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Basement Art Assembly Biennial, A New Biennial in Rome
Article date: Wednesday, August 27, 2025

Basement Art Assembly Biennial, A New Biennial in Rome

“Most basements aren’t for people. They are for washing machines, cars, wine, or boilers. If kitchens are for cooking, dining rooms are for dining, and bedrooms are for beds, basements tend to be left undefined—they are simply underground. They are out of sight and open to interpretation. When people go there, they are free to do anything”. (Anthony Huberman)


Quartier Kortrijk in Belgium: Rethinking the Gallery Model
Article date: Wednesday, August 27, 2025

Quartier Kortrijk in Belgium: Rethinking the Gallery Model

At the end of August, Quartier Kortrijk, a new art initiative—will host its first art weekend in the historic city of Kortrijk. 


France returns Human Skulls to Madagascar
Article date: Wednesday, August 27, 2025

France returns Human Skulls to Madagascar

France on Tuesday returned three colonial-era skulls to Madagascar, including one believed to be that of a Malagasy king decapitated by French troops during a 19th-century massacre.

 


  Van Gogh Museum’s Future in Doubt
Article date: Wednesday, August 27, 2025

Van Gogh Museum’s Future in Doubt

The Dutch government is not keeping the promise it made in the historic 1962 founding agreement with V.W. Van Gogh MSc., the painter's nephew also known as the 'Engineer', which leaves the future of Amsterdam’s Van Gogh Museum in doubt, says Director Emilie Gordenker in The New York Times today.


Yinka Shonibare’s Wind Sculpture installed at Almaty Museum of Arts, Kazakhstan
Article date: Tuesday, August 26, 2025

Yinka Shonibare’s Wind Sculpture installed at Almaty Museum of Arts, Kazakhstan

A sculpture by British-Nigerian artist Yinka Shonibare has been installed in front of the Almaty Museum of Arts. Created especially for the museum, Wind Sculpture symbolizes freedom and cultural exchange.


Michael Jordan/Kobe Bryant Logoman Card brings Record $12,932,000
Article date: Tuesday, August 26, 2025

Michael Jordan/Kobe Bryant Logoman Card brings Record $12,932,000

There are those who feel that former NBA stars Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant had no equals on the court. 


Cyprus secures Return of Antiquities from U.S., Belgium and Germany
Article date: Monday, August 25, 2025

Cyprus secures Return of Antiquities from U.S., Belgium and Germany

Cyprus has successfully repatriated several ancient antiquities from the United States, Belgium and Germany, continuing a long-running effort to recover objects illegally exported from the island.


Painting stolen in Amsterdam, discovered in the House of a Daughter-Old Nazi
Article date: Monday, August 25, 2025

Painting stolen in Amsterdam, discovered in the House of a Daughter-Old Nazi

A painting by Giuseppe Ghislandi from the Goudstikker collection has resurfaced after being missing for decades. 


Australia returns two Archaeological Objects to Ukraine
Article date: Sunday, August 24, 2025

Australia returns two Archaeological Objects to Ukraine

As part of a special ceremony marking Ukraine’s Independence Day, the Albanese Labor Government has returned two archaeological objects that were illegally exported from Ukraine and imported into Australia in late 2023.


45,000 sign petition to halt tapestry's loan to British Museum
Article date: Friday, August 22, 2025

45,000 sign petition to halt tapestry's loan to British Museum

A petition in France opposing the planned loan of the Bayeux Tapestry to the British Museum has drawn nearly 45,000 signatures since its launch on 13 July, amid warnings the 11th‑century work is too fragile to move. 


Sound Biennale returns to Swiss
Article date: Friday, August 22, 2025

Sound Biennale returns to Swiss

The Biennale Son highlights the growing importance of sound in contemporary art. Multidisciplinary, it overcomes the rigid boundaries between artistic disciplines to reveal their multiple convergences.


First-Ever Women’s Art Exhibition takeover of Times Square New York
Article date: Wednesday, August 20, 2025

First-Ever Women’s Art Exhibition takeover of Times Square New York

Art Queens Gallery curated a historic exhibition featuring six international women artists, transforming Times Square into an open-air gallery and reaching over 6 million viewers worldwide.


Ai Weiwei visited Ukrainian Soldiers in Kharkiv
Article date: Tuesday, August 19, 2025

Ai Weiwei visited Ukrainian Soldiers in Kharkiv

Ai Weiwei visited frontline positions of the National Guard’s Khartia Brigade, which is defending the Kharkiv sector.


Naomi Beckwith, Artistic Director of documenta 16, introduces her Artistic Team
Article date: Tuesday, August 19, 2025

Naomi Beckwith, Artistic Director of documenta 16, introduces her Artistic Team

In December 2024, Naomi Beckwith was appointed Artistic Director of documenta 16 by the international selection committee. 


Funds raised to save Hepworth's Sculpture for Future Generations
Article date: Tuesday, August 19, 2025

Funds raised to save Hepworth's Sculpture for Future Generations

The Hepworth Wakefield and Art Fund announced that their public appeal to raise the £3.8m needed to save Barbara Hepworth’s Sculpture with Colour (Oval Form) Pale Blue and Red for the UK has successfully reached its target, a week ahead of the deadline.


Trump targets Museums as Woke on TruthSocial
Article date: Tuesday, August 19, 2025

Trump targets Museums as Woke on TruthSocial

“The Museums throughout Washington, but all over the Country are, essentially, the last remaining segment of ‘WOKE,'” Trump posted on Truth Social.


Mark Rothko’s Daughter to Visit Latvia, donating Two Drawings to the Rothko Museum
Article date: Monday, August 18, 2025

Mark Rothko’s Daughter to Visit Latvia, donating Two Drawings to the Rothko Museum

On September 17, the Rothko Museum in Daugavpils will celebrate the 122nd birthday of the Latvian-born artist Mark Rothko.


Joe Caroff, Creator of iconic James Bond 007 Logo, dies Aged 103
Article date: Monday, August 18, 2025

Joe Caroff, Creator of iconic James Bond 007 Logo, dies Aged 103

Joe Caroff designed the iconic James Bond 007 logo and was behind some of the most iconic Hollywood posters like 'West Side Story' and 'Manhattan'.


Historic Alexandria Biennale to return After 12-Year Pause
Article date: Monday, August 18, 2025

Historic Alexandria Biennale to return After 12-Year Pause

After a 12-year hiatus, the Alexandria Biennale for Mediterranean Countries is set to return in 2026, restoring one of Egypt’s most historic cultural events and the oldest art biennale in Africa.


Christie's to offer the Collection of Visionary Danish Collector Ole Faarup
Article date: Saturday, August 16, 2025

Christie's to offer the Collection of Visionary Danish Collector Ole Faarup

Highlights include major works by Peter Doig, Chris Ofili and Jean-Michel Basquiat alongside other established and emerging Danish and international artists.