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Article date: Wednesday, July 13, 2022

Banksy’s Professorship Certificate Stolen at University of Creative Arts Graduation in London

When The University for the Creative Arts announced a week prior that Banksy was going to be awarded an honorary professorship, they likely didn’t expect anyone to walk across the stage and claim the honor. But as the endless register of student names was coming to an end, one student decided to do just that...

Article date: Tuesday, July 12, 2022

UNC-Chapel Hill Archaeologist Discovers Depictions of Two Biblical Heroines, Deborah and Jael from the Book of Judges

An archaeological team from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill recently returned to Israel’s Lower Galilee to continue unearthing nearly 1,600-year-old mosaics in an ancient Jewish synagogue at Huqoq. Discoveries made include the first known depiction of the biblical heroines Deborah and Jael as described in the book of Judges.

Article date: Friday, July 8, 2022

Hito Steyerl Withdraws from Documenta 15 Amid Antisemitism Scandal

The renowned conceptual and new media artist Hito Steyerl, one of the best-known contemporary German artists and most high-profile participants in Documenta 15, has withdrawn from the influential quinquennial amid a spiraling antisemitism scandal.

Article date: Thursday, July 7, 2022

44 Writers Call on President Biden to Raise Grave Human Rights Concerns on Trip to Saudi Arabia

Dear President Biden, We the undersigned writers, journalists, creative artists, and supporters of PEN America, are writing to urge you to raise your grave concerns about the human rights situation in Saudi Arabia, specifically freedom of speech and artistic expression, with Crown Prince Mohamed Bin Salman when you visit Saudi Arabia in July 2022...

Article date: Tuesday, July 5, 2022

Just Stop Oil Supporters Glue Hands to ‘The Last Supper’ at the Royal Academy

For the fifth time in the last week supporters of Just Stop Oil have disrupted a major art institution in an act of civil resistance.

Article date: Thursday, June 30, 2022

Young Supporters of Just Stop Oil Glue Themselves to a Van Gogh Painting

Two young supporters of Just Stop Oil have glued themselves to the frame of a Vincent Van Gogh painting at the Courtauld Gallery in London, as they call for the government to end new oil and gas and for art institutions to join them in civil resistance.

Article date: Wednesday, June 29, 2022

Magnum Launches First NFT Collection

As part of its 75th-anniversary celebrations this year, and in keeping with its tradition of embracing the future of photography, Magnum is launching its first collection of NFTs this June, with three selections of 75 images.

Article date: Tuesday, June 28, 2022

Robbery at TEFAF in Maastricht, Art Fair Evacuated

There has been a robbery at the TEFAF art fair in Maastricht. The art fair is being vacated, police said.

Article date: Tuesday, June 28, 2022

Roppongi Art Night Returns for 2022 Edition with Takashi Murakami Headlining the Art Festival

Roppongi Art Night is a festival of the arts unfolding from the stage of Roppongi City. Held continuosly since its inaugural edition in 2009, it has become established as a premier urban art festival.

Article date: Tuesday, June 28, 2022

Bonhams Acquires French Auction House, Cornette de Saint Cyr

Bonhams, the international auction house, has just acquired Cornette de Saint Cyr, a French auction house based in Paris and Brussels.

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