This week: the coronation in the UK. As Charles III is crowned at Westminster Abbey this weekendAnna Somers Cocks, founder of The arts journal and former assistant keeper of ironwork …
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library discovers new poem attributed to Queen Caroline, who was barred from her husband’s coronation in 1821
A groan of outrage from a rejected queen who found the doors barred at her husband’s coronation 200 years ago has surfaced in an archive, just in time for the …
The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam is about to open the first comprehensive exhibition dedicated to the last stage of the artist’s career, his short stay in the village of …
Why has no one been invited to follow in the footsteps of Hollar, Lowry and Topolski as a coronation artist?
No official commission has been made for an artist to record the coronation of King Charles III on May 6. New music has been commissioned for the day from Judith …
Cambridge University master delivers speech at UN saying tone has changed in restitution debate
Sonita Alleyne, Master of Jesus College at the University of Cambridge, UK, said in a speech earlier this week at the UN office in Geneva that “the time when Africa …
It’s not often you get Frida Kahlo all to yourself. It was my chance during my recent visit to Buenos Aires in Argentina, as well as its celebration of Latin …
The market for third-party guarantees – which offer auction houses and sellers a useful tool to hedge their bets – shows no signs of slowing down, reaching a likely all-time …
Street art in Italy championing LGBTQ+ rights has sparked controversy as the country’s far-right government has appeared to crack down on same-sex parents in recent months. Right-wing commentators and politicians …
London Gallery Weekend has announced the artists who will take part in this year’s performance art programme. The new orders will be presented free of charge at three locations across …
The US Copyright Office has received applications to register a wide variety of arguably creative objects for copyright protection in recent years, including driftwood that has been shaped and smoothed …