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Project For Empty Spaces Awarded $1.5M From Mellon Foundation
New Jersey-based Project For Empty Spaces, home to socially-aware art, is awarded a $1.5 million grant from Mellon Foundation.
The grant comes as a big deal to the small art space, which has so far functioned on limited resources. In a…
Benin Bronzes Go From Nigeria To Oba Of Benin
The Nigerian government formally recognized the Oba of Benin, Ewuare II, as the rightful owner of the Benin Bronzes. On March 23, the government made the announcement saying “By the announced law, all artefacts must be delivered to the Oba…
After Tampering Allegations, National Gallery of Australia Orders Review Of Indigenous Works
The National Gallery of Australia announced that it will review 28 paintings by indigenous artists, after allegations of tampering by white art assistants.
In early April, The Australian reported that works belonging to artists from the…
Artist Win Photography Award With AI-Generated Image, Forfeits
An artist forfeited the Sony World Photography prize after winning it through AI-generated images.
Boris Eldagsen won the Sony World Photography contest last week, organized by the World Photography Organization. He won it for a work…
Milan Monument, Damaged In Climate Protests, Might Require Expensive Restoration
The Italian culture ministry has said that a 19th-century monument in Milan, damaged by climate protestors last month, would need extensive restoration.
The monument in question is the Piazza del Duomo, a 19th-century bronze equestrian…
Debate Sparks After Asian Society Blurs Prophet Mohammad Image
Many scholars took issue after the Asian Society and Museum blurred images of Prophet Mohammad put on an ongoing exhibition.
The exhibition, titled “Comparative Hell: Arts Of Asian Underworlds”, explores the concept of hell or underworld…
Controversial Miriam Cahn Work In Paris Gets Clean Chit From French Court
France’s Council of State has cleared a painting by Miriam Cahn of the accusations of pedophilia, allowing it to stay on view.
Titled fuck abstraction.!, the painting portrays a small figure on his knees, hands bound, fellating a larger,…
Air Jordans Worn By Michael Jordon Are Now The World’s Priciest Sneakers
A pair of Air Jordans worn by Michael Jordan in 1998 has fetched $2.2 million at Sotheby’s, becoming the world’s most expensive sneakers.
On Tuesday, the much-anticipated item went on the auction block at Sotheby’s and ended up fetching…
Italian Artist Creates Largest Portrait Of Pablo Picasso
Italian land artist Dario Gambarin has arguably created the largest-ever portrait of artist Pablo Picasso on his death anniversary.
For the feat, Dario Gambarin chose Les Demoiselles d’Avignon (1907), a self-portrait by Picasso which was…
2023 Guggenheim Fellowship Awardees Include Artists Kapwani Kiwanga, Lavar Munroe and More
The 2023 Guggenheim Fellowship was announced this week, and awarded to 171 scholars and artists in various domains.
Awarded by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, the fellowship is given to 48 disciplines divided into 4 broad…