The art of the algorithm—new magazine launches dedicated to Artificial Intelligence works
The Art Newspaper
DECEMBER 26, 2024
Biannual publication spotlights 'visual experiments and conceptually refined pieces'
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The Dazzling Gold of an Ancient Balkan Empire Shines in a New Getty Exhibition
Artnet News
DECEMBER 26, 2024
The exhibition features over 200 gold, silver, and bronze objects. The post The Dazzling Gold of an Ancient Balkan Empire Shines in a New Getty Exhibition appeared first on Artnet News.
A photography exhibit about the West Bank ignites tensions in Newton
Wbur
MAY 21, 2024
Protesters effectively shut down a reception for the exhibit, sparking questions about free speech and the role of public libraries in civic discourse. Protesters effectively shut down a reception for the exhibit, sparking questions about free speech and the role of public libraries in civic discourse.
Gold star medal taken from an Ethiopian war hero surfaces at auction
The Art Newspaper
DECEMBER 2, 2024
The grandchildren of Ras Desta Damtew, an Ethiopian general and noble, are seeking to recover the piece, listed in the online auction catalogue as coming from the estate of an Italian soldier who was present at Desta Damtew’s execution
California Institute of the Arts faculty and staff move to unionise
The Art Newspaper
NOVEMBER 26, 2024
Grievances include changes to healthcare benefits, stagnant wages, layoffs and running the nonprofit arts college like a for-profit business
Crypto investor eats Cattelan banana he bought for $6.2m
The Art Newspaper
NOVEMBER 29, 2024
Justin Sun, who purchased the work just last week, also pledged to buy 100,000 bananas from the vendor who originally sold the fruit for $0.
‘One auction house will fold, as will more fairs’: experts give their art market 2025 predictions
The Art Newspaper
DECEMBER 31, 2024
We asked the art worlds movers and shakers what's in store for the next 12 months
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Julian Assange visits artist who held $45m worth of art hostage
The Art Newspaper
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
Andrei Molodkin threatened to destroy works by Picasso and others if the activist died in prison.
Caravaggio portrait, unseen for decades, goes on view in Rome
The Art Newspaper
NOVEMBER 22, 2024
The portrait of Maffeo Barberini was first attributed to Caravaggio 60 years ago, but had not been publicly displayed until now
'The world's most expensive banana': Maurizio Cattelan’s Comedian fetches $6.2m at Sotheby’s New York
The Art Newspaper
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
The buyer, the collector and crypto investor Justin Sun, immediately vowed to eat the banana
Remembering Frank Auerbach, one of the leading artists of his generation, who has died aged 93
The Art Newspaper
NOVEMBER 12, 2024
The German-born British painter, a leading figure in the School of London, produced some of the most enduring and perceptive observations of what it meant to be alive during his time
UK art imports fall 16% for second year in a row as Hong Kong picks up slack
The Art Newspaper
NOVEMBER 26, 2024
Sector is lobbying UK government to simplify trading procedures, or risk being outpaced by competitors
Painter Sarah Cunningham Reported Missing in London
Artnet News
NOVEMBER 3, 2024
Lisson Gallery, which represents her, has asked anyone with information to contact the police. The post Painter Sarah Cunningham Reported Missing in London appeared first on Artnet News.
Unesco calls for emergency session to protect Lebanese heritage sites
The Art Newspaper
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
Israeli strikes across southern and eastern Lebanon have damaged and threatened several important monuments, while Baalbek remains in peril
Thousands of Stolen Greek Artifacts Just Turned Up in an Athens Basement
Artnet News
DECEMBER 19, 2024
Authorities are still determining the value of the cache, much of it found wrapped in 1940s newspapers. The post Thousands of Stolen Greek Artifacts Just Turned Up in an Athens Basement appeared first on Artnet News.
Florida arts organisations devastated by Ron DeSantis's funding cuts
The Art Newspaper
OCTOBER 21, 2024
Right-wing governor's decision to slash entire $32m budget leaves smaller organisations fighting for survival
Here Are the 7 Biggest Art-World Controversies of 2024
Artnet News
DECEMBER 27, 2024
The art biz is no stranger to controversies, and 2024 was no different. The post Here Are the 7 Biggest Art-World Controversies of 2024 appeared first on Artnet News.
In His Latest Role, Johnny Depp Tries His Hand at Art, With a Big Show of Stuff in New York
Artnet News
OCTOBER 15, 2024
The immersive exhibition brings together artworks the actor has created over the decades. The post In His Latest Role, Johnny Depp Tries His Hand at Art, With a Big Show of Stuff in New York appeared first on Artnet News.
Jimmy Carter, the US president and ‘Renaissance man’ who believed in art and rock and roll, has died, aged 100
The Art Newspaper
DECEMBER 29, 2024
The Southern Baptist peanut farmer from Plains, Georgia, was a dedicated amateur portraitist and made a deep cultural impact when in office
In memoriam: remembering art world figures who died in 2024
The Art Newspaper
DECEMBER 29, 2024
Faith Ringgold, Frank Auerbach, Richard Serra, Barbara Gladstone and Lorraine OGrady were among those who died this year
How ‘high street’ art galleries are achieving serious sales success
The Art Newspaper
NOVEMBER 12, 2024
They might not be hailed by the critics, but the likes of Opera and Halcyon are forging ahead
The Guggenheim presents a new view of Orphism—the movement that time forgot
The Art Newspaper
OCTOBER 31, 2024
Featuring 82 works by 26 artists, this show tells the story of the short-lived style and its main protagonists
Maurizio Cattelan’s Viral Banana Sells for $6.24 Million at Sotheby’s
Artnet News
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
The artist's controversial creation has been called "the most talked-about artwork of the century.” The post Maurizio Cattelan’s Viral Banana Sells for $6.24 Million at Sotheby’s appeared first on Artnet News.
Polish bank works with blockchain company and an Arctic vault to safeguard country's artistic heritage
The Art Newspaper
OCTOBER 4, 2024
Bank Pekao and the Aleph Zero platform collaborate to keep secure data by tokenising the digitised records of important works of art
Saudi Arabia to give €50m towards Centre Pompidou refurbishment
The Art Newspaper
DECEMBER 9, 2024
France will also help develop a raft of new museums in the kingdom, including a photography institution
Louise Bourgeois’s mammoth spider will return to Tate Modern for the gallery's 25th anniversary
The Art Newspaper
DECEMBER 12, 2024
A new capsule collection trail will also feature works by Mark Rothko and Dorothea Tanning
President Volodymyr Zelensky visits New York’s Ukrainian Museum, calls for ‘the decolonisation of Ukrainian art’
The Art Newspaper
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
The Ukrainian president and first lady, who are in New York for the United Nations General Assembly, inaugurated the museum’s major Alexandra Exter exhibition
Protestors who poured soup over Van Gogh's Sunflowers sentenced to prison
The Art Newspaper
SEPTEMBER 27, 2024
The incident, which took place at the National Gallery in 2022, will see Phoebe Plummer and Anna Holland serve two years and 20 months respectively
US Supreme Court declines to hear case challenging Smithsonian's restitution of Benin Bronzes
The Art Newspaper
OCTOBER 11, 2024
A New York-based organisation had sought to block the artefacts’ return to Nigeria
'Two ex-art students just getting on with it': Radiohead’s Thom Yorke and Stanley Donwood to have first museum show next summer
The Art Newspaper
NOVEMBER 22, 2024
Donwood reveals the thinking behind the band’s album covers over the past 30 years—and why he gave up trying to paint a portrait of the band
The ‘pearly triangle’: neurological investigation reveals secret of Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring
The Art Newspaper
OCTOBER 3, 2024
The study also found that when volunteers looked at five works of art in the Hague’s Mauritshuis museum, their brains responded ten times more positively than when they viewed reproductions
An open letter from the National Museum Directors' Council: 'These attacks have to stop'
The Art Newspaper
OCTOBER 11, 2024
The leaders of the UK's national collections and major regional museums highlight the "enormous stress for colleagues at every level of an organisation" and "visitors who now no longer feel safe" following series of protester attacks on museum works
A new online museum is sharing the histories of repatriated objects
The Art Newspaper
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
The digital Museum of Looted Antiquities aspires to be an encyclopaedic repository on returned cultural artefacts—and to expose smuggling networks
US artist transforms former Confederate monument into heartfelt symbol
The Art Newspaper
NOVEMBER 29, 2024
With a gesture of love, Raúl de Nieves has altered a New Orleans space once described as ‘the most racist’ in the city
Maurizio Cattelan’s famous duct-taped banana could bring more than $1m at auction
The Art Newspaper
OCTOBER 24, 2024
"Comedian" (2019) is one of the most viral (and controversial) works of art of the past decade; Sotheby's hopes it has not lost its a-peel
Green wood, axes and oaks: how ancient skills helped to raise Notre-Dame's new roof
The Art Newspaper
DECEMBER 2, 2024
A small army of carpenters combined traditional craftmanship with digital design tools to rebuild the medieval roof frame known as "the forest"
How to decode art: UK schools embark on ‘visual literacy’ week
The Art Newspaper
OCTOBER 2, 2024
As government aims to put the arts at the heart of the curriculum, an Art UK project is teaching children how to 'cope with today’s image-saturated world'
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