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Article date: Thursday, December 19, 2019

Nicky Morgan to Remain UK Culture Minister

Nicky Morgan will stay on as Britain’s Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Minister, Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s office announced on Monday. Morgan, who had been in the role since Johnson took office in July, stood down as a member of parliament ahead of last week’s election citing the impact on her family and saying she planned to “be at home far more.”

Article date: Wednesday, December 18, 2019

ALIPH Allocates USD 10 million for the Protection of Cultural Heritage in 12 Countries in Conflict or Post-Crisis Situations

The International alliance for the protection of heritage in conflict areas (ALIPH) said on Tuesday it has allocated another USD 10 million to support 20 projects that safeguard cultural heritage in 12 countries struggling to recover from conflict, particularly in the Middle East and Africa.

Article date: Tuesday, December 17, 2019

Belgian Artist Panamarenko Dies Aged 79

The Belgian artist known by the name Panamarenko has died this weekend. He was 79 years old. Panamarenko’s real name was Henri Van Herwegen and he was known for his vibrant personality and for his painting and sculptural work. He is considered to be one of the most important Belgian artists of the 20th century.

Article date: Friday, December 13, 2019

Indonesian Cave Art Overturns Thinking on the Roots of Human Spirituality

A team of archaeologists led by Griffith University has discovered a cave painting in Indonesia that is at least 44,000 years old and which portrays a group of part-human, part-animal figures – ‘therianthropes’ – hunting large mammals with spears or ropes, casting new light on the origin of modern human cognition.

Article date: Thursday, December 12, 2019

Stolen Klimt's Portrait of a Lady Found by Gardener in Italy

Nothing was heard of Gustav Klimt's Portrait of a Lady after it was stolen nearly 23 years ago from a modern art gallery in Piacenza, northern Italy. There seemed little prospect of the masterpiece, valued at €60m (£50m; $66m), ever being found, reports BBC.

Article date: Thursday, December 12, 2019

Giorgio de Chirico. Metaphysical Painting at the Musée de l'Orangerie, Paris

The exhibition Giorgio de Chirico. Metaphysical painting retraces the career and the artistic and philosophic influences of the artist Giorgio de Chirico from Munich to Turin, then to Paris where he discovered the artistic avant-garde of his era, and lastly Ferrare. The connections between the painter - discovered by Apollinaire and subsequently backed by the art dealer Paul Guillaume - and the Parisian cultural and literary circles will be highlighted as never before.

Article date: Tuesday, December 10, 2019

Dive Into the Night Watch

Step across the red cord, take captain Frans Banninck Cocq’s hand, zoom in and let yourself be carried away into the world of the Night Watch. Operation Night Watch is the largest research and conservation project ever on 'the Night Watch'. The Rijksmuseum invites members of the public to watch the entire process at the museum and online.

Article date: Friday, December 6, 2019

Astrup Fearnley Museet in Oslo, Norway hires Solveig Øvstebø as Executive Director

Founded in 1993, the Astrup Fearnley Museet is one of Scandinavia´s most notable museums for contemporary art. The museum holds the extensive Astrup Fearnley Collection, which includes significant works by artists such as Matthew Barney, Paul Chan, Trisha Donnelly, Ida Ekblad, Matias Faldbakken, Félix González-Torres, Rachel Harrison, Damien Hirst, Jeff Koons, Glenn Ligon, Bjarne Melgaard, Julie Mehretu, Richard Prince and Cindy Sherman. The museum presents changing exhibitions that both draw on the collection and new commissions by artists from all over the world.

Article date: Tuesday, December 3, 2019

Body Performance at the Helmut Newton Foundation

Performance is an independent art form and photography is its constant companion. Human actions in front of the camera can be conscious or unconscious, choreographed or accidentally observed. For the first time, this group exhibition brings together photo sequences whose origins lie in performance art, dance, and other staged events, complemented by conceptual photography series.

Article date: Sunday, December 1, 2019

Arnulf Rainer. A Tribute at Albertina

On the occasion of Arnulf Rainer’s 90th birthday, the Albertina Museum is presenting a selection of his works from its extensive holdings. The focus here is above all on early overpaintings and crosses, works from Rainer’s large group of Face Farces (of which the Albertina Museum is home to several particularly central and important examples), and a series of equally impressive “veiled pictures”.

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