Museo Reina Sofía, FIDMarseille and Doclisboa present the second edition of this annual residency program aimed at filmmakers and artists working in the field of essay film, experimental cinema and, essentially, all the manifestations that constitute non-fiction cinema . Find out more here.
Graffiti made up of 24 Chinese characters stamped in red paint against a white background on walls across London divided street art lovers and online communities over the weekend. Find out more here.
As throngs of summer tourists arrive in Greece, the country has decided to limit the number of visitors to the Acropolis to 20,000 visitors per day. In 2022, the number of annual visitors reached three million. Find out more here.
The Design and Fashion Museum (MUDE), in Lisbon, closed since 2016 for complete renovation works, should reopen to the public in the second quarter of 2024, director Bárbara Coutinho told the Lusa agency. Find out more here.
The film "Barbie" is expected to surpass $1 billion in ticket sales worldwide by the end of today, according to estimates from studio Warner Bros. Find out more here.
Some episodes of José Afonso's life are told in a Portuguese-Galician comic strip, by Teresa Moure and Maria João Worm, published this week, marking the 94th anniversary of the birth of the Portuguese singer-songwriter. Find out more here.
The Stop Shopping Center, whose most of the stores used by musicians had been sealed on July 18, will reopen this Friday with the permanent presence of firefighters, the Mayor of Porto, Rui Moreira, announced today. Find out more here.
Curator, writer and art historian Iwona Blazwick, chair of the Royal Commission of AlUla's Public Art Expert Panel in Saudi Arabia and former long-time director of London's Whitechapel Gallery, will curate the Eighteenth Istanbul Biennale. Find out more here.
David Hockney has painted a stunning portrait of Harry Styles, which will be unveiled at the National Portrait Gallery in London this autumn. Learn more here.
The only known structure by Frank Lloyd Wright in Malibu burned down in a wildfire. Now an opportunity arises for the property, called “Eaglefeather”, to rise from the ashes. The land where the famous architect built the residence in 1940 is for sale for $7.45 million. Learn more here.
It's an encouraging sign for the post-pandemic art world. Global investment in cultural infrastructure returned to pre-pandemic levels last year, with total costs for projects completed and announced in 2022 reaching an estimated total value of US$15.1 billion. Learn more here.
The Young V&A is set to select alternative LGBTQ+ material for display after being criticized for removing two books from its store and a poster from its Design Gallery. Learn more here.
dstgroup announced the opening of registration for the 5th edition of the Dstangola/Camões Literature Prize, in partnership with Camões, IP, which, this year, is intended for poetry works by Angolan authors, published in the period from 2021 to 2022 .
Caixa Geral de Depósitos once again acquires works of art for its Collection and launches the 2nd edition of the Caixa Contest for Young Artists for people between 25 and 35 years old. Applications are open from July 21 to September 11, 2023. Find out more here.