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Article date: Monday, January 24, 2022

Art Basel’s Parent Company, MCH Group to Become Minority Owner of ART SG in Singapore

MCH Group (Basel/Switzerland), the parent company of Art Basel, has announced that it is taking a 15% stake in Art Events Singapore, the organizer of ART SG, the new art fair for Southeast Asia.

Article date: Friday, January 21, 2022

Beautiful Still Life Worth More Than £6 Million at Risk of Leaving the UK

Banquet Still Life by Jan Davidsz. de Heem, which is valued at £6,109,200, is at risk of leaving the country unless a UK buyer can be found.

Article date: Wednesday, January 19, 2022

1-54 Marrakech Fourth Edition is Postponed

The organisers of 1-54 Contemporary African Art fair have announced the difficult decision to postpone this year’s edition of 1-54 Marrakech.

Article date: Friday, January 14, 2022

Dutch King Refuses Use of Royal Carriage Criticized for a Colonial Image

The Dutch king ruled out Thursday using, for now at least, the royal family's "Golden Carriage," one side of which bears a painting that critics say glorifies the Netherlands' colonial past, including its role in the global slave trade.

Article date: Wednesday, January 12, 2022

Prince Charles Commissions Portraits of Holocaust Survivors

This year, to mark Holocaust Memorial Day on January 27, HRH Prince Charles commissioned portraits of seven Holocaust survivors to be displayed at Buckingham Palace.

Article date: Monday, January 10, 2022

Jacqueline Grandjean Loses Recent Appointment with KMSKA, Antwerp

The Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp (KMSKA) and artistic director Jacqueline Grandjean decided today in mutual consultation to end the collaboration.

Article date: Saturday, January 8, 2022

New Fragments from the Parthenon at the Acropolis Museum

The Acropolis Museum received ten fragments of the sculptural decoration of the Parthenon, which were granted by the National Archaeological Museum, following a request made by the Acropolis Museum General Director.

Article date: Thursday, January 6, 2022

Craig Ruddy, Archibald Prize-Winning Painter, Passes Away at 53 Due to Covid Complications

Artist Craig Ruddy, who won the Archibald Prize with his striking portrait of actor David Gulpilil, has died aged 53 after contracting Covid-19.

Article date: Tuesday, January 4, 2022

Agreement between the Cy Twombly Foundation and the Musée du Louvre for the Monumental Artwork The Ceiling

Inaugurated in 2010 in the Sully wing of the Musée du Louvre, the ceiling painted by the Artist Cy Twombly and entitled The Ceiling, was subject to a dispute.

Article date: Monday, January 3, 2022

The Largest Art Museum in the Nordic Countries to Open in Oslo This Year

On June 11, 2022 the largest art museum in the Nordic countries will open in Oslo. Called the New National Museum, visitors can experience older and modern art, contemporary art, architecture and design all under one roof and in completely new ways.

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