Japanese avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama, famous later in life for her work in sculptures and installations, has died aged 97, her company has confirmed.
Anyone who thought the pulse of the contemporary Belgian art scene only beats in Brussels or Antwerp hasn't reckoned with Kortrijk. At the end of August (from August 27 to 30), a fresh, almost rebelliously ambitious breeze will blow through this West Flemish border city.
In a sale that marks a landmark moment for Indian archival preservation, a collection of 688 handwritten, autographed reflections by Mahatma Gandhi fetched a record-breaking $1.7 million at a recent online auction hosted by Mumbai-based auction house Saffronart.
Europol published a spotlight report titled Changing tactics, changing targets: the evolving nature of museum heists, which reveals a shift in the methods and targets of museum thefts across Europe.