The final season of the hit TV series Succession has been talked about (again) – will the tyrannical head of media giant News Corp, Logan Roy, finally get his reward …
Arts
by Diego Velazquez Portrait of Juan de Pareja has been a sight since leaving the artist’s makeshift studio in Rome in 1650. When he made his public debut, in the …
A Renoir portrait once owned by art dealer Ambroise Vollard could fetch €650,000 at auction in Paris
A child’s portrait by French impressionist Pierre-Auguste Renoir, once owned by art dealer Ambroise Vollard, will go on sale at Paris auction house Aguttes on April 20 with an estimate …
A debate has erupted over the Uffizi’s decision to exhibit an iconic Caravaggio painting at one of the world’s biggest wine fairs. of Caravaggio Bacchus (circa 1598) will be presented …
The Great Women mural at the National Portrait Gallery in London misses Maggie Thatcher
A host of wonderful women who made their mark on British history will adorn the walls of the National Portrait Gallery (NPG) in June when the London institution reopens after …
The Met is down 1.7 million visitors from pre-pandemic levels – the biggest drop of any US art museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York had 1.7 million fewer visitors in 2022 than before the pandemic, according to The arts journalis the last Visitor figures investigation. Last …
On a cold, stormy night earlier this month in Los Angeles, heavy rain battered the streets outside as a small crowd thronged the Allouche Gallery. Heads craned to see the …
Artist Colette Veasey-Cullors will be the next dean of the International Center of Photography school in New York
THE International Center of Photography (ICP) in New York has chosen artist and educator Colette Veasey-Cullors to be its school’s next dean and vice-principal. ICP, a leading institution for exhibiting …
Settlement reached in dispute over Van Gogh painting held at Detroit Institute of Arts
The dispute over Vincent van Gogh novel reader (The novel reader, 1888) was amicably resolved by parties claiming rightful ownership of the work. The loser in the case could be …
Florence Mayor Invites Florida Students and Their Former Principal to Experience the ‘Purity’ of Michelangelo’s David
The Florentine Museum which houses Michelangelo’s iconic sculpture David (1501-04) engages in a unusual type of cultural diplomacy. Following the resignation of Hope Carrasquilla, principal of a Florida school whose …