Arts

This morning, New York City Mayor Eric Adams declared May 31 Ellsworth Kelly Day, in honor of the legendary entertainer. 100th anniversary. The centennial initiative, spearheaded by the Whitney Museum …

THE modern Art Museum (MoMA) of New York has purchased 212 moving images from experimental filmmaker Ken Jacobs, a mainstay of the city’s avant-garde film scene who turned 90 on …

Stoneworkers in Nashville, Tennessee made frequent deliveries to the home of William Edmondson (1874-1951). Those from the nearby quarry brought him oddly shaped stones, unusable for the builders; others brought …

To date, stories of cultural restitution have primarily been a story about Western institutions, told from a Western perspective. The protagonists are benevolent European and North American organizations, whose virtue …

Over the past decade, museums around the world, but especially in Europe and North America, have taken more or less active steps to correct blind spots and systemic flaws in …

Visitors continue to pack their bags for the Vermeer blockbuster at the Rijksmuseum which runs until June 4 (get a ticket if you can – good luck). A correspondent of …

At the beginning of the 1890s, Munich could boast of being the artistic capital of Central Europe. Home to a group of so-called “prince painters,” known for their grand history …

Hannah Gadsby doesn’t hurt when it comes to Pablo Picasso. The Aussie comedian’s 2018 Netflix comedy special Nanette weaves a searing critique of Picasso’s relationship with his teenage muse Marie-Thérèse …

In March this year we went to Finsbury Park in London to Phyllida Barlow’s to interview her for the A brush with… podcast. Tragically, Phyllida died a few days later. …

Conservators in Istanbul are racing to save dozens of at-risk heritage sites in the wake of the deadliest earthquake in Turkey’s modern history, bracing for the likelihood of an even …