Article date: Thursday, February 8, 2024
Jef Geys You don’t see what you think you see at Wiels Museum Brussels
Art critics commonly describe Jef Geys’ work as “unruly, and impossible to categorize in conventional art-historical categories.” Despite Geys’ subversive and critical attitude towards the art world, this ambitious survey exhibition shows that his work is not only deeply engaged and socially critical, but also funny and sensory.
Article date: Thursday, February 8, 2024
For the First Time an Artist sells his Real Body as a Work of Art
The Austrian performance artist Flatz wants his tattoos to continue to exist as works of art after his death therefore Christie’s supports the Bavarian State Painting Collections at the Pinakothek der Moderne in Munich and the FLATZ Foundation with a charity auction.
Article date: Wednesday, February 7, 2024
Tavares Strachan's Sculpture Unveiled in Royal Academy Courtyard
The First Supper (Galaxy Black), 2023, by Tavares Strachan is now on view in the public courtyard at the Royal Academy of Arts.
Article date: Wednesday, February 7, 2024
Image of a Polar Bear drifting to Sleep wins Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s Choice Award
‘Ice Bed,’ Nima Sarikhani’s dreamy image of a young polar bear drifting to sleep on a bed carved into an iceberg, has been voted as the winner of Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s Choice Award.
Article date: Tuesday, February 6, 2024
France unveils the Title and the First Intents of its Pavilion Biennale Di Venezia
Attila cataract your source
at the feet
of the green peaks
will end up in the great sea blue abyss
we drowned in
the tidal tears of the moon
Article date: Tuesday, February 6, 2024
The Fowler Museum Returns Objects to the Asante Kingdom in the Republic of Ghana
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, has announced the permanent and voluntary ethical return of royal objects to the Asante Kingdom in the Republic of Ghana.
Article date: Tuesday, February 6, 2024
Swiss Archaeologists discover 14th-Century Gauntlet in Kyburg Castle
A press conference by the Canton of Zurich has announced the discovery of an exceptionally well-preserved 14th-century gauntlet during archaeological excavations in Pfäffikon, Switzerland.
Article date: Saturday, February 3, 2024
"Lebensfreude" by Gerhard Richter will be Partially Exposed
In 1956, Gerhard Richter painted the mural Lebensfreude (Joy of Life) in a stairwell foyer of the Deutsches Hygiene Museum Dresden.
Article date: Saturday, February 3, 2024
Vittorio Sgarbi resigns as Italy's Junior Minister of Culture
Vittorio Sgarbi has resigned as Junior Minister of Culture, announcing his own departure at “La Ripartenza” in Milan.
Article date: Friday, February 2, 2024
Finland's Largest Museum recognises Ilya Ripin as Ukrainian
Finland's largest art museum, the Ateneum, has changed the nationality signature under the name of artist Ilya Ripin from Russian to Ukrainian, this is reported by the local media outlet Suomen Kuvalehti.
Article date: Friday, February 2, 2024
Title and Theme Announced for Sixth Aichi Triennale
This triennial departs from Adonis' poem A Time Between Ashes and Roses. Echoing its sentiments and visions, this exhibit brings together a futurity empowered by geologic time views rather than immediate and national or territorial perspectives which illuminate contemporary human-environment divides.
Article date: Friday, February 2, 2024
At Angkor, World Monuments Fund hands Preservation of Three Sites to Cambodian Authorities
The announcement coincides with the 35th anniversary of WMF’s ongoing work at the archaeological park as the organization begins a new phase of conservation efforts at Phnom Bakheng.
Article date: Thursday, February 1, 2024
Space Shuttle Endeavour at Los Angeles Science Museum
NASA's retired Space Shuttle Endeavour was carefully hoisted late on Jan. 30 to be mated to a huge external fuel tank and its two solid rocket boosters at the California Science Center where it will be uniquely displayed as if it is about to blast off.
Article date: Thursday, February 1, 2024
Barbican’s Lakeside Terrace to be Transformed with Monumental new Work by Ibrahim Mahama
The Barbican announced the first large-scale public commission to be presented in the UK by Ghanaian artist Ibrahim Mahama (b.1987), opening in April 2024.
Article date: Thursday, February 1, 2024
British Museum reveals Recovered Gems to Public
In August 2023, the announcement that around 2000 objects from the Museum’s collection were missing, stolen or damaged – the majority of which were classical gems and items of gold jewellery – sparked a renewed public interest in these objects.
Article date: Thursday, February 1, 2024
Sevilla’s Holy Week Poster sparks Outrage in Spain
The Council of Brotherhoods and Brotherhoods of Seville presented the Holy Week poster with great emotion 2024 Manolo Raven. The work, created by the prestigious painter Salustiano, pays tribute to the Resurrection of Christ, capturing the luminous essence of Holy Week. The poster, inserted into a light box, It is revealed as a striking and unique representation.
Article date: Wednesday, January 31, 2024
Renovation of Egypt's Menkaure Pyramid draws Criticism
Plans to restore Giza's Menkaure Pyramid spark controversy, as experts question the project's adherence to international conservation standards.
Article date: Wednesday, January 31, 2024
Stolen John Opie Painting Recovered and Returned to Rightful Owner
An original John Opie painting believed to have been stolen by mobsters in July 1969 has been returned to its rightful owner after a two-year investigation by the FBI’s Salt Lake City Field Office.
Article date: Wednesday, January 31, 2024
Artists announced for the 60th Venice Biennale
Adriano Pedrosa, curator of the 60th Venice Biennale, today announced at a press conference in Venice the list of artists participating in the biennale.
Article date: Tuesday, January 30, 2024
A Charlie Watts owned Victorian replica of the Bayeux Tapestry acquired by Bayeux Museum
Thanks to the Regional Museum Acquisition Fund (FRAM), the Bayeux Museum acquired a Victorian replica of the Bayeux Tapestry from the private collection of Charlie Watts (former Rolling Stones drummer)
