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Article date: Wednesday, November 7, 2018

Dmitry Rybolovlev, Seller of Leonardo Da Vinci’s Salvator Mundi, Held by Police in Corruption Probe

AS Monaco owner Dmitry Rybolovlev claims art dealer Yves Bouvier has cheated him out of $1 billion over a 10-year period. He was detained by police for questioning on Tuesday as part of an investigation into corruption and influence peddling. Le Monde report that the Russian tycoons luxury home La Belle Epoque had also been raided by police.

Article date: Tuesday, November 6, 2018

CIMAM Registers Its Deep Concern at the Treatment of Catherine de Zegher

In its capacity as the international association for Museums and Collections of Modern and Contemporary art, and as an affiliate of ICOM, CIMAM wishes to register its deep concern at the treatment of Catherine de Zegher in her capacity as Director of the Museum of Fine Arts (MSK) in Ghent.

Article date: Sunday, November 4, 2018

Art Basels’ Owner, MCH Group Reveals Plan for the Future

The MCH Group is charting the course for the necessary stabilisation of the company and a profound transformation required to meet the fundamental changes coming about in the exhibition and event industry. In addition to the savings measures already introduced, the group will be taking further steps to reduce costs, focus its strategic initiatives and investments, and streamline its organisation.

Article date: Saturday, November 3, 2018

£5 Million ‘Bust of Peace’ Sculpture Given Export Bar by Arts Minister

An original work by one of the greatest 19th century sculptors is at risk of being exported from the UK unless a buyer can be found to match the asking price of £5.3 million. The white marble ‘Bust of Peace’, made by Antonio Canova (1757-1822) has been blocked from export by Michael Ellis, Minister for Arts, Heritage and Tourism, to provide an opportunity to keep it in the country.

Article date: Thursday, November 1, 2018

V&A Unveils Plans for Two New Sites and the Future of Its Collection in London’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

The V&A has unveiled plans that will revolutionise how its world-leading collection of art, design and performance is accessed, explored and experienced. The V&A East project will create two interconnected sites in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park – a brand-new museum at Stratford Waterfront, and a new collection and research centre at Here East. They will open in 2023 as part of East Bank, the £1.1bn powerhouse of culture, education, innovation and growth taking shape in the park as part of the Olympic legacy.

Article date: Tuesday, October 30, 2018

Halloween, a Celtic Tradition that Conquered the World

The festival of Samhain, the first day of winter, was marked on the 1 November. As with many traditional festivals it was the evening beforehand when most celebrating took place. The eve of this day, Oíche Shamhna, Hallowe’en, is still celebrated all over Ireland with feasting and games. The name Hallowe’en derives from it being the evening before the Feast of All Saints (The Hallowed Ones).

Article date: Sunday, October 28, 2018

Chop Suey, 1929 — the Most Iconic Edward Hopper Painting Left in Private Hands

After touring to Paris, New York, Hong Kong and and Los Angeles, this masterpiece will be offered on 13 November from the collection of Barney A. Ebsworth. ‘In New York’s restaurants, women, especially young ones, were on public display as never before,’ explains Patti Junker, curator of American art at the Seattle Art Museum. ‘Hopper’s restaurant pictures all focus on these young working-class women, and thus they understand something essential about the character of the modern city in which he painted.

Article date: Friday, October 26, 2018

Hoda Afshar Wins the William and Winifred Bowness Photography Prize

MGA (Monash Gallery of Art, Australia) Foundation is thrilled to announce that Melbourne-based, Iranian-born artist Hoda Afshar is the winner of the $30,000 William and Winifred Bowness Photography Prize for her photograph ‘Portrait of Behrouz Boochani, Manus Island’ (2018). Shelley Horan, Darren Sylvester and Cyrus Tang are the 2018 recipients of the Colour Factory Honourable Mentions.

Article date: Tuesday, October 23, 2018

The 25th Wolfgang Hahn Prize Goes to the Brazilian Artist Jac Leirner

In 2019, the Gesellschaft für Moderne Kunst am Museum Ludwig is awarding the Wolfgang Hahn Prize to Jac Leirner. For many years now, the work of the Brazilian artist (b. 1961 in São Paulo) has engaged in a subtle analysis of social and representational systems. Found, often industrially produced everyday objects play an important role here; following the principle of collecting, accumulating, and classifying, Leirner uses them to create installations, collages, and sculptures.

Article date: Monday, October 22, 2018

Four Portraits of the Women who Loved and Were Loved by Picasso

Picasso’s love affairs were legendary and they fuelled his creativity. Ahead of the sale of four portraits of his different muses from the Sam Rose and Julie Walters Collection, we focus on the women he came to depend on so passionately.

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