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Naked Statue For Mary Wollstonecraft Draws Controversy
A sculpture dedicated to Mary Wollstonecraft courted controversy soon after its debut at the Newington Green Park, London yesterday.
The sculpture, which is made up of silver-coated bronze and has a statue of a nude woman, was dedicated…
Sindika Dokolo, Congolese collector with corruption allegation, is dead
Sindika Dokolo, the famous Congolese art collector, died at the age of 48. According to local news outlets in Angola, he died in Dubai. The cause of death is said to be embolism.
Earlier this year, Dokolo was in the news amidst…
German Art Groups Claims Responsibility For Gueys Theft
The artist collective known as Frankfurter Hauptschule has claimed responsibility for stealing a Joseph Beuys work from Germany and taking it to Tanzania.
According to a news report published by German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung, the…
Stolen Gustav Klimt Painting Will Return To View After 23 Years
After 23 years since it was stolen and 10 months since its discovery, a Gustav Klimt painting is returning to view.
Titled ‘Portrait of a Lady’, the painting was created by Gustav Klimt around 1916-17. It was on view at the Ricci Oddi…
Google Filters Allows Users To Become Works Of Art
Technology has allowed humans to do wonderful things. Now, it will allow them to become works by maestros, thanks to Google.
Google Arts and Culture recently launched a filter that will allow users to place themselves within the works of…
Tim Griffin, Peter Eleey step down from their respective organizations
It was a day marked by stepping downs in the art world. Tim Griffin announced that he would step down as chief curator and director of the Kitchen. Peter Eleey, the chief curator of MoMA PS1, also announced his impending departure.
In an…
Art Community Backlash At Controversial Philip Guston Postponement
A collective decision of four museums last week to postpone the Philip Guston retrospective has been met by backlash from the art community.
Last week, four museums of the USA and the UK decided to postpone the controversial Philip…
Artist Organization Runs Campaign For 2020 Election Awareness
The upcoming US presidential elections are touching every sphere of life, the art world being no exception. As the elections loom closer, the art group For Freedoms has started urging citizens to be more involved in voting.
Founded in…
Frank Bowling sues Hales Gallery for non-payment
Earlier this month, artist Frank Bowling filed a legal claim in the London High Court against the Hales Gallery. He alleged that the gallery owes him a significant amount of money, as well as withholding many of his works.
The Hales…
Art World Announcers $5 million relief for Beirut
The international art community came forward to help Lebanon after the deadly explosions in the capital earlier this month.
The International Alliance for the Protection of Heritage in Conflict Areas (ALIPH), which is based in Geneva, is…