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Scientists Extract DNA from Drawing That Could Connect to Leonardo da Vinci

01/09/2026

Scientists extracted DNA from a possible Leonardo da Vinci drawing that may provide genetic links to one of the most storied humans to walk the Earth. In a not-yet-peer-reviewed paper posted Tuesday in a preprint database, researchers from the Leonardo …

Метки : леонардо да винчиднкискусствоаутентификацияисследованияискусствоведение

Sexual Assault Lawsuit Against Norval Morrisseau Estate Is Tossed Out

01/08/2026

A lawsuit that alleged sexual assault by the late artist Norval Morrisseau was tossed out by British Columbia’s Supreme Court this week, according to the Canadian Press. Filed against the artist’s estate, the lawsuit by Mark Anthony Jacobson claimed that …

Метки : искусствоновостинорвал морриссосудисксексуальное насилие

Lost Archive Highlights a Growing Crisis in Media Art Preservation

01/08/2026

When the fire reached Diana Thater’s home in Altadena last January, there was no time for triage. As she and her husband, the artist T. Kelly Mason, evacuated ahead of the flames, Mason grabbed what he could carry: a server …

Метки : искусстводиана татерсохранениепожарлос-анджелесмедиаискусство

Venezuela’s Cultural Scene Looks On After Maduro Ouster

01/08/2026

In a historic military operation that flouted international law, the United States invaded the South American nation of Venezuela early Saturday morning, seizing the country’s leader, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife, Cilia Flores, who will face federal charges in New …

Метки : венесуэлаискусствополитика#культурамадуротрамп

Franco Regime Sought to Censor Robert Motherwell Painting in Spain

01/07/2026

Longstanding questions about an episode surrounding a Robert Motherwell painting in Spain have finally been answered: the Franco regime really did try to censor the Abstract Expressionist’s work, proposing an altered title for one work with a name that explicitly …

Метки : искусствоцензурамазервеллиспанская республикавыставкаистория.

'Mona's Eyes' Cover, Featuring a Vermeer Painting, Generates Rage

01/07/2026

Mona’s Eyes, a recently published novel by Thomas Schlesser, has drawn widespread praise, leading Barnes & Noble to name it the book of the year for 2025. But it is also gaining less positive notice for a reason that has …

Метки : литератураискусствокнигирецензииспорыобщественное мнение

Amy Sillman Leaves Gladstone Gallery for David Zwirner

01/07/2026

David Zwirner Gallery now represents New York–based artist Amy Sillman. Sillman, whose colorful paintings and drawings expertly straddle the line between figuration and abstraction. She previously worked with Gladstone Gallery. Her first show there, “Mostly Drawing” in 2018, offered viewers …

Метки : искусствовыставкахудожникинью-йорксовременное искусствогалерея

NFT Paris cancels event with one-month notice

01/07/2026

NFT Paris, Europe’s biggest annual conference for the Web3, NFT, and digital ownership community, has been cancelled just a month before it was set to open at the Grande Halle de la Villette. The organizers said that current market conditions …

Метки : nftконференцияискусствоблокчейнцифровая собственностьрынок

Bob Monk Dead: Longtime Gagosian Director Dies at 75

01/07/2026

Bob Monk, a Gagosian director who was with the gallery for more than 20 years, working closely with artists such as Ed Ruscha and Richard Artschwager, died on December 15 at 75. His ex-wife, Wendy Monk, said the cause was …

Метки : искусствонью-йоркgagosianхудожникинаследиесовременное искусство

France and Mexico Agree to Exchange Pair of Pre-Hispanic Manuscripts

01/07/2026

In May 2025, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum met with French President Emmanuel Macron in Mexico City. It was Macron’s first official visit to Mexico, and was an important step in Mexico’s recent attempts to bolster trade relations with Europe. While …

Метки : #культурарепатриацияискусствомексикафранциякодексы

Pictures of Venetian Palazzo Painted by Monet Up for Sale

01/07/2026

A Venetian palazzo painted by Claude Monet—with a riderless gondola floating in a fog of coolish hues—is up for sale via Christie’s International Real Estate. The location is on a premier stretch of the Grand Canal, and the price is …

Метки : венецияискусствопродажа.палаццоклод монеистория.

Diriyah Biennale Reveals Artists for Third Edition

01/07/2026

Diriyah Biennale Reveals Artists for Third Edition The Diriyah Biennale Foundation has named the more than sixty-five artists set to participate in the third iteration of theDiriyah Contemporary Art Biennale. Titled “In Interludes and Transitions (في الحِلّ والترحال),” the exhibition …

Метки : diriyah biennaleсовременное искусствовыставкахудожникиискусствосаудовская аравия

Defaults on Art-Backed Loans Soar in Tough Market

01/06/2026

Half of non-bank art lenders experienced loan defaults in 2024, up from 17 percent two years earlier, according to the Art and Finance Report 2025, published by Deloitte Private and ArtTactic.That figure, however, is still better than 2020, the first …

Метки : искусствокредитырынокэкономикафинансированиеинвестиции

The US's Only Weather Museum May Have to Close Due to Poor Funding

01/06/2026

The National Weather Museum and Science Center in Norman, Oklahoma, the only US museum dedicated to weather artifacts, said late last month that it is at risk of closing. The nonprofit, launched in the early 2000s, has relied completely on …

Метки : музейпогодафинансированиенорманискусствонаука