Nearly a million people are said to have left Russia after its invasion of Ukraine, including those from the country’s cultural and museum capitals, Moscow and St. Petersburg, many of …
Arts
Art Basel Hong Kong fully reopens after four years and Asian buyers are out in force
The anticipation in the room was palpable as Noah Horowitz, the new global director of Art Basel Hong Kong, welcomed international journalists and VIPs to the fair yesterday, inaugurating the …
Beeple’s spinning sculpture has a serious eco-friendly message Digital art japester Beeple – which grabbed headlines in 2021 with its $69 million NFT sale at Christie’s – is making its …
Workers at the Hispanic Society of New York will go on strike just as the museum completes its six-year renovation
Like New York City Hispanic Society Museum and Library prepares to reopen its doors next month after a six-year closure of most of its Upper Manhattan campus, its unionized staff …
Remembering Phyllida Barlow, one of the most important and original British artists of recent years
“The thing about sculpture that is particularly my passion…is whether the work can be about to know what it is and what it could or could be,” said Phyllida Barlow. …
Olafur Eliasson puts climate change at the center of exhibition and installation in the Qatar desert
In the age of the selfie, Olafur Eliasson’s experimentation with light and mirrors is well placed for social media virality, but for the multidisciplinary artist, aesthetics are just as important …
Phillips unveils new Asia headquarters in Hong Kong, promising investment in local scene after ‘challenging’ few years
The resumption of Hong Kong Art Week after three years of Covid restrictions kicked off this week with the opening of Phillips’ new 52,000 square foot headquarters in West Kowloon. …
Podcast | Hong Kong is back in force: Art Basel is back and the M+ museum is making waves
This week: Art Basel Hong Kong Bounces. After cancellations, delays and two years of restricted fairs, the fair has returned to something like pre-Covid normality. So while other Asian art …
How Van Gogh’s ‘Café Terrace at Night’ with its Starry Sky Was Inspired by a Friend’s Painting
Van Gogh is powerfully colored Terrace of a cafe at night was inspired by a painting by Louis Anquetin, one of his fellow avant-garde artists in Paris. Anquetin’s photo from …
The future of Credit Suisse’s arts partnerships hangs in the balance after UBS announced an emergency takeover of the Swiss private bank on Sunday. Shares of Credit Suisse fell earlier …