Article date: Monday, November 18, 2024
UNESCO condemns the strikes that hit in the Heart of the Historic Centre of Odesa (Ukraine)
UNESCO condemns the strikes that hit several historic buildings and schools in the heart of the Historic Centre of Odesa (Ukraine), a site on UNESCO’s List of World Heritage in Danger. The Organization deployed a mission of experts to the site on Saturday.
Article date: Monday, November 18, 2024
Japanese Calligraphy for Beginners
According to the Japanese, handwriting can reflect a person’s condition. The more precise and calmer your mind, the better each symbol looks.
Article date: Monday, November 18, 2024
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam opens new Sculpture Hall
To mark the 750th anniversary of the city of Amsterdam, the Stedelijk Museum presents its new Don Quixote Sculpture Hall as a unique gift to the city. Generously supported by the Don Quixote Foundation, the hall comprises a magnificent indoor Sculpture Hall which provides an opportunity for the Stedelijk to spotlight works from its famous collections.
Article date: Friday, November 15, 2024
BofA Art Market Update anticipates Buying Opportunities for Collectors this Fall
Newly released Bank of America art market update finds that lower auction estimates, discounts at galleries and the recent interest rate cuts are driving increased participation among collectors heading into marquee events, including the New York fall auctions and Art Basel Miami.
Article date: Thursday, November 14, 2024
Manhattan D.A. Bragg returns more than 1,400 Antiquities to India
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr., announced the return of 1,440 antiquities collectively valued at $10 million to India.
Article date: Thursday, November 14, 2024
Kunstmuseum Basel reaches Agreement with the Heirs of a Jewish Collector
Kunstmuseum Basel will compensate the heirs of the Jewish entrepreneur Richard Semmel (1875-1950) for a painting he sold in 1933 while in the process of emigrating.
Article date: Thursday, November 14, 2024
Florence announces a Plan to combat Overtourism
Aimed at improving the situation for local residents, the plan, which will enter into effect in 2025, includes bans on key safes, golf carts and loudspeakers for tourism purposes.
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.
