Bonhams Paris offered the art collection of iconic French actor Alain Delon in an auction that more than doubled its pre-sale estimate for a total of US$8.8 million. Find out more here.
The "Lady with a Fan" painting by Gustav Klimt It was auctioned by Sotheby's in London for more than 86 million euros. Find out more here.
Amsterdam's Hermitage Museum, once the largest satellite of the St. Petersburg institution, will be renamed the H'ART Museum after severing ties with Russia, it was announced on Monday. Find out more here.
A painting of Banksy from fashion icon Paul Smith's collection will be auctioned at Bonhams London on June 29, with an estimated value of US$2.3 million. Find out more here.
News that the opening credits for the Disney+ miniseries “Secret Invasion,” which debuted on June 21, were created using AI has sparked a fierce backlash on social media and, indeed, within the production world itself. Find out more here.
David Hockney presented his first AI artwork - a computer-generated ode to bohemian life - at Glastonbury Festival last weekend. Find out more here.
The international competition for the artistic direction of the Museum of Contemporary Art of the Centro Cultural de Belém (MAC-CCB) has already opened and ends on August 31st. Find out more here.
The star of the exhibit may be the dazzling galactic data captured by NASA's newest telescope, much of which is presented in a 25-minute video. Find out more here.
Director Wes Anderson is returning to the big screen with the film “Asteroid City”, which premieres in Portugal on June 22, starring some of Hollywood's biggest stars in a story about science and obsession with space. Find out more here.
The Minister of Culture, Pedro Adão e Silva, revealed today, in a press conference, that in April, "the courts notified the CCB that the terms of the arrest that were in force when there was lending [with José Berardo] were maintained, and the State will continue to have the responsibility of showcasing the Berardo collection, ensuring its safety, preservation, and public enjoyment." Find out more here.
The nineteenth edition of FEST New Directors starts today in Espinho | New Cinema. Until June 26th, more than 244 films will be shown at Multimeios, Casino and Espinho Parish Council, from 59 countries. Find out more here.
Tom Stoppard's “Leopoldstadt” took home the award for best play at the 2023 Tony Awards, handed out on Sunday night at the United Palace in Washington Heights. The intergenerational drama - set in Vienna between the turn of the century and 1955 - prominently features a Nazi-looted portrait of Gustav Klimt. Find out more here.
The new exhibition at Coletivo 284 combines "the real and the virtual": the physical collection is also available on a digital platform. Coletivo 284's new exhibition is called “ON55_OFF284” and is the result of a partnership with the art purchasing platform P55.ART. The pieces available online can be seen offline in the space next to Amoreiras, in Lisbon. Find out more here.
The head of state cut the inauguration ribbon during a visit to Waddesdon Manor, a historic Rothschild family property about 80 kilometers northwest of London. Find out more here.