Article date: Friday, April 21, 2023
World-famous sculptures by Henry Moore come to Museum Beelden aan Zee in The Hague
Museum Beelden aan Zee in The Hague is showing a large-scale retrospective of the world-famous British artist Henry Moore next year. The themed exhibition will feature top works from his oeuvre and give visitors a unique insight into the artist's methods and artistic development. Henry Moore by the Sea: Form and Material is a collaboration with the Henry Moore Foundation and can be seen until 22 October 2023.
Article date: Friday, April 21, 2023
"Cultural-Political Catastrophe": Max Ernst Museum to Lose Iconic Sculpture
Since 2005, the sculpture "Capricorne" has been one of the main attractions of the Max Ernst Museum in Brühl. However, the lender, Deutsche Bank, now wants to sell the work for a multi-million dollar amount.
Article date: Friday, April 21, 2023
"Restitution of Wilhelm von Schadow's 'Bildnis der Kinder des Künstlers' to Dr. Max and Iris Stern Foundation by the City of Düsseldorf"
In a meeting on Thursday, April 20th, the council of the state capital of Düsseldorf decided to restitute the painting "Portrait of the Artist's Children" (1830) by Wilhelm von Schadow to the "Dr. Max and Iris Stern Foundation". The agreement with the Stern Foundation stipulates that the work will remain in the city's collection through a repurchase.
Article date: Thursday, April 20, 2023
Artists in Nairobi Imagine New Futures For The City and East Africa
The Nairobi Space Station initiative, a partnership between the art futurist organization Kairos Futura, Documenta 2022 first prize winner, Wajukuu Arts and Brush Tu Artist Collective has brought together a diverse group of 20 artists and over a hundred volunteers to create immersive experiences, performance art, and public installations imagining the future of Nairobi.
Article date: Thursday, April 20, 2023
Kunsthalle Praha Explores the Idea Of Bohemia
From its origins in mid nineteenth-century Paris, the idea of bohemia has been a powerful component of what it means to be an artist. Bohemia, a real place, has thus given its name to a cultural movement and a way of living. Its values have always centred around a commitment to art in all its forms, an embrace of total freedom, a hostility toward work and conventional ambition, and a willingness to accept poverty.
Article date: Thursday, April 20, 2023
The Grand Egyptian Museum Complex is Now Offering Limited Tours to Test Site Readiness Before the Grand Opening
The GEM Complex is now offering limited tours to test site readiness and the visitor experience ahead of the official opening. Access is currently limited to the Grand Hall, Glass Court, conference center, commercial area and exterior gardens. All other interior spaces, including access to the galleries and collections, are restricted until the official opening.
Article date: Thursday, April 20, 2023
Paul Guiragossian, Le Bienvenu
Paul Guiragossian (1926 - 1993)
Le Bienvenu (The Welcomed One)
signed Paul G. (lower right); signed and dated Paul Guiragossian Paris '62 (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
Article date: Thursday, April 20, 2023
Liverpool Biennial Programe for its 12TH Edition Opening in June
The 12th edition of Liverpool Biennial ‘uMoya: The sacred Return of Lost Things’ addresses the history and temperament of the city of Liverpool and is a call for ancestral and indigenous forms of knowledge, wisdom and healing. In the isiZulu language, ‘uMoya’ means spirit, breath, air, climate and wind.
Article date: Thursday, April 20, 2023
Francis Bacon, Self-Portrait
Francis Bacon, Self-Portrait
Article date: Thursday, April 20, 2023
Qagoma and Victoria And Albert Museum Partner on Asia Pacific Exhibition
QAGOMA is partnering with the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) on an exhibition of highlights from ‘The Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art’ (APT) and QAGOMA’s world-renowned collection of Asian and Pacific art to be presented at V&A South Kensington in London in early 2026.
Article date: Thursday, April 20, 2023
Tintinimaginatio, in Partnership With artèQ, Has Launched its First Two Tintin NFTs
The Blue Lotus cover project, a unique drawing. The first illustration project created by Hergé in 1936 for the cover of The Blue Lotus was rejected by the publisher because it was too expensive to reproduce in colour. This artwork was sold at auction on January 14th, 2021 for €2.6M (excluding commission).
Two auction world records:
• For original artwork by Hergé.
• For original comic strip artwork.
Article date: Wednesday, April 19, 2023
Artcurial Expands Into Switzerland With the Acquisition of Beurret Bailly Widmer Auktionen
After a record year in 2022, Artcurial is expanding its business into Switzerland. Artcurial has just finalised the acquisition of the Swiss auction house Beurret Bailly Widmer Auktionen, which will become Artcurial Beurret Bailly Widmer.
Article date: Wednesday, April 19, 2023
Van Gogh Museum Changes Title of Famous Van Gogh Painting After Discovery by Utrecht Chef
There is an error in the caption of Van Gogh's famous painting 'Red coals and onions'. They are not onions at all, but garlic. Chef Ernst de Witte of Restaurant Feu in Utrecht discovered this and contacted the Van Gogh Museum to report the error. After investigation by the research team, the museum corrected the caption.
Article date: Wednesday, April 19, 2023
Basquiat and musique at Philharmonie de Paris
The Philharmonie de Paris is organizing the first-ever exhibition dedicated to Jean-Michel Basquiat’s powerful relationship with music. A feast for the ears as well as the eyes, Basquiat Soundtrack presents a rich and heroic score to the meteoric output of a peerless artist, offering new insight into how his visual work was informed by music – from Beethoven to Madonna, zydeco to John Cage, Louis Armstrong to the Zulu Nation.
Article date: Wednesday, April 19, 2023
Brand New City Festival, in Antwerp, Baroque Influencers Shows We are Still Children of The Baroque Today
Exhibitions, baroque music concerts, a lecture series featuring speakers from Belgium and abroad, and a remarkable immersive experience for young and old: all this and more awaits during Baroque Influencers.
Article date: Tuesday, April 18, 2023
Suspected Hizballah Financier and Artcollector Nazem Ahmad Under Counter-Terrorism Regulations
All assets and economic resources belonging to Nazem Ahmad in the UK have been frozen
Article date: Tuesday, April 18, 2023
Bernini's Salvator Mundi at Fiumicino Terminal 1, Rome
Gian Lorenzo Bernini's last masterpiece, the Salvator Mundi of 1679, is on display at Fiumicino Airport, T1.
Article date: Monday, April 17, 2023
CATPC Collective and Renzo Martens Dutch Entry Venice Biennale 2024
Artist Renzo Martens, together with the artists’ collective Cercle d’Art des Travailleurs de Plantation Congolaise (CATPC) and curator Hicham Khalidi, will be providing the Dutch entry for the Venice Biennale 2024.
Article date: Monday, April 17, 2023
Archaeologists From the National Museum of Antiquities (Leiden), the Museo Egizio (Turin, Italy) and Leiden University Have Found the Grave of Panehsy in Saqqara
The site served as a burial ground for the important city of Memphis and sheds light on the funerary practices of the Ancient Egyptian elite.
Article date: Monday, April 17, 2023
Caesar at Gergovia at Musée Archéologique de la Bataille de Gergovie, France
An ambitious politician whose scheming to seize power in Rome would hasten the end of the Republic. In the spring of 52 BC fate placed him at the foot of the Gergovia oppidum (Gallic fortified town), where he suffered his main defeat during the Gallic War against Vercingetorix.
