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Biennale of Sydney Reveals Artists for 2026 Edition

10/27/2025

The Biennale of Sydney, Australia’s top biennial, has revealed the full artist list for its 2026 edition, which is due to open on March 14, 2026. The exhibition is closely watched by curators and has accordingly brought on as its …

Метки : искусствобиенналесиднейхур аль-касимихудожникисовременное искусство

Activists Protest Cai Guo-Qiang at Centre Pompidou

10/27/2025

A fireworks show by Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang outside the Centre Pompidou in Paris last week drew condemnation from activists who previously called for a boycott of the artist earlier this year. The Paris performance, titled Le Dernier Carnival (The …

Метки : искусствотибетцай гуо-цяньсобытияэкологияпротесты

Xie Lei Awarded 2025 Prix Marcel Duchamp

10/27/2025

Xie Lei Awarded 2025 Prix Marcel Duchamp Franco-Chinese painterXie Lei, known for his dreamlike portraits of ghostly, ambiguous figures adrift in dark spaces, has been announced as the winner of this year’sPrix Marcel Duchamp, France’s most prestigious contemporary art prize. …

Метки : искусствопремиясовременное искусствоживописьxie leiвыставка

Sotheby's Records Surrealist Records in Paris—and More Art News

10/27/2025

The Headlines SUSPECTED LOUVRE THIEVES ARRESTED. Two suspects have been detained in connection with the theft of jewels, including pieces once belonging to Emperor Napoleon III and Empress Eugénie, from the Louvre on October 19. French prosecutor Laure Beccuau said …

Метки : лувркражаювелирные изделияскандалискусствоаукционы

Two Suspects Arrested in Paris Over Louvre Heist

10/26/2025

Two suspects have been arrested over the theft of French crown jewels from the Louvre on October 19, French authorities said. Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau said in a statement on Sunday that authorities made the arrests on Saturday evening. One …

Метки : искусствоновостибезопасностькражалуврпариж

Almeida & Dale Raided by Police Over Missing Alfredo Volpi Works

10/25/2025

Almeida & Dale, one of Brazil’s most prominent galleries, was raided on Wednesday by police in connection to the case of three missing paintings by modernist Alfredo Volpi. The São Paulo State Department of Criminal Investigations (Deic) arrived at the …

Метки : гибель художникаобыскискусствобразилиягалереявольпи

125 Works from Japan's Okada Museum to Be Sold by Sotheby's Hong Kong

10/25/2025

Japan’s Okada Museum of Art is selling works from its collection because its founder, Kazuo Okada, needs to settle a $50 million legal bill that stems from his long-running feud with casino magnate Steve Wynn. Okada, an 83-year-old billionaire, is …

Метки : японияискусствоаукционколлекцияхокусайсудебные дела

Art Basel Has Quietly Been Offering Discounts to Some New Galleries

10/25/2025

In a season when generosity feels in short supply, Art Basel has quietly rolled out something resembling altruism. According to several first- and second-time exhibitors at Art Basel Paris, the fair has been offering booth-fee discounts to new participants—20 percent …

Метки : искусствоart baselальтруизмскидкигалереиэкономика

What Can Museums Do to Prevent High-Profile Art Heists?

10/24/2025

On Sunday, at around 9:30 a.m., robbers broke into the Parisian museum‘s Apollo Gallery using a cherry picker and an angle grinder to steal nine pieces of jewelry worth an estimated $102 million in less than eight minutes. Could the …

Метки : ограблениелуврбезопасностьискусствоэкспертыювелирные изделия

Chris Levine Sued Over Credit for Queen Elizabeth II Portraits

10/24/2025

British artist Rob Munday has filed a lawsuit against Chris Levine, claiming he is the co-creator of two of the most recognizable portraits of Queen Elizabeth II—Equanimity and Lightness of Being—which Levine has for years presented as solely his own …

Метки : искусствосудпортретыголография#творчествоавторское право

Kraftwerk Cofounder’s Electronic Gear and Ephemera Go Up for Auction

10/24/2025

The history of 20th-century music and art holds out few paragons more important than Kraftwerk, the electronic pop group founded in Germany in the 1970s by Florian Schneider and Ralf Hütter. Creative repurposing of rigid technologies, forging new sounds that …

Метки : kraftwerkискусствомузыкааукционтехнологии#культура

A New Study Found King Tut's Tomb is Unstable

10/24/2025

The tomb of ancient Egyptian King Tutankhamen, located in the Valley of the Kings, has experienced instability and damage from flash flooding and major faults that has worsened over time. One expert outlined methods for reinforcing the underground tomb using …

Метки : искусствоархеологияисследованияегипетсохранение исторического наследияизменения климата

New York Nonprofit Canal Projects to Shutter

10/24/2025

New York Nonprofit Canal Projects to Shutter Canal Projects, the cutting-edge nonprofit arts space established by the Korean American community-building organization YS Kim Foundation in a 19th-century cast-iron building at the edge of New York’s Chinatown, has announced that it …

Метки : искусствогалереинью-йоркфинансированиевыставкикультурные изменения

James Turrell Working on Museum ‘Skyspace’ to Open in Denmark

10/24/2025

A hole in a ceiling to help bring the heavens down to earth: it’s a simple idea that has animated James Turrell’s series of “Skyspace” works dating back to the 1970s, including a new one set to open at the …

Метки : искусствомузейджеймс турреллskyspaceвыставкаархитектура