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Lucia Di Luciano Dead: Italian Painter Dies at 93

01/06/2026

Lucia Di Luciano, an Italian painter associated with the Arte Programmata movement of the 1960s who only recently gained wider recognition, died this past weekend. Her death was announced by her Milan gallery, 10 A.M. Art, which did not specify …

Метки : искусствоarte programmataитальянская художницаабстракцияискусство 20 века

2,000-Year-Old Cemetery and Industrial Complex Discovered in Egypt

01/06/2026

An international team of archaeologists from Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities and Italy’s University of Padua has uncovered several industrial workshops and a burial complex in Egypt’s western Nile Delta region. The discovery took place across two interconnected archaeological sites …

Метки : археологияегипетоткрытиядревностиримский периодисследование

‘Extraordinary’ Artist Visas Are Going to Social Media Influencers

01/06/2026

Countless artists have immigrated from countries around the world to the U.S., enriching the American cultural landscape immeasurably. But the process of applying for an O-1B visa, for those with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business, athletics, or the …

Метки : иммиграцияискусствовизысшаправовая помощьинфлюенсеры

Man Steals Sword from Parisian Statute of Joan of Arc, Motive Unknown

01/05/2026

A statue of Joan of Arc in Paris’s 8th arrondissement is missing a sword after a man broke it off and swiped it for reasons not yet known. As reported by Le Parisien, the incident occurred on Monday morning, when …

Метки : жанна д'арквандализмнаследиепарижскульптуракультурное наследие

Artist Withdraws Painting from Kochi-Muziris Biennale After Protests

01/05/2026

One week after an exhibition associated with India’s top biennial, the Kochi-Muziris Biennale, closed to due to religious protests, the offending painting has been withdrawn from the show. The work, Supper at a Nunnery by Tom Vattakuzhy, was being exhibited …

Метки : искусствопротестыиндияkochi biennaleкартинасвобода искусства

Louvre Reopens After Delay as Staff Resume Strike in Paris

01/05/2026

The Louvre Museum in Paris reopened to the public on Monday after a three-hour delay, though several areas remained closed as staff resumed strike action over pay, working conditions, and staffing levels. According to Reuters, museum workers met earlier in …

Метки : луврзабастовказарплатыусловия трудафранция#культура

Kathleen Goncharov Dead: Just Above Midtown Curator Dies at 73

01/03/2026

Kathleen Goncharov, a curator whose work included organizing shows for Just Above Midtown gallery, died at her home in Boca Raton, Florida, of natural causes on December 31. She was 73 years old. Goncharov served as senior curator at the …

Метки : искусствовыставкакураторвенецианская биенналекультурное наследиехудожники

After Audit, Baltimore’s Lewis Museum Says It’s On Road to Compliance

01/03/2026

The leadership of Baltimore’s Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture is working to iron out problems uncovered in an August 15 audit by the Maryland Department of Legislative Services, according to a report in the …

Метки : музейаудитафроамериканская культурафинансовые нарушенияэта крайне важная структурабалтимор

Erie Art Museum Won’t Return “Abandoned” Watercolor by George Demiel

01/03/2026

The Erie Art Museum has responded to a lawsuit filed on Nov. 7, 2025, by the daughter of a local artist, requesting the return of a watercolor painted by her late father. The artist, George C. Demiel, submitted the painting …

Метки : музейискусствосудебный процессакварельджордж с. деймилсобытия в искусстве

Zohran Mamdani Uses Historic Qur’an at His Swearing-In Ceremony

01/03/2026

At midnight on New Year’s Eve, incoming Mayor Zohran Mamdami took his oath of office on the Qur’an, Islam’s most important religious text. He is the first Muslim to hold the position of Mayor of New York City. One of …

Метки : нью-йоркзохран мамданикораншомбургисламакультурное наследие

Trump Rings in 2026 at Mar-a-Lago With $2.75 million Art Auction

01/02/2026

President Donald Trump rang in the New Year with an amateur art auction at his Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, where a freshly painted portrait of Jesus Christ sold for $2.75 million. He even shared his New Year’s resolution: “Peace …

Метки : дональд трампаукционискусствоновый годмар-а-лагомир

2,000-Year-Old ‘Industrial Complex’ and Roman Cemetery Found in Egypt

01/02/2026

Archaeologists working in the western Nile Delta of Egypt discovered remnants of an “extensive industrial complex” from as far back as the 5th century B.C.E. as well as a Roman cemetery that suggests the area was fertile ground for civilization …

Метки : археологиядревний египетримская эпохакультурные связипогребальные обычаицивилизация

Which Artworks Entered the Public Domain in 2026?

01/02/2026

With each passing year, new artworks are shorn of their copyright protections and entered into the public domain, allowing them to be used freely, without express permission from the estates that steward these pieces. This year, pieces by Salvador Dalí, …

Метки : искусствоавторские правапубличное достояниекультурное наследиесовременные художникисюрреализм

2026 Art Preview: Shows, Museum Openings, and Biennials to Visit

01/02/2026

While 2026 has barely even begun, the year already looks to be a busy one. The world’s biggest art festival, the Venice Biennale, is returning, headlining a year that will also see many more biennials staged from New York to …

Метки : искусствовыставкибиенналевенециямузеикураторы