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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.

Article date: Saturday, January 1, 2022

The Centre Pompidou Launches its First Chatbot

Coinciding with the end-of-year festivities, the Centre Pompidou is providing the public with its first “chatbot“, a French and English-language conversational agent designed with artificial intelligence to explore the collection of the Musée national d’art moderne.

Article date: Thursday, December 30, 2021

American Photographer, Sally Mann Wins £82,000 Prix Pictet

American artist Sally Mann has been announced as the winner of the 9th Prix Pictet at a ceremony at London’s Victoria & Albert Museum. She beats 11 others on the shortlist for global sustainability prize.

Article date: Friday, December 24, 2021

The Belgian Federal Government’s Solution in Fighting the Omicron Variant: Let’s Close Culture

In protest to the illogical decision made by the Belgian Federal government to close only cultural events and activities in order to protect against the Omicron variant, Dirk Vanduffel conveys his thoughts in a short commentary.

Article date: Thursday, December 23, 2021

Unsold Painting Assumed to be by Caravaggio Becomes Spanish Cultural Heritage

An oil painting that went unsold at an auction in Madrid in April may have been painted by the 16th-century Italian painter Caravaggio.

Article date: Thursday, December 23, 2021

The Jordaens Van Dyck Journal Launches Second Issue

The Jordaens Van Dyck Panel Paintings Project proudly announces the publication of the second issue of the multidisciplinary open-access Jordaens Van Dyck Journal.

Article date: Wednesday, December 22, 2021

Studio Visit with Anselm Reyle

Anselm Reyle is undoubtedly one of the most established contemporary artists. Known primarily for his impressive ‘foil paintings’, Reyle’s recognisable visual language consists of primarily found objects in recontextualised and/or visually altered situations combined with glass and paint.

Article date: Wednesday, December 22, 2021

Art in Fiction: Hold Your Horses!

When artworks feature in works of fiction – be it novels, films, theatre pieces, poems, … – they can serve multiple purposes: they can be mere decoration, they can function as a conversation piece, or they can play an important metaphorical role in the video clip for the song 70 Million by the band Hold Your Horses! many artworks are referenced.

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Anna Melnykova, "Palace of Labor (palats praci), architector I. Pretro, 1916", shot with analog Canon camera, 35 mm Fuji film in March 2022.

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