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Article date: Thursday, January 31, 2019

Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Winner of Artes Mundi 8

Palme d’Or award winning artist and film maker Apichatpong Weerasethakul from Thailand has been named as the winner of Artes Mundi 8, the UK’s leading prize for international contemporary art. Weerasethakul has been chosen from a shortlist of five of the world’s most important artists to win the UK’s biggest art prize, and is awarded a sum of £40,000.

Article date: Thursday, January 31, 2019

Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams at Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Spanning 1947 to the present day, this exhibition will trace the history and impact of one of the 20th century’s most influential couturiers, exploring the enduring influence of the fashion house, and Dior’s relationship with Britain.

Article date: Thursday, January 31, 2019

Artgenève Salon's 8th Edition Opens Today in Geneva

In Geneva the 8th edition of the salon Artgenève opens today, representing Hauser & Wirth for the first time, with a display following the trend for showing female artists. Artgenève welcomes international galleries and also devotes a large area to public and private collections, as well as independent spaces and curators, promoting a dynamic dialogue between institutions and galleries.

Article date: Wednesday, January 30, 2019

Royal Rubens Sold for $8.2 Million in New York

Moments ago in Sotheby’s New York salesroom, Sir Peter Paul Rubens’s Nude Study of Young Man with Raised Arms – one of the most important drawings by the iconic artist to appear on the open market in over 50 years – sold for $8.2 million after intense competition between two bidders during this morning’s sale of Old Master Drawings. Today’s price more than doubled the work’s high estimate of $3.5 million, and established a new world auction record for a drawing by the artist.

Article date: Monday, January 28, 2019

Banksy Mural Stolen from Paris Terror Attack Venue

A painting in homage to terror victims by famous street artist Banksy has been stolen from the Bataclan concert hall in Paris, where 90 people were killed in 2015 in a jihadist attack.

Article date: Tuesday, January 8, 2019

Beatrix Ruf Will Not Return to the Museum in the Role of Adviser or Director of Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam

After close consultation, the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam and its former director, Beatrix Ruf, have agreed to leave the past behind. As previously reported, Ruf will not return to the Museum in the role of adviser or director.

Article date: Monday, January 7, 2019

Banksy: Genius or Vandal? in Madrid

A unique journey through more than 70 original works of one of the most influential creators at the moment. On loan by international private collectors, the exhibition includes original paintings by the mysterious author, his sculptures, installations, videos and photographs. The pieces are on display, for the first time in Spain, at Espacio 5.1 of IFEMA.

Article date: Wednesday, January 2, 2019

Italy's Uffizi Demands Return of Nazi-Looted Painting

Italy’s Uffizi Galleries called on Germany on Tuesday to return a still-life painting by the Dutch master Jan van Huysum, which was looted by retreating Nazi troops in World War Two, as Reuters reports.

Article date: Monday, December 31, 2018

Invisibles by Jaume Plensa at Museo Reina Sofía

Throughout his career as a sculptor, Jaume Plensa (Barcelona, 1955) has drawn on spirituality, the body and collective memory as the primary sources which tie together his visual artwork. The invisible forms the essence of his intervention in the Palacio de Cristal: a group of steel mesh sculptures which take the space to draw the incomplete faces of figures hanging in the air, intersected by light and suspended in time.

Article date: Saturday, December 29, 2018

Chinese Architecture Firm MAD has Designed a New Arts and Culture Foundation in Rotterdam, Named Fenix

MAD Architects has been commissioned by the Droom en Daad Foundation to design a panoramic viewpoint on top of the historic Fenix warehouse in Rotterdam. Rotterdam-based company Bureau Polderman will be responsible for restoring the historic warehouse itself.

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