A gilded bronze sculpture, Hercules Mastai Righetti, now housed in the Vatican Museums, is undergoing conservation work, funded by the Patrons of the Vatican Museums, to remove centuries of dirt from its gilded surface. Learn more in this article.
Recently, the Spanish government announced the creation of an extraordinary tax on large fortunes, with the aim of raising additional resources to support families and fight inflation. This measure has aroused the interest of affected taxpayers, who are already looking for strategies to reduce the tax burden.
In June, Spain will unveil the Royal Collections Gallery, considered “the biggest museum project in Spain in decades and also in Europe”, which will feature paintings, tapestries, sculptures, armor and furniture collected by monarchs over more than 500 years. Learn more here.
Greece has finally recovered a treasure trove of stolen antiquities from British dealer Robin Symes, the result of an arduous 17-year legal battle that began shortly after Symes was exposed and then arrested in 2005. Learn more here
Filmmaker Wim Wenders spent two years directing Anselm, a documentary that serves as a gripping and moving retrospective of Kiefer's life and work. Learn more in this article.
Brazil's official participation in the 18th International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia with the Terra project received the top prize from the exhibition's international jury.
German artist Michael Moebius has won $120 million in a lawsuit against hundreds of foreign counterfeiters: the news comes just one day after the US Supreme Court's landmark ruling against the Foundation Andy Warhol. Michael Moebius, known for painting pop culture icons by blowing gum,. Learn more here.
The US Supreme Court ruled 7-2 against the Foundation Andy Warhol on the question of whether Warhol's use in his own work of a photograph of the musician Prince by Lynn Goldsmith constitutes fair use. Learn more here.
The official inauguration of the Pavilhão de Portugal takes place today with the launch of the catalog and a guided tour of the exhibition.The FERTILE FUTURES project, curated by Andreia Garcia and jointly curated by Ana Neiva and Diogo Aguiar, challenged seven project teams to imagine the water reservoirs of the future. Learn more here.
Al Pacino to headline the cast of Modi, an ode to Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani, directed by Johnny Depp and played by Italian star Riccardo Scarmacio. Learn more here.
Warhol's self-portrait that inspired the book 'I sold Andy Warhol (Too Soon)' goes up for auction again. Auctioneer Phillips will offer the historic work on behalf of a Finnish collector. Learn more in this article.
Armory Show organizers have revealed the names of more than 225 galleries that will participate in the 2023 edition of the event. Representing over thirty-five countries, exhibitors will showcase works by over eight hundred artists. Learn more here.
MoMA PS1 today unveiled Connie Butler as its next director. Butler arrives at the Long Island City, New York, institution from the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles, where she has served as Chief Curator since 2013. Learn more here.
The initiatives scheduled for the European Night of Museums, celebrated on Saturday, and for the International Museum Day, on the 18th, include, among other initiatives, 'peddy papers' and historical recreations, announced the Directorate-General for Cultural Heritage ( DGPC). Learn more here.