monday, October 6, 2025

MuHKA Antwerp no Longer holds a Key Role in Flanders’ Contemporary Museum Scene

The M HKA site will be transformed into a new 'international' arts centre. 


Christies announces Monumental Sale of Fabergé Winter Egg of 1913
Article date: Monday, October 6, 2025

Christies announces Monumental Sale of Fabergé Winter Egg of 1913

Christie’s London will be presenting the Fabergé Winter Egg of 1913 at auction on 2nd December 2025, with an estimate on request in excess of 20 million. 


UNESCO Board selects Egypt's Former Antiquities Minister El-Enany as New Director-General
Article date: Monday, October 6, 2025

UNESCO Board selects Egypt's Former Antiquities Minister El-Enany as New Director-General

Egypt’s former Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, Dr. Khaled El-Enany, has been elected as the new Director-General of UNESCO, becoming the first Egyptian and Arab to head the UN cultural agency. 


El Anatsui designed the New Iron Curtain at the State Opera House in Vienna
Article date: Sunday, October 5, 2025

El Anatsui designed the New Iron Curtain at the State Opera House in Vienna

The jury (Daniel Birnbaum, Bice Curiger and Hans-Ulrich Obrist) selected the artist El Anatsui for the twenty-eighth "Iron Curtain" at the Vienna State Opera.


Article date: Sunday, October 5, 2025

The Complete Guide to Saving and Managing TikTok Videos Offline

It's 11 PM in Lahore, and the electricity has just gone out again—another scheduled load-shedding session that wasn't quite so scheduled.


5-Star Exhibition in Antwerp: Donas, Archipenko & La Section d’Or, Enchanting Modernism
Article date: Saturday, October 4, 2025

5-Star Exhibition in Antwerp: Donas, Archipenko & La Section d’Or, Enchanting Modernism

A century ago, Belgian artist Marthe Donas carved out a niche for herself at the heart of the diverse and colourful European avant-garde. Today, her pioneering work is being shown in dialogue with work of Alexander Archipenko and other influential modernists.


Dutch and Belgian Cultural Institutions and Artists launch Boycott of Israel
Article date: Friday, October 3, 2025

Dutch and Belgian Cultural Institutions and Artists launch Boycott of Israel

Over 300 cultural organisations and almost 900 artists and cultural workers from Belgium and The Netherlands have signed a petition calling for a boycott of Israeli cultural organisations in protest against the continuing genocidal violence in Gaza and the occupation of the West Bank.


Hong Kong’s latest Auctions disappoint
Article date: Friday, October 3, 2025

Hong Kong’s latest Auctions disappoint

The art market downturn continued to play out at Christie’s, Phillips and Sotheby’s in Hong Kong this past weekend, with the auctions turnover achieving an eight-year low.


Petrit Halilaj is the Winner of the Nasher Prize for Sculpture
Article date: Friday, October 3, 2025

Petrit Halilaj is the Winner of the Nasher Prize for Sculpture

The Nasher Sculpture Center announces Kosovar artist Petrit Halilaj as the 2027 Nasher Prize Laureate, becoming the ninth and youngest artist to receive the award.


Royal Academy London announces Plans to expand its Collection Gallery
Article date: Friday, October 3, 2025

Royal Academy London announces Plans to expand its Collection Gallery

The Royal Academy today announces plans to expand its Collection Gallery in Burlington Gardens into an ambitious and elegant double-height space.