Art News
Paris Art Scene on Fire: Explosive Growth at Paris+ Art Basel!
Oct 19, 2023
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Despite challenging circumstances, Paris+ Art Basel's second edition is bringing excitement to the French art market, with galleries confident in showcasing masterpieces and foreign collectors showing strong interest. However, questions remain about the market's long-term growth and competitiveness compared to other global art hubs.
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Ex-school principal fired for showing Michelangelo's 'David' travels to Florence
May 3, 2023
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Hope Carrasquilla, a Florida administrator who was fired for showing students Michelangelo's naked David sculpture, was flown to Florence.
Sell Art
Switching to the HTTPS protocol: Security first
Jan 13, 2017
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The HTTPS protocol is a little heavier, its deployment on the whole platform can slow down very slightly the speed of loading of the pages, but this is largely compensated by the advantages brought.
Art History
African contemporary art : first stages of recognition
Apr 11, 2017
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African art is generally confined to its only “primary art” component. The curators regularly converse Picasso and his contemporaries with statues or reliquaries, but never with African artists of their time ...
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AI-Generated Artwork is Copyrighted for the First Time
Sep 29, 2022
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AI-assisted comics are being registered in the middle of a heated online debate about the ethics of AI art.
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King Charles III's First Portrait Draws Mixed Reactions Online
May 15, 2024
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King Charles III unveiled his first official portrait as king at Buckingham Palace, a bold painting by Jonathan Yeo featuring a striking red background and a symbolic butterfly representing his transformation. The portrait, which drew mixed reactions online for its modern style and color choice, will be displayed at the Philip Mould Gallery before moving to Draper's Hall in London.
Lifestyle
In Afghanistan, the first female street artist taunts the Taliban
Nov 7, 2021
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Afghanistan's first female street artist is Shamsia Hassani. The compositions of Hassani are both of women in a male-dominated culture and create an impression of the clash between light and darkness. However, she had to deal with cultural and social issues as well as a lack of spaces where graffiti could be done.
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Artist Nigel Sense created the first NFT car for Porsche!
Dec 16, 2021
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Nigel Sense, an Australian artist, was commissioned to create this one-of-a-kind sculpture. The artwork is part of Porsche's 70th-anniversary festivities in Australia. Three digital works of art in the form of NFT will be created from the electric art automobile.
Art News
Record sales during the first VIP day of Art Basel
Jun 14, 2023
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Even though there were worries that the market would slow down, people spent money at a busy Art Basel.
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The World's First Art Amusement Park Rises from the Ashes
Dec 4, 2023
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Los Angeles unveils Luna Luna: Forgotten Fantasy, a unique reinvention of the world's first art-themed amusement park, featuring installations by iconic artists like Basquiat and Hockney. This once-lost project, now revitalized with a $100 million investment, blends avant-garde art with new attractions and performances in a 60,000 square foot indoor complex.
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Michelangelo's three 'pietas' came together for the first time in history
Feb 24, 2022
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Michelangelo's 'Pieta' is regarded as one of the most beautiful depictions of maternal mourning in the world. The original "Bandini" will be on display at the Tuscan museum, alongside casts from the Vatican Museums' "Pietas" and "Rondanini"
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Jellyfish balloons launched by artists into space for the first time
Oct 28, 2021
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A unique test flight was conducted by a group of artists who used a colorful craft resembling a jellyfish to launch into space.
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Mariët Westermann Takes Helm as First Female Director at Guggenheim Museum
Nov 21, 2023
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Mariët Westermann has been appointed as the first female director of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and Foundation, bringing her extensive experience in art history and academia. She will lead the institution through a period of expansion and address challenges at its locations in New York and Abu Dhabi.
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The first drawings of King Charles III are put up for auction
Jun 15, 2023
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When they go up for sale this week, sweet crayon drawings by a young King Charles III will show a different side of Britain's royal family.
Lifestyle
Kim Chang-il: First Korean on the World's Top 100 Collectors List
Jan 18, 2024
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Kim Chang-il, a prominent figure in the Korean art scene, is an acclaimed art collector, gallerist, artist, and businessman. With a consistent presence on ARTnews top 200 list for nine years and acknowledged among the world's 100 top collectors by Art Review, he possesses one of the world's largest contemporary art collections.
Art News
La Psyché': London's National Gallery obtains its first Eva Gonzalès Impressionist painting
Apr 19, 2024
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The acquisition, occurring just a month before the museum's 200th anniversary, marks Gonzalès as only the 20th female artist whose work is included in the collection...
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Ai Weiwei's First US Retrospective in a Decade at Seattle Art Museum
May 27, 2024
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Renowned Chinese artist Ai Weiwei will have his first US retrospective in a decade at the Seattle Art Museum, opening on March 12, 2025, and featuring over 100 works curated by Foong Ping.
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The director of the Tehran Museum was fired after an artist fell into an oil pool during a performance
Mar 24, 2022
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The director of the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art was fired after an acrobat fell into an oil pool during a performance. Ebadorreza Eslami-Kulai is the new director of TMoCA. The museum apologized for the incident and promised to restore the sculpture.
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"Forever is Now," Egypt's first contemporary art exhibition at the foot of the pyramids
Nov 9, 2021
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The exhibition, which depicts "the merger of art, history, and heritage," was organized by the private Egyptian company Art d'Egypte in collaboration with the government and Unesco.
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First Botticelli, and now Boccioni, eco-activists in Milan have stuck themselves to futurist art
Aug 3, 2022
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More protest actions will follow, says Ultima Generazione group
Art News
Madonna would be the owner of a painting that disappeared during the First World War
Jan 19, 2023
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Diana and Endymion," a painting by Jérôme-Martin Langlois, was finished in 1822. It was first shown at the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Amiens in 1878. When it was no longer there after the city was bombed in 1918, people thought it had been destroyed.
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A Polish museum has fired its director in favor of someone who promises to steer clear of 'pro-environmental, gender, or queer art'
Apr 29, 2022
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According to Gazeta Prawna, Jarosaw Suchan, interim director of Muzeum Sztuki in Łódź, has been fired amid a larger crisis confronting Poland's museums.
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Views by Renoir of Guernsey will be exhibited together for the first time on the island
Apr 18, 2023
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The show will start at the Musée des impressionnismes in Giverny and then move to the Candie Museum on the island of Guernsey.
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After first appearing in New York, a €10 million 24-karat gold cube sculpture appears in Venice
Apr 22, 2022
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Passers-by are invited to interact with the work, but it is only on display for one day.
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Glicéria Tupinambá: the first indigenous artist to present a solo exhibition from Brazil at the Venice Biennale
Nov 2, 2023
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Glicéria Tupinambá Achieves a Historic Milestone as the First Indigenous Artist to Present a Solo Exhibition for Brazil at the Venice Biennale...
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Tracey Emin Makes History as the First Female Artist Appointed as a Trustee of the British Museum
Nov 16, 2023
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English visual artist Tracey Emin is set to become a trailblazer by joining the Board of Trustees at the British Museum...
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The first Frieze Los Angeles since the start of the pandemic debuts at a new location in Beverly Hills
Feb 18, 2022
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To make this year's festival a success, organizers and exhibitors are counting on "pent-up passion."