Louvre Acquires Rare Cimbaue Painting Saved From Trash, Three Years After Losing It At Auction
A Cimabue painting discovered above a kitchen stove in France and later sold for €24 million ($26 million today) at…
Category: Art & Entertainment
Louvre Acquires Rare Cimabue Painting Saved From Trash, Three Years After Losing It At Auction
A Cimabue painting discovered above a kitchen stove in France and later sold for €24 million ($26 million today) at…
Documenta Selection Committee’s Remaining Members Resign En Masse as Controversy Mounts
With two people having exited the committee charged with finding an artistic director for the forthcoming edition of Documenta, a…
Remains of Henge Monument and Roman Pottery Center Discovered in England
Archaeologists have found the remains of what they believe to be a henge monument and Roman pottery center in Nottinghamshire,…
Felix L.A. Names 66 Galleries to Visit Hollywood’s Roosevelt Hotel for 2024 Edition
Over the last five years, Felix L.A. has made a compelling argument that the typical art fair set-up—a cacophonous, commercial…
White Cube Now Represents Richard Hunt, Totemic American Sculptor of the 20th Century
White Cube has announced global representation of pioneering American sculptor Richard Hunt, promising audiences near and far a re-introduction to…
Records for Julie Mehretu, Barkley Hendricks Enliven Sotheby’s $310 M. Contemporary Sale
On Wednesday night, Sotheby’s brought in a combined $310 million (inclusive of fees) from two back-to-back evening sales of contemporary…
Tracey Emin Becomes First Woman Artist Appointed British Museum Trustee
English visual artist Tracey Emin will join the British Museum‘s Board of Trustees, making history in the process. The museum’s…
National Portrait Gallery Scrutinized for Sponsor’s Ties to Energy Sector
The National Portrait Gallery in London (NPG) is facing scrutiny from climate activists for accepting a sponsorship from a major…
Radcliffe Bailey, Artist Who Found Black History in the Everyday, Dies at 55
Radcliffe Bailey, an artist whose sculptural assemblages and paintings elegantly summoned the past, present, and future of Black Americans through…
Ex-Director of Orlando Museum of Art Countersues, Claims Scapegoating for Basquiat Forgery Scandal
Aaron De Groft, the former executive director of the Orlando Museum of Art, who was ousted over a now-notorious show…
The Unearthed Remains of 19th Century London Workhouse Suggest A Different Reality Than Depicted by Charles Dickens
The remains of the St Pancras workhouse in London, similar to those detailed in the writing of Charles Dickens, has…
Felix L.A. Names 66 Galleries to Visit Hollywood’s Roosevelt Hotel for 2024 Edition
Over the last five years, Felix L.A. has made a compelling argument that the typical art fair set-up—a cacophonous, commercial…
Artists Pull Out of Dutch Film Festival After Palestine Protest Chant Is Labeled a ‘Hurtful Slogan’
Several artists have pulled their work from the International Documentary Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) as the event continues to weather scrutiny…