A transcript emerged this week detailing objections from State Tretyakov Gallery restorers to Andrei Rublev’s 15th-century transfer Trinity icon of the Russian Orthodox Church. They cite the “complex and unstable …
godlove4241
On June 2, the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam celebrates its 50th anniversary, marking its opening in 1973. With a magnificent collection donated by the grandson of Vincent’s brother, Theo, …
Artist Jesse Krimes leads a new nonprofit to help formerly incarcerated artists find creative careers
In 2017, Agnes Gund sold Roy Lichtenstein’s highly prized Masterpiece (1962) painting to launch the Art for Justice Fund, a temporary grant supporting artists working to reform the criminal justice …
A gold stater has sold for over £4.8million, setting a record for the most expensive ancient coin sold at auction. The ancient Greek coin was sold at a Numismatica Ars …
When tourist Fiona Foskett saw what looked like modern shoes in a centuries-old painting during a recent visit to London’s National Gallery, she laughed it off. Portrait of Frederick Sluyskenby …
Italy has announced a plan to raise the price of museum tickets by €1 to generate funds to save cultural heritage damaged during floods in Emilia-Romagna. The proposal has drawn …
Uber curator Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev retires from the Castello di Rivoli + Other Stories
Art Industry News is a daily summary of the most important developments in the art world and the art market. Here’s what you need to know this Friday, May 26. …
Artist Julius von Bismarck engages with his chancellor ancestor at the newly reopened Berlinische Galerie
Sporting a long bushy beard, Julius von Bismarck says there is “no way to avoid dealing with the name”. He means his own and that of Otto von Bismarck, first …
New documentary ‘White Balls on Walls’ captures the disturbing highs and lows of the Stedelijk Museum’s quest for diversity
When filmmaker Sarah Vos began developing her documentary about the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, she only intended to chronicle her debut under new director Rein Wolfs. But over the next …
Turner Contemporary in Margate recently posted a job ad that caught the attention of the Kent seaside town’s most famous resident artist. We’re referring to Tracey Emin (of course) who …