Article date: Saturday, September 30, 2023
Van Gogh Worldwide Project completed
Started in 2017 as a project, from 1 October 2023 it will be time to hand over the Van Gogh Worldwide platform to the maintenance department. The project is officially ended. But what does that mean for the institutions that still want to join the platform? And how will the data of participating institutions be updated?
Article date: Friday, September 29, 2023
Gauri Gill wins Tenth Prix Pictet, World’s Leading Photography and Sustainability Award
Gauri Gill received the title and 100,000 Swiss Francs at an award ceremony at V&A Museum in London on 28 September.
Article date: Friday, September 29, 2023
Dutch Jan Van Eyck Academy turns 75
For 75 years, the Jan van Eyck Academie has been welcoming artists, designers, curators, architects, writers, and other creatives to Maastricht. Starting off in 1948 as an academy for higher education rooted in Catholic tradition, the Jan van Eyck has known a long history of successive developments.
Article date: Friday, September 29, 2023
England’s Iconic Sycamore Gap Tree Destroyed by Act of Vandalism
The Sycamore gap tree that has stood sentinel on Britain’s Roman-built Hadrian’s Wall for more than 200 years has been “deliberately felled” in what authorities have called an “act of vandalism.”
Article date: Thursday, September 28, 2023
Anna Boghiguian receives the Wolfgang Hahn Prize 2024
Anna Boghiguian (born 1946 in Cairo) will be awarded the 30th Wolfgang Hahn Prize of the Gesellschaft für Moderne Kunst at Museum Ludwig. The award ceremony will take place in November 2024 during Art Cologne 2024.
Article date: Thursday, September 28, 2023
The Van Gogh Museum Partners with The Pokémon Company International
See Pikachu, Eevee, Snorlax and many other Pokémon in a whole new way starting 28 September until 7 January 2024 at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. Experience a variety of Pokémon themed activities across the museum and online aimed at introducing and teaching young budding artists about the works of Vincent van Gogh.
Article date: Wednesday, September 27, 2023
UNESCO World Heritage: 42 New Sites Inscribed
The 45th session of the World Heritage Committee concluded on Monday 25 September in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This year, the Committee inscribed 42 new sites and approved the extension of 5 sites on UNESCO's World Heritage List.
Article date: Tuesday, September 26, 2023
Belgian Artist Charlotte De Cock creates a Mural in the Center of Tokyo
In the heart of Tokyo's economic district, Belgian artist Charlotte De Cock painted a gigantic mural, Schön ist Das Leben ist Schön, drawing attention from art enthusiasts, environmentalists, and curious passersby alike.
Article date: Tuesday, September 26, 2023
Getty Images Launches Commercially Safe Generative AI Offering
Getty Images announced the launch of Generative AI by Getty Images, a new tool that pairs the company’s best‑in‑class creative content with the latest AI technology for a commercially safe generative AI tool.
Article date: Monday, September 25, 2023
After 80 Years, The Little Prince makes his New York City Homecoming
A bronze statue depicting the beloved traveler, created by sculptor Jean-Marc de Pas, was installed outside Villa Albertine’s Fifth Avenue headquarters on September 20 in recognition of the book’s 80th anniversary.
Article date: Monday, September 25, 2023
New Scottish Galleries at the National Opening 30 September
Scottish galleries at the National will open to the public on 30 September 2023. The new spaces will be home to key works from the nation’s historic Scottish art collection, offering more than double the physical display space and transforming the visitor experience.
Article date: Monday, September 25, 2023
Croatia returns Looted Art to Grandson of Holocaust Victim
Three Croatian museums return pieces to Andy Reichsman, who continued decades-long struggle by late aunt to reclaim works stolen by Nazi-allied regime
Article date: Sunday, September 24, 2023
Uniting the Visual Arts Sector in taking Rapid, Ambitious, and Meaningful Action on the Climate and Nature Crisis
Leading art sector partners have founded an alliance committed to developing a charter that aligns the global art sector with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the goals of the United Nations Paris Agreement.
Article date: Sunday, September 24, 2023
Lost Artemisia Gentileschi Painting Rediscovered in the Royal Collection
A rare surviving painting by Artemisia Gentileschi, the greatest female artist of her generation, has been rediscovered in the Royal Collection after being misattributed at least two centuries ago.
Article date: Friday, September 22, 2023
The Metropolitan Museum of Arts' Historic Agreement with Republic of Yemen
The Met initiated the return of the two objects after provenance research led by Met scholars established that the works rightfully belong to the Republic of Yemen. At the request of the Republic of Yemen, the ancient stone works will remain at The Met on loan and will be prominently displayed as the repatriated heritage of Yemen.
Article date: Thursday, September 21, 2023
Archaeologists discover World’s Oldest Wooden Structure
Half a million years ago, earlier than was previously thought possible, humans were building structures made of wood, according to new research by a team from the University of Liverpool and Aberystwyth University.
Article date: Thursday, September 21, 2023
Beijing based Artist Hao Jingban has been chosen as the Winner of the Second Han Nefkens Foundation, Mori Art Museum, M+ Hong Kong and Singapore Art Museum
Hao Jingban will receive 100,000 USD for the production of a screen-based video artwork, for which she now has up to eighteen months to complete. An edition of the work will be donated to and exhibited in each museum and the Han Nefkens Foundation will also have a long-term loan of the produced artwork for presentation at art institutions worldwide with whom the Foundation collaborates with.
Article date: Thursday, September 21, 2023
Seven Egon Schiele Drawings Returned to Relatives of Holocaust Victim
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr., and Ivan J. Arvelo, Special Agent in Charge at Homeland Security Investigations, New York, announced the return of seven artworks to the family of Fritz Grünbaum, an Austrian-Jewish cabaret performer whose art collection was stolen by the Nazi regime.
Article date: Wednesday, September 20, 2023
The Kupferstich-Kabinett, Part of Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, acquires Eleven Papercuts by Philipp Otto Runge
At this year’s Grisebach summer auction in Berlin, some outstanding pieces were acquired for the Kupferstich-Kabinett, part of Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden (SKD), thanks to the generous support of several sponsors.
Article date: Wednesday, September 20, 2023
France has 67 Paintings looted from the Dutch by Napoleon
France has 67 paintings taken from the Netherlands in the Napoleonic era, a new exhibition has revealed. At the opening of the exhibition called Loot – 10 stories, Mauritshuis director Martine Gosselink revealed that some of a selection of almost 200 paintings that once belonged to William V were confiscated and some never returned.
