Artist Brice Marden, whose abstract paintings defied easy categorization, died at home Wednesday in Tivoli, New York. The 84-year-old artist's daughter, Mirabelle Marden, announced the news on Instagram. Find out more here.
The Douro International Engraving Biennial starts this Thursday, in Régua, runs until October, honors 26 artists and includes 15 exhibitions spread across six municipalities, with 800 works by 500 authors.
Jamie Reid, the artist who helped define the look of punk with his brilliantly subversive collages and protest art, has died aged 76. Reid's death was first reported by Louder Than War and confirmed by his gallery, John Marchant. In a post on Instagram, the gallery remembered Reid as “an artist, iconoclast, anarchist, punk, hippie, rebel and romantic”. Find out more here.
Museo Reina Sofía, FIDMarseille and Doclisboa present the second edition of this annual residency program aimed at filmmakers and artists working in the field of essay film, experimental cinema and, essentially, all the manifestations that constitute non-fiction cinema . Find out more here.
Graffiti made up of 24 Chinese characters stamped in red paint against a white background on walls across London divided street art lovers and online communities over the weekend. Find out more here.
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, one of the most prominent and influential figures in the history of Western art, is today celebrated for his unparalleled mastery in painting, drawing and engraving, but he stood out not only for his outstanding technical skill, but also for his profound understanding of human psychology and his ability to capture the essence of life in his works. Find out more here.
As throngs of summer tourists arrive in Greece, the country has decided to limit the number of visitors to the Acropolis to 20,000 visitors per day. In 2022, the number of annual visitors reached three million. Find out more here.
Jenny Saville is a renowned British artist known for her figurative and powerful paintings that explore the human body, in particular, representations of women. Learn more about artist Jenny Saville here.
The Design and Fashion Museum (MUDE), in Lisbon, closed since 2016 for complete renovation works, should reopen to the public in the second quarter of 2024, director Bárbara Coutinho told the Lusa agency. Find out more here.
Inês Pinto e Sousa emerges as a captivating and influential figure on the contemporary art scene, standing out as an independent curator. Find out more in this interview aboutInês Pinto e Sousa.
Lima de Freitas was a renowned Portuguese artist, with a career that spanned several decades and diverse areas of artistic and intellectual creation, leaving a lasting legacy in contemporary Portuguese culture. Find out more here.
Louise Bourgeois has emerged as one of the most notable and impactful figures in contemporary art. His extraordinary career spanned more than eight decades and was marked by an intimate and visceral exploration of the depths of the human psyche. Find out more here.
The film "Barbie" is expected to surpass $1 billion in ticket sales worldwide by the end of today, according to estimates from studio Warner Bros. Find out more here.
Some episodes of José Afonso's life are told in a Portuguese-Galician comic strip, by Teresa Moure and Maria João Worm, published this week, marking the 94th anniversary of the birth of the Portuguese singer-songwriter. Find out more here.