China has made yet another attempt to shut down Chinese dissident artist Badiucao's upcoming exhibition in Europe. And, again, the exhibition continues, with the host institution asking for the public's support rather than giving in to pressure from Beijing. Discover more here.
Two environmental activists were convicted of aggravated damages by a Vatican court and ordered to pay more than €28,148 in restitution after gluing their hands to an ancient statue in the papal museums during a climate change protest last August. Find out more here.
The painting 'Lady with a Fan' by Gustav Klimt (1862-1918), the last one the artist painted before his unexpected death, will go up for auction on June 27 for 80 million euros, announced auction house Sotheby's in London. Find out more here.
Codex Atlanticus drawings by Leonardo da Vinci will be displayed in the United States for the first time in an exhibition opening this summer in Washington, D.C. Find out more here.
A portrait of Picasso consigned by his ex-wife's estate has just set a record for the artist on the German auction market. Work reached €3.4m at Van Ham yesterday. Find out more here.
An exhibition that brings together a selection of new works by photographer António Júlio Duarte, most of which were created during the pandemic, will open today at the Serralves Museum, in Porto. Find out more here.
The largest exhibition dedicated to the Dutch painter Vermeer ended Sunday at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, with a record of around 650,000 visitors, the institution announced. Find out more here.
The Whitney Museum has sold its iconic Breuer Building on Madison Avenue on New York's Upper East Side to Sotheby's, which will move there from its current headquarters on York Avenue starting in 2025. Find out more here.
After nearly half a century, authorities have returned a stolen Roman marble head to Villa Albani Torlonia in Rome, Italy. Thieves stole the Hydrophora head, which is part of a larger statue, in 1978, along with four other priceless objects.
“Ernest Cole: House of Bondage” showcases Cole's pioneering work and the obstacles he overcame to capture groundbreaking images of oppression. When Cole finally published House of Bondage in 1967, the images shocked the world. Find out more here.
Renowned Chinese artist Yue Minjun has become the latest target among nationalist internet influencers and netizens in China, some of whom accuse him of insulting the country and tarnishing the army's image with his iconic “laughing man” paintings. ”. Find out more here.
Taking place between October 19th and December 3rd in the cities of Porto and Matosinhos, the third edition of the Porto Design Biennale will have as its central theme "Being Water: How we flow and shape ourselves collectively", enhancing the meeting of national and international organizations in a debate about one of the most essential and indispensable natural elements: Water. Find out more here.
The former home of legendary artist Jasper Johns north of New York City is for sale for a very reasonable $600,000. Johns reportedly entertained art world titans including the likes of dancer and choreographer Merce Cunningham at this two-bedroom residence in the town of Stony Point, 33 miles north of the George Washington Bridge. Find out more here.
Ilya Kabakov, an artist whose expansive works set his sights on the imploded dreams of the Soviet Union, opening up new possibilities for installation art in the process, passed away on Saturday at age 89.