Article date: Monday, April 15, 2024
Venice Biennale Arte 2024 opens Saturday
The 60th International Art Exhibition, curated by Adriano Pedrosa, will be open from Saturday 20 April to Sunday 24 November at the Giardini and Arsenale venues.
Article date: Monday, April 15, 2024
Musée d'Orsay marks 150 Years of Impressionism with Virtual Reality
Paris, April 15, 1874, eight o'clock in the evening, in the former studio of the famous photographer Nadar, on Boulevard des Capucines. On the 2nd and 3rd floors of the building, some thirty painters gathered to present a selection of some 165 works to the public.
Article date: Friday, April 12, 2024
Olena Zelenska to give Video Address at the Inauguration of the Ukraine Pavilion at La Biennale di Venezia
A speech by Olena Zelenska, the First Lady of Ukraine, will be screened at the inauguration of the Ukrainian Pavilion, at La Biennale di Venezia on Thursday, 18th April, 16.45pm CET at the Arsenale.
Article date: Thursday, April 11, 2024
Spectacular Frescoes discovered in Pompeii
The archaeological excavation initiated in 2023 in Insula 10 of Regio IX in Pompeii has uncovered two interconnected houses facing Via di Nola, adorned with frescoes in their interiors.
Article date: Thursday, April 11, 2024
Unique Collection of Original Banksy Editions in aid of Gaza and Ukraine for Sale
Banksy is one of the most popular present-day artists. Limited editions of his works that have been acknowledged by him are extremely rare and – obviously – highly coveted.
Article date: Wednesday, April 10, 2024
JR’s New Monumental Rock Installation ‘la nascita’ emerges in Front of Milan Central Station
In the context of Milan Art Week, JR is presenting one of his illusory works – properly called sculptural anamorphoses – in Piazza Duca d’Aosta.
Article date: Tuesday, April 9, 2024
Yayoi Kusama knocks David Hockney off the Contemporary Artist Top Spot
Hiscox Artist Top 100 (HAT 100) report reveals latest trends in the contemporary art market based on the volume and value of works sold at auction.
Article date: Monday, April 8, 2024
Antiques Roadshow Expert refuses to give Valuation of Slave Trade Item
An Antiques Roadshow expert refused to value an object on an episode of the BBC show.
Article date: Saturday, April 6, 2024
Fried-Chicken Art exhibited at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Jack Hirons, a young Margate-based painter, is bringing the latest exhibition to the OOF Gallery at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium this spring.
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
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: 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.
