Article date: Friday, April 5, 2024
Legendary Marlborough Gallery To Close After 80 Years
Marlborough Gallery has announced the closure of its prestigious galleries in New York, London, Madrid, and Barcelona. This decision marks the end of an eight decades chapter.
Article date: Friday, April 5, 2024
Ancestral Sculpture Balot Temporarily returned to Country of Origin
On Tuesday 19 March DRC-based artist collective Cercle d’Art des Travailleurs de Plantation Congolaise (CATPC) organised a special ceremony to welcome back the sculpture Balot: a carved wood ancestral power-figure made in 1931. This event marks the first time that the sculpture returns to its country of origin in more than 50 years.
Article date: Friday, April 5, 2024
The Museo del Prado has made 5 April “Jheronimus Bosch Day”
Although almost nothing is known regarding the artist’s life, the date of 5 April 1474 is the first reference to Jheronimus Bosch’s existence, when he is referred to as a witness for his sister in the sale of the mortgage on a house in the small town of Geffen (The Netherlands). At that date the artist was around 24, the legal age for acting independently in a notarial document.
Article date: Thursday, April 4, 2024
Portland Art Museum to unveil Campus Transformation in Late 2025
$111M expansion and renovation project will add nearly 100,000 square feet, connecting the Museum’s historic buildings, creating new galleries to display more of its expansive collection, and increasing accessibility throughout the campus
Article date: Thursday, April 4, 2024
Kim Conaty named Chief Curator at the Whitney Museum of American Art
The Whitney Museum of American Art has named Kim Conaty the Nancy and Steve Crown Family Chief Curator
Article date: Thursday, April 4, 2024
The International Jury of the Biennale Arte 2024 announced
The Jury, chaired by Julia Bryan-Wilson, will award the official prizes. The Awards Ceremony will take place in Venice on Saturday, 20th April 2024.
Article date: Thursday, April 4, 2024
Summer-Long Show of Lee Ufan Sculptures in the Rijksmuseum Gardens
This summer the gardens of the Rijksmuseum are to be the setting for the first solo exhibition in the Netherlands of Korean artist Lee Ufan.
Article date: Wednesday, April 3, 2024
Kherson Art Museum has identified 96 Works stolen by Russia
The Kherson Art Museum has identified 96 artworks Russian forces stole during the occupation of the southern city of Kherson.
Article date: Wednesday, April 3, 2024
World's Largest Hot Dog Sculpture Debut in Times Square this April
Times Square Arts presents Hot Dog in the City, a 65 foot-long public art installation by the dynamic artist duo Jen Catron and Paul Outlaw.
Article date: Wednesday, April 3, 2024
California Assembly announced Legislation to help Holocaust Survivors recover Stolen Art
AB 2867 Introduced Following Recent Court Decision Allowing Spanish Museum to Retain Impressionist Masterpiece Stolen by the Nazis during WWII.
Article date: Wednesday, April 3, 2024
AstaGuru's 'Next Gen' Auction Shines with Iconic Anish Kapoor Sculpture and Contemporary Masterpieces
AstaGuru will present the next edition of its ‘Next Gen’ Contemporary Art Auction with over 100 works
by leading and famous contemporary artists.
Article date: Tuesday, April 2, 2024
Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung appointed Chief Curator of the 36th Bienal de São Paulo
Fundação Bienal de São Paulo announced that Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung will be the chief curator of the 36th Bienal de São Paulo, scheduled for the second half of 2025
Article date: Tuesday, April 2, 2024
French Police seize stolen Russian Avant-Garde Paintings belonging to the Khatib Family
French bailiffs and police have conducted a raid of an art expert's storage facility in Paris following court orders issued in Frankfurt, Germany, and Paris, France.
Article date: Tuesday, April 2, 2024
Russia handed over the Pavilion at the Venice Biennale to Bolivia
The Russian pavilion at the 60th Venice Biennale will be occupied by artists from Bolivia and other Latin American countries, the Italian edition Il Giornale dell'ARTE reported.
Article date: Tuesday, April 2, 2024
Harvard University Library removes Human Skin from 19th Century Book Binding
Harvard Library has removed human skin from the binding of a copy of Arsène Houssaye’s book Des destinées de l’âme (1880s), held at Houghton Library.
Article date: Saturday, March 30, 2024
Arts & Cultural Sector Hit All-Time High in 2022 Value Added to U.S. Economy
New data released today show arts and cultural industries hit an all-time high in 2022, contributing 4.3 percent of gross domestic product (GDP), or $1.1 trillion, to the U.S. economy.
Article date: Friday, March 29, 2024
Ibrahim Mahama wins Inaugural Sam Gilliam Award
Award confers $75,000 and platform for fall 2024 public program to Ibrahim Mahama, extending Sam Gilliam’s lifelong dedication to supporting fellow artists
Article date: Thursday, March 28, 2024
Cambridge City Council orders Prince Philip Statue be torn Down
The sculpture was described by a Cambridge City Council officer as "possibly the poorest quality work that had ever been submitted to the Council"
Article date: Thursday, March 28, 2024
Dr Nicholas Cullinan appointed as new Director of the British Museum
Dr Nicholas Cullinan OBE has been appointed as the new Director of the British Museum, following the unanimous approval of the Board of Trustees and the agreement of the Prime Minister.
Article date: Thursday, March 28, 2024
The Broad Museum LA will Expand it's Gallery Space
Joanne Heyler, Founding Director of The Broad, announced plans for an expansion that will build upon the success of The Broad’s first decade by providing enhanced public access to the growing collection, extend The Broad’s standard-setting visitor engagement, and make possible deeper offerings in live programming.
