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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

The Getty Conservation Institute and Egyptian Completes Work at the Tomb of King Tutankhamen

The Getty Conservation Institute (GCI) announced the completion of almost a decade of research, conservation efforts, and infrastructure improvements at the Tomb of Tutankhamen in Egypt, since its discovery by Howard Carter in 1922, one of the best known cultural heritage sites in the world.

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

‘Hobbit’ Author J.R.R. Tolkien Was an Artist Too

“In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit.” With these words the Oxford professor J.R.R. Tolkien ignited a fervid spark in generations of readers. From the children’s classic The Hobbit to the epic The Lord of the Rings, Tolkien’s adventurous tales of hobbits and elves, dwarves and wizards have introduced millions to the rich history of Middle-earth.

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: Friday, January 25, 2019

Goethe by Andy Warhol at Rusterholtz Galerie + Auktionen

Warhol has cropped the original composition so as to create a head and shoulders portrait of the writer. Goethe had contemplated painting as an early career choice and published a book on the theory of colour.

Article date: Thursday, January 24, 2019

Arts Council England Publishes Guide for the Event of a ‘No Deal’ Brexit

On 22 January 2019, Arts Council England has published a guide sign-posting relevant government information that will help arts and cultural organisations prepare in the event that the UK exits from the European Union without a withdrawal agreement

Article date: Tuesday, January 22, 2019

Pattern, Decoration & Crime at MAMCO, Geneva

MAMCO examines in this large group exhibition the “Pattern & Decoration” movement, formed in the 1970s and that enjoyed international success in the 1980s, before fading in the decades thereafter.

Article date: Monday, January 21, 2019

Beraud's Le Pont Des Arts Par Grand Vent Leads 19th Century Art Sale

Likely painted in situ, Jean Béraud later expanded this panel into his larger canvas, Pont des Arts par grand vent, now in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

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