Jens Haaning, known for his artworks targeting income inequality, migration and working conditions, was commissioned by the Kunsten Museum to recreate one of his most famous works from 2007. When the museum received the artwork in 2021 , was surprised to find two large blank canvases, titled "Take the Money and Run." Find out more here.
Madrid's Reina Sofia Museum has reversed a ban on the public taking photographs with Picasso's famous 'Guernica' in an attempt to control crowds.
The Vila Flor Cultural Center (CCVF), in Guimarães, celebrates its 18th anniversary with a week of shows in a demonstration of diversity and dedication to the (multiple) arts that have always been associated with its existence. Find out more here.
UNESCO's regional director for the Maghreb said yesterday that Friday's earthquake in Morocco caused "greater damage than expected", particularly in Marrakesh, after a visit to the affected areas. Find out more here.
A 22-year-old German man has been detained in Florence for allegedly damaging a 16th-century marble statue of Neptune after climbing on it to pose for a photograph. Find out more here.
The feature film 'Poor Things', by Greek filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos, won the Golden Lion for best film, the top prize at the Venice Film Festival, announced the jury of this 80th edition of the event, chaired by director Damien Chazelle. Find out more here.
Every lot in Freddie Mercury's London Sotheby's “A World of His Own” auction – from his well-worn Adidas high-top sneakers to his antique Italian pietra dure table – found a buyer on September 6, for a total of of £12.2 million. The live evening sale, held at Sotheby's New Bond Street, was greeted by a room that Oliver Barker, chairman of Sotheby's Europe, described as “electric”. Find out more here.
Painting the city pink? Regulars at New York's Bowery won't fail to notice that a coat of pink paint has been spread all over Jean-Michel's former studio. Basquiat at 57 Great Jones Street. Even a memorial plaque dedicated to the iconic artist was targeted, according to East Village news blog EV Grieve. Find out more here.
With Frieze London just over a month away, Christie's has launched a new charitable initiative in collaboration with the Museum of West African Art (MOWAA) in Nigeria. The auction house will sell works donated by leading contemporary artists at its auctions to benefit the museum. Find out more here.
The New Mexico Museum of Art will open Vladem Contemporary, a $20 million contemporary art outpost located in a renovated 1930s warehouse in Santa Fe's Railyard district, on September 23. Learn more here.
Last year, archaeologist Kathleen Martinez unearthed hidden tunnels in a temple in Alexandria. Now he has unearthed hidden tunnels in a temple in Alexandria. Find out more in this article.
Staff at the British Museum in London were alerted in 2021 by an outside source that someone within the institution was stealing priceless artifacts and selling them on eBay, according to multiple sources. Find out more here.
According to the statement from the Council of Ministers today, released in the early afternoon, "the decree-law was approved that creates the support program within the scope of the Portuguese Contemporary Art Network, seeking to encourage the creation, production, dissemination and enjoyment public interest in contemporary art, and contribute to the dissemination of existing art spaces throughout the country". Find out more here.
The literary fair is returning to the Jardins do Palácio de Cristal and, between August 25th and September 10th, more than a hundred publishers, booksellers and second-hand booksellers will occupy Avenida das Tílias. The opening of the “Pina Germano” exhibition and the music of Mafalda Veiga are some of the highlights of the first day. Find out more here.