Louvre Abu Dhabi Opened to great fanfare in 2017, the Louvre Abu Dhabi is the world’s first museum located in the Arab world. His universal account of the development of …
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The arts and culture sectors accounted for more than $1 trillion of the US economy in 2021 and claimed a record share of the country’s economic value as the arts …
London museums struggle to find visitors after Covid closures, exclusive survey finds
After two years of closures due to the Covid-19 pandemic, visitors have returned in large numbers to museums and galleries around the world, according to a new study by The …
Leonardo Scholar Claims Newly Discovered Document Proves Artist’s Mother Was Enslaved
An Italian author researching a work of historical fiction about the life of Leonardo DeVinci uncovered a document suggesting that Leonardo’s mother, Caterina – whose background and biography have long …
A film about self-taught artist Nellie Mae Rowe shows the limits of the artist documentary genre
Documentaries about revolutionary artists often adhere to a paradoxically predictable pattern. Writing recently in Director on the new documentary Nam June Paik: Moon is the oldest television, Vadim Rizov expressed …
After a year of deliberation, the Netherlands has income the remains of nine people native to Sint Eustatius, a small Dutch Caribbean island also known as Statia. Archaeologists found these …
Miami-based collector and filmmaker Dennis Scholl is simply eclectic in his tastes and pursuits. Scholl’s latest endeavor – as an artist – is an exhibition at the Hua International gallery …
The Richard Mille Art Prize shines the spotlight on the Gulf’s nascent art scene
The Louvre Abu Dhabi opened its doors just over five years ago, but five years is a long time in the UAE’s burgeoning art scene. “I think five years ago …
Pakistani-born artist Shahzia Sikander was quick to highlight on her Instagram feed last month a biting comment from an anonymous social media contributor, who compared Madonna to one of her …
‘A pretty little thing isn’t it?’ Art critic John Berger played mobster Cockney in a Grand Theft Auto game
John Berger was a legendary art critic, novelist, painter and… video game voice actor? Twitter users were flabbergasted to find out the late British writer provided the voice of East …