An Italian archaeologist and antiquities expert says a “substantial part” of looted items returned to Italy earlier this year from the United States are fakes. Gianfranco Adornato, professor of Greek …
Arts
A Vermeer blockbuster officially breaks a record at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam
The successful Johannes Vermeer exhibition at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, which closed on June 4, attracted 650,000 visitors, making it the museum’s most visited exhibition. The standard entry price for …
You are waiting for an Uber. Maybe you’re leaving for a dinner in Basel or a party in Miami Beach. The application is running … it “watches”. Finally: “12 minutes”. …
Ten years ago, the exhibition background stories at the Residenzschloss in Dresden, paintings by German artist Georg Baselitz were combined with works from the nearby Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister. Rather than …
Officials at the UK’s National Trust charity were appalled earlier this year after bright blue marks were found all over the face, arms and torso of a statue by sculptor …
Venice Biennale artist Sonia Boyce and the Simon Lee Gallery are parting ways after just two years
Sonia Boyce, who won the prize at the Venice Biennale Golden Lion Award for his exhibition at the British Pavilion last year, and the Simon Lee Gallery in London have …
As Israel is rocked by protests, a West Bank cultural center seeks to ‘represent the Palestinian struggle’
On Al Khalil Road in Bethlehem stands the Dar Yusuf Nasri Jacir for Art and Research (Dar Jacir). It is one of the few cultural spaces still open and active …
Van Gogh’s Surprisingly Bold Painting of the Church of Auvers, Now on Display in Amsterdam
Van Gogh painted his memorable Church of Auvers (June 1890) in the village where he lived at the end of his life. The photo is among the stars of the …
“What if the art object is not a polished object, but rather an unwanted guest? For a long time I thought about the end of art and who it is …
Podcast | Picasso – Asked, But Not Canceled: We Talk to Brooklyn Museum Exhibit Curators
As It’s Pablo-matic: Picasso according to Hannah Gadsby opens at the Brooklyn Museum, New York, we talk to Catherine Morris and Lisa Small, who curated the show with the Aussie …