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Article date: Thursday, July 4, 2024
Discovered Cave Painting in Indonesia is the Oldest known ‘Picture Story’
A team of scientists co-led by researchers from Australia’s Griffith University, the Indonesian National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) and Southern Cross University has discovered and dated a cave painting on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi that may be the oldest known evidence of storytelling in art, with the findings published in the journal Nature.
Article date: Thursday, July 4, 2024
Los Angeles Museum accused of exhibiting Fake Paintings
Paintings by artists Lee Jung-seop and Park Soo-keun that were exhibited at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (Lacma) are likely to be counterfeit, according to experts.
Article date: Wednesday, July 3, 2024
New Finding Committee of documenta 16 appointed
Six outstanding international contemporary art experts have been appointed to documenta 16's new Finding Committee, unanimously approved by the Supervisory Board upon recommendation of the Managing Director. The Committee brings together Yilmaz Dziewior, Sergio Edelsztein, N'Goné Fall, Gridthiya Gaweewong, Mami Kataoka, and Yasmil Raymond.
Article date: Wednesday, July 3, 2024
Jewish Museum London has appointed Sally Angel its new Chief Executive
Sally Angel is an Emmy, BAFTA, RTS and Peabody award-winning TV and film producer. She is Creative Director of Angelica Films. She has made films and TV for Channel 4, BBC and international broadcasters and streamers including HBO and for cinema.
Article date: Tuesday, July 2, 2024
The Museo del Prado is publishing the First Two Titles in its “Writing the Prado” Collection
These publications are the result of the first two writers' residencies organised by the Museo Nacional del Prado with the sponsorship of Fundación Loewe and the collaboration of the magazine Granta in Spanish. Among the aims of the residencies is the creation of a short story inspired by the time the authors spent in the museum.
Article date: Tuesday, July 2, 2024
Dutch Artist Jacqueline de Jong dies at 85
Dutch artist Jacqueline de Jong died on Saturday at the age of 85. She was active in her career right up until she was admitted to the Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital in Amsterdam a week ago, said gallery owner Jaring Dürst Britt, who confirmed a report in the Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf.
Article date: Monday, July 1, 2024
Taylor Swift Clothes to be displayed at V&A show in London
Costume and accessories on loan from Taylor’s personal archive will be on display, from customised cowboy boots worn during her breakout success as a country singer in 2007, to the jet-black ruffled shoulder dress worn in the most recent music video for her single Fortnight (2024).
Article date: Friday, June 28, 2024
Expert criticizes Provenance Research of the Bührle Collection
The Emil G. Bührle art collection has been the subject of intense debate in Zurich for several years. The conflict is much older than the new building extension to the Kunsthaus Zürich, but it has become particularly heated with its opening in October 2021, when the collection was presented to the public.
Article date: Friday, June 28, 2024
Renovation of Museum Boijmans van Beuningen, Rotterdam, saved by gift of 80 Million Euros
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Mecanoo architects, and the Municipality of Rotterdam support the 'Ambition' scenario, which provides the best, most future-proof renovation for the museums so it can benefit to all involved parties.
Article date: Friday, June 28, 2024
Visual Arts Organisations in the UK unite to call Next Government to action
Organisations across the visual arts have come together to provide key policy recommendations for the next UK government to enact to help sustain and support the UK’s visual arts and artists.
Article date: Thursday, June 27, 2024
The Finest Stegosaurus Specimen Ever to appear at Auction
Enormous 150-million-year-old fossil
is the most complete and best preserved
Stegosaurus specimen of its size ever discovered.
Article date: Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam restitutes Matisse Odalisque to Jewish Art Patrons' Heirs
The Dutch Restitutions Committee publishes its binding advice to restitute the painting Odalisque (1920/21) by Henri Matisse to Albert Stern’s legal successors.
Article date: Wednesday, June 26, 2024
ADAA Names 75 Exhibitors for 2024 Art Show
The Art Dealers Association of America (ADAA) is announced the 36th annual edition of The Art Show, one of the longest-running and premier philanthropic art fairs in the country.
Article date: Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Unveiling the Close Interconnectedness between Art and Psychic Reading: A Detailed Digest
Seemingly, what two completely different realms of art and psychic reading have in common? However, they showcase more points of intersection than we might imagine. From tapping into the deepest layers of the subconsciousness to sharpened sensitivity to the unseen, both fields provide profound insights and impact experiences.
Article date: Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Sir David Attenborough Portrait by Jonathan Yeo unveiled by the Royal Society
A portrait of Sir David Attenborough by world renowned artist Jonathan Yeo has been unveiled, marking 40 years of Sir David’s fellowship to the Royal Society.
Article date: Tuesday, June 25, 2024
33 Graeco-Roman Family Tombs uncovered in Aswan, Egypt
An Egyptian-Italian archaeological mission has uncovered early this month a group of 33 previously unknown Graeco-Roman family tombs in the vicinity of the Aga Khan Mausoleum at Aswan’s west bank. The discovery sheds light on the diseases inhabitants of that era had suffered, WAM reports.
Article date: Monday, June 24, 2024
Drents Museum Netherlands purchases 'Last' Drenthe Van Gogh
The Drents Museum in Assen has acquired a key work in the early oeuvre of Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890).
Article date: Monday, June 24, 2024
Interactive Floral Art: Engaging Visitors Through Participation
Interactive floral art is changing the way we experience botanical beauty. No longer confined to traditional displays, this emerging trend engages visitors through active participation.
Article date: Saturday, June 22, 2024
Jacqueline Grandjean fights to keep Van Gogh's Gordina Home in Brabant
Vincent van Gogh painted Head of a Woman in March-April 1885. He was practicing painting to eventually create an intricate composition such as The Potato-Eaters. That work is considered the absolute highlight of Van Gogh's Brabant period, before he left for Paris.
Article date: Saturday, June 22, 2024
A Rubens returns to Stiftung Friedenstein Gotha, 80 Years After it was stolen
the Ernst von Siemens Kunststiftung (EvSK) marks its 40th anniversary by presenting two major artworks whose destiny it has significantly influenced.