Article date: Wednesday, May 24, 2023
Helen Of Troy by Antonio Canova On the Market For the First Time
A celebration of the iconic Greek mythological figure Helen of Troy, Bust of Helen, is a masterpiece in marble, created between 1816 and 1817, by the Italian titan of neo-classical sculpture Antonio Canova (1757-1822) which will be a highlight in the Old Masters Part I Sale on 6 July, during Classic Week London (estimate: £2.5 million - 4 million).
Article date: Wednesday, May 24, 2023
A 2,000-Year-Old Stone Tablet Uncovered in Jerusalem
In excavations carried out on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority in the City of David, within the Jerusalem Walls National Park, and funded by the City of David Foundation, a small fragment of a stone tablet was discovered, bearing an inscription that was produced for financial purposes.
Article date: Wednesday, May 24, 2023
Yoshitomo Nara All My Little Words in Vienna
Yoshitomo Nara (b. 1959) is one of the best-known artists of his generation worldwide. Since the 1990s, he has attracted international attention with his so-called “Angry Girls,” heavily stylized images of girls with grim expressions, vampire fangs, and knives in their hands. With their childlike cuteness, the figures recall the aesthetics of comics and cartoons, ranging from snotty brats to naïve, sweet-looking characters.
Article date: Wednesday, May 24, 2023
IMLS Selects Winners for USA's Highest Museum and Library Honor
The Institute of Museum and Library Services announced the eight recipients of the 2023 National Medal for Museum and Library Service. The National Medal is the nation’s highest honor given to museums and libraries that demonstrate excellence in service to their communities.
Article date: Wednesday, May 24, 2023
Amanda Gorman's Presidential Inauguration Poem Banned At A School in Florida: 'I'm Gutted'
Amanda Gorman is speaking out after it was reveal that her poem, “The Hill We Climb”, which was read at Joe Biden‘s Presidential Inauguration, was banned in Florida.
Article date: Wednesday, May 24, 2023
Armenia/ Large Amounts of Flour Residue Discovered in 3,000 Years Old Building
Large amounts of flour residue from 3,000 years ago have been discovered by a Polish-Armenian team of archaeologists working in Metsamor, Armenia. The discovery was made in a large building supported on columns, which collapsed during a fire.
Article date: Tuesday, May 23, 2023
Sotheby's New Shanghai Space Now Open
Reflecting Shanghai's growing arts and cultural scene, the 2,000 square-meter venue is set to become a multi-functional collecting hub for exhibitions, talks, workshops and other cultural events in the city. The space will also showcase fine art from the company’s international sales, and luxury items from its auction calendar and Buy Now platform.
Article date: Tuesday, May 23, 2023
The Marie-Puck Broodthaers Collection Offered for Sale at Artcurial
On 25th May, Artcurial’s Books & Manuscripts department, in collaboration with booksellers and experts Benoît Forgeot and Philippe Luiggi, will present a part of the collection of Marie-Puck Broodthaers. Daughter of Belgian artist Marcel Broodthaers (1924-1976), gallery owner and collector, she offers for sale a set of more than 230 lots, divided into two chapters.
Article date: Tuesday, May 23, 2023
Rijksmuseum Receives Largest Donation in Its History
The Rijksmuseum has received a gift of 12.5 million euros from a private donor, the largest financial gift ever made to the museum. The donation will enable the museum to continue its annual sculpture exhibitions in the Rijksmuseum Gardens for 10 years. The benefactor has been supporting the series since 2013.
Article date: Monday, May 22, 2023
Picasso: Untitled, Fifty Works from the Final Period Viewed Through the Gaze of Fifty Contemporary Artists
Picasso: Untitled is an exhibition at La Casa Encendida curated by Eva Franch i Gilabert that presents 50 works from Picasso´s late period (1963-1973) as seen through the eyes of 50 contemporary artists.
Article date: Monday, May 22, 2023
Tschabalala Self’s Public Sculpture, Seated, was Vandalised
The sculpture entitled 'Seated' by Tschabalala Self was defaced on May 15, outside the De La Warr Pavilion in Bexhill, Sussex.
Article date: Monday, May 22, 2023
Saudi Arabia’s Royal Commission for AlUla Reveals Architects for 2 New Museums
Saudi Arabia’s Royal Commission for AlUla has announced Paris-based, Beirut-born Lina Ghotmeh and British talent Asif Khan as the architects for two upcoming museums to be situated in the ancient oasis city.
Article date: Monday, May 22, 2023
Manhattan District Attorney Bragg Returns Two Ancient Stone Figures To Iraq
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr., announced the return of two ancient stone antiquities, a Mesopotamian limestone elephant and a Sumerian alabaster bull, to the people of Iraq. Collectively valued at $275,000, these artifacts were looted from the ancient city of Uruk, now known as Warka, one of the oldest civilizations in human history.
Article date: Monday, May 22, 2023
Louisa Clement, Human Presences, New Timebased Avantgarde Sculpture
The exceedingly talented as well as early successful artist Louisa Clement (*1987) studied at the
Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Künste in Karlsruhe and at the Kunstakademie in Düsseldorf,
where she was previously provided to be a master student of the very well-known, proficient
photography expert Andreas Gursky.
Article date: Sunday, May 21, 2023
Getty Exhibits a Unique Golden Portrait Bust of the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius
Getty presents The Gold Emperor from Aventicum, an exhibition showcasing a nearly life-size gold bust of the emperor Marcus Aurelius found at Aventicum (present-day Avenches, Switzerland), an ancient Roman city built on an earlier Celtic settlement.
Article date: Saturday, May 20, 2023
Historic objects Stolen from Kelham Island Museum
Police in Sheffield are appealing for information after a reported burglary at Kelham Island Museum, where a number of historical objects were stolen.
Article date: Thursday, May 18, 2023
Berlin Museums To Look Into Origins Of Archaeological Collections
Berlin's state museums start an investigation of the provenance of the state's archaeological collections with a view to repatriating objects that were illegally excavated or exported from their place of origin.
Article date: Thursday, May 18, 2023
Putin's Utilization of Rublev's Trinity as a Cultural Weapon Sparks Controversy
On May 15, it was reported that Andrey Rublev’s "Holy Trinity" icon would be returned to the custody of the Russian Orthodox Church by order of President Vladimir Putin
Article date: Wednesday, May 17, 2023
Symposium: Rethink and Reload – Monuments in 21st Century Democracies Between Iconoclasm and Revival
The international symposium Rethink and Reload is dedicated to the multifaceted culture of monuments in contemporary democracies. It considers the overthrow and new settings and genres of monuments as two inseparable sides of one development: the effort to make our increasingly diverse democracies more democratic.
Article date: Wednesday, May 17, 2023
1,100 Year Old Hebrew Bible Sells for $38.1 Million
Codex Sassoon, the earliest most complete Hebrew bible extent dating to the late ninth to early tenth century, sold for a record-breaking $38.1 million – making it the most valuable manuscript ever sold at auction.
