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Cover Art showing Marvel hero Deadpool’s First Appearance could sell for $7.5 million
Article date: Saturday, August 10, 2024

Cover Art showing Marvel hero Deadpool’s First Appearance could sell for $7.5 million

That’s the rallying cry heard throughout Deadpool & Wolverine, which became the highest-grossing R-rated movie ever just days after its July 26 release. It’s also the perfect reaction to the news that Heritage Auctions is offering for sale the original artwork Rob Liefeld penciled and inked for the cover of New Mutants No. 98, which introduced Marvel Comics’ Merc With a Mouth.

Banksy’s Sixth Artwork, a stretching Cat, is already taken Down
Article date: Saturday, August 10, 2024

Banksy’s Sixth Artwork, a stretching Cat, is already taken Down

The sixth Banksy in one week, which showed a silhouette of a cat on an empty billboard in London is being taken down.

Kasper König, one of Germany's most Influential Curators, has died at the Age of 80
Article date: Saturday, August 10, 2024

Kasper König, one of Germany's most Influential Curators, has died at the Age of 80

Kasper König's death was announced by the Museum Ludwig in Cologne which he directed for twelve years until 2012.

A New Day, a New Banksy
Article date: Friday, August 9, 2024

A New Day, a New Banksy

Banksy has confirmed he is behind a new artwork of two pelicans above a fish and chip shop in north-east London.

Ukraine appeals to UN due over Russia’s destruction of Tauric Chersonese
Article date: Friday, August 9, 2024

Ukraine appeals to UN due over Russia’s destruction of Tauric Chersonese

Dmytro Lubinets, Ukraine’s Ombudsman, called on the UN to respond to Russia’s destruction of Ukrainian cultural heritage, including the Ancient City of Tauric Chersonese. It is Crimea’s unique historical and archaeological monument included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.

New Banksy Piece stolen one hour after he shared Pictures of his Fourth Animal Work
Article date: Thursday, August 8, 2024

New Banksy Piece stolen one hour after he shared Pictures of his Fourth Animal Work

A group of men were seen taking down the artwork from the roof of a shop in Peckham, south London.

Three Monkeys, Two Elephants and One Goat
Article date: Wednesday, August 7, 2024

Three Monkeys, Two Elephants and One Goat

Banksy has posted another artwork in London, marking the third piece of a new animal-themed collection - this time featuring monkeys.

Yayoi Kusama has unveiled a New Public Sculpture outside the UK’s Busiest Railway Station
Article date: Wednesday, August 7, 2024

Yayoi Kusama has unveiled a New Public Sculpture outside the UK’s Busiest Railway Station

Japanese artist, Yayoi Kusama uses her most recognisable motif, polka dots, as inspiration to create Infinite Accumulation, a soaring permanent sculpture at the UK's busiest station, London Liverpool Street

Article date: Tuesday, August 6, 2024

The Manton Foundation donates $12 million to The Courtauld to create The Manton Centre for British Art

The Manton Foundation has donated $12 million to The Courtauld to create the Manton Centre for British Art, it was announced today.

Amsterdam's Kunstverein published Open Letter as funding dries up
Article date: Tuesday, August 6, 2024

Amsterdam's Kunstverein published Open Letter as funding dries up

Amsterdam’s Kunstverein has published an open letter signed by the leaders of arts institutions in support of the Kunstverein after it was recently denied government subsidies owing to “lack of budget” despite receiving a positive rating from the Mondriaan Fund.

Article date: Tuesday, August 6, 2024

Philanthropy Factory: A New Initiative benefiting Warhol Foundation Grantees

Honoring Andy Warhol’s philanthropic legacy on his birthday, The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts announced Philanthropy Factory, a new initiative that provides an opportunity for recent grantees to benefit from the sale of Warhol works from the Foundation’s collection.

Whitney Museum Picks Marcela Guerrero, Drew Sawyer to Curate 2026 Whitney Biennial
Article date: Tuesday, August 6, 2024

Whitney Museum Picks Marcela Guerrero, Drew Sawyer to Curate 2026 Whitney Biennial

The Whitney Museum of American Art announces that the next Whitney Biennial will be co-organized by Museum curators Marcela Guerrero and Drew Sawyer. Guerrero, the DeMartini Family Curator, and Sawyer, the Sondra Gilman Curator of Photography, will lead the development of the eighty-second edition of the Museum’s landmark exhibition series, set to open in spring 2026.

Anne Frank Statue in Amsterdam defaced Again
Article date: Monday, August 5, 2024

Anne Frank Statue in Amsterdam defaced Again

The statue of Anne Frank on Merwedeplein square was defaced again. ‘Free Gaza’ was sprayed on the statue with red paint, and the hands had also been painted red. The statue was similarly defaced on July 9.

Article date: Friday, August 2, 2024

Bonhams appoints Chabi Nouri as Global CEO

Bonhams announces Chabi Nouri as Global CEO of the international auction house. Nouri, who will be based in Bonhams’ headquarters in New Bond Street, London, will take up the position in October 2024 at the 14-saleroom auction house.

Shanghai to launch First Overseas Branch of Paris’ Rodin Museum
Article date: Friday, August 2, 2024

Shanghai to launch First Overseas Branch of Paris’ Rodin Museum

This September, Musée Rodin in Paris will open its first international outpost – in China. The French museum’s two existing sites in central Paris and in nearby Meudon, in the villa where Auguste Rodin lived until his death in 1917, are well-known cultural destinations thanks to the fame and influence of the sculptor behind The Thinker (1904) and The Kiss (1882).

Giant Sculpture of a Pigeon coming to The High Line in NYC
Article date: Thursday, August 1, 2024

Giant Sculpture of a Pigeon coming to The High Line in NYC

For the fourth High Line Plinth commission, Iván Argote presents Dinosaur (2024), a colossal, hyper-realistic sculpture of a pigeon cast in aluminum. Dinosaur was first submitted as a proposal for the High Line Plinth in 2020, among 80 proposals that included the third High Line Plinth commission, Pamela Rosenkranz’s Old Tree (2023).

Artists accuse Royal Academy London of ‘Anti-Palestinian Censorship’ over removed Works
Article date: Thursday, August 1, 2024

Artists accuse Royal Academy London of ‘Anti-Palestinian Censorship’ over removed Works

Hundreds of artists, writers and actors on Monday sent an open letter to the UK’s Royal Academy of Arts accusing it of anti-Palestinian censorship after it removed two artworks from its Young Artists’ Summer Show.

Stonehenge Tunnel Road Scheme scrapped
Article date: Wednesday, July 31, 2024

Stonehenge Tunnel Road Scheme scrapped

The Stonehenge Alliance has welcomed the announcement by Chancellor Rachel Reeves to cancel the £2.5bn A303 Stonehenge scheme as a “low value, unaffordable commitment”.

57m-Long Mosaic Mural unveiled at London Bridge Station
Article date: Tuesday, July 30, 2024

57m-Long Mosaic Mural unveiled at London Bridge Station

In a River a Thousand Streams is a major new public artwork that was unveiled at London Bridge Station on Wednesday 24 July. The 57-metre mosaic mural is the result of a collaboration between London School of Mosaic (LSoM) and AA alum Adam Nathaniel Furman, and explores themes of craft, community and collaboration.

Fowler Museum returns Cultural Significant Objects to Australia’s Warumungu Community
Article date: Tuesday, July 30, 2024

Fowler Museum returns Cultural Significant Objects to Australia’s Warumungu Community

20 Items of significant cultural importance were returned to the Warumungu community of Tennant Creek in the Northern Territory, Australia. The permanent, voluntary, and ethical return of the items by the Fowler Museum at UCLA, a renowned museum dedicated to global arts and cultures with an emphasis on Africa, Asia, the Pacific, and the Indigenous Americas, was initiated by the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS).