The Centro Cultural de Belém, in Lisbon, will inaugurate the new contemporary art museum, the MAC-CCB, in phases throughout 2023, in the space hitherto occupied by the Museu Coleção Berardo, the Minister of Culture announced this Monday.
The year 2022 can be described as a return to routine. With the slight depression of auctions due to the pandemic, lots did not exceed the $100 million mark. However, the secondary market has since regained its pre-pandemic luster, and in many ways. Discover the most expensive works of art sold this year here.
In many ways, 2022 scored! Finally, we had the return of normal life as in the pre-pandemic, there were many important sales at auctions, confidence was renewed in the art market, we had the return of art fairs and some great in-person exhibitions. At the same time, certain political problems that gained momentum during the pandemic found a new expression in the face of new and persistent injustices during this year. Discover here the most impactful moments in the art world in 2022.
Pantone, the international brand responsible for creating the largest color system in the world, released the tone for the new year. Pantone 18-1750, called Viva Magenta, explores the dynamic between Artificial Intelligence and human creativity to create the "Magentaverse". Find out more here.
The Public Prosecutor's Office has closed the inquiry into the disappearance of 94 works from the State's contemporary art collection, the Attorney General's Office (PGR) revealed this Tuesday to the Lusa agency.The DGPC report warned that “the existence of works to be located constituted a weakness in the collection” of contemporary art. Learn more here.
Big names in contemporary art like Marina Abramović, Cindy Sherman and Kara Walker signed an open letter denouncing theocratic rule in Iran and expressing solidarity with activists there. The population is disgruntled and activists have been protesting for more than two consecutive months following the death of Mahsa Amini, who died after being beaten by Iran's morality police for incorrectly wearing his hijab, a mandatory article of clothing for women.
Out of nowhere, photo editing app LensaAI became a huge hit when it launched its Magic Avatar feature, which creates AI portraits in a variety of styles.However, artists who were suspicious of the use of AI imagers became concerned when they saw what appeared to be signatures scrawled in the corners of many of these AI portraits. Some artists claim this could prove that LensaAI was stealing work that included the watermarks or signatures that artists use to prevent theft.
Two confused police officers stormed a London gallery on Sunday, reportedly under the misconception that a sculpture of a bent over woman was a real person in need of help.The work was commissioned by Steve Lazarides, the dealer behind the Laz Emporium and a former agent of Banksy. the sculpture,Kristina (2022), which was based on the gallerist's sister, shows a life-size woman with long blonde hair and a yellow hood who appears to be unconscious, her head buried in a bowl of soup.
Nothing goes better with a mug of hot chocolate or a glass of wine than a Christmas movie. To keep you in a warm and relaxed spirit, we suggest 10 films, from old classics to recent cinematographic productions. Prepare Christmas cookies and start your movie marathon right now!
Lately, works of art have regularly appeared in the news due to vandalism. But what makes a person want to vandalize a beloved work of art? Factors often vary greatly. Politics often play a role, as has been the case with the many recent protests led in museums by climate activists around the world. Often, personal interests can also become paramount, as with a variety of young provocateurs who target the artworks of others, sometimes even as part of their own artistic practices. In each case, however, the basic motive remains the same: to create confusion by disturbing the appearance or reputation of art that people know so well. Discover 14 cases of vandalism in the art world here.
A 1930s painting by Piet Mondrian sold for $51 million at an auction in New York. The piece last sold in 1983 for $2.15 million, which is equivalent to $6.4 million (£5.4 million) in today's money. The head of impressionist and modern art at Sotheby's, where the painting was auctioned, described the purchase as "a once-in-a-generation occurrence".
British urban artist Banksy has confirmed that he has created seven murals in various locations across Ukraine, including the capital Kyiv, the suburb of Irpin and the town of Borodyanka – among the places hardest hit by Russian bombing.
Speculation rose that the unnamed artist was in the war-torn country after three works were seen last week. Learn more here.
Speculation rose that the unnamed artist was in the war-torn country after three works were seen last week. Learn more here.
The gaffe was only discovered this year by curator Susanne Meyer-Büser while planning “Mondrian. Evolution”, a new exhibition dedicated to the modernist at Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen K20 in Düsseldorf, Germany. The work entered the museum's collection in 1980.SSausanne Meyer-Büser declared at the press conference that she only discovered this error when she was researching more about the work's past and found a photograph of it in the artist's studio from 1944. Find out more here.
On the 2nd of November at 9.30 pm, the cultural platform Underdogs will premiere The World as a Whole, its...