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Carrie Mae Weems Becomes First Black Woman To Win Hasselblad Photography Prize
Artist Carrie Mae Weems was announced as the 2023 winner of the prestigious Hasselblad Photography prize – creating history as the first Black woman to win it.
The Hasselblad Prize is one of the most prestigious awards in photography. It…
Unearthed Tomb In Metsamor, Armenia Reveals Couple Who Died Together
In the ongoing excavation at Metsamor, a well-preserved tomb with a couple who died together was unearthed by archaeologists.
The discovery was made as part of the ongoing archaeological expedition by a team of Polish and Armenian…
Olafur Eliasson Selected To Build 98-Foot Long Installation For UK Coastline
Artist Olafur Eliasson has been commissioned to build a 98-foot installation mirroring sea and sky along the Silecroft coastline in England.
Titled ‘Your Daylight Destination’, the project will be a 98-foot-long steel basin that will be…
Ukraine Launches Banksy Stamps To Commemorate Russian War Anniversary
To mark the first anniversary of the ongoing war with Russia, Ukraine has issued postal stamps with a Banksy mural on them.
The mural was painted outside a burnt building in Kyiv, the capital city of Ukraine, in November last year. It…
Thomas H Lee, Famed Collector of Photography, Dies At 78
Update: A previous version of this article mistakenly attributed the cause of death as 'natural'. We apologize for this grievous error.
Thomas H Lee, businessman and art collector, died due to suicide at the age of 78 on Thursday. His…
Painting By Lucian Freud Could Fetch $24M At Upcoming Auction
A painting by Lucian Freud of his daughter could fetch $24 million at Sotheby’s auction next week.
The painting in question is Ib Freud (1997), which depicts Isobel Boyt, one of his daughters. In the painting, Isobel could be seen…
Art Basel Announces 285 Galleries For 2023 Edition
Art Basel has announced the names of the galleries that would participate in its 2023 edition in Switzerland in June.
The art fair will run on June 13 and 14 and feature 285 galleries – similar to the 289 galleries featured in its 2022…
Art Dealer Daniel Elie Bouaziz, Accused Of Selling Fake Warhol, Pleads Guilty
Daniel Elie Bouaziz, a Florida-based art dealer accused of selling fake works of artists like Andy Warhol, has pleaded guilty.
Over the course of a long investigation that concluded in 2021, the FBI investigated Daniel Elie Bouaziz for…
Joan Mitchell Foundation Starts Legalities Against Louis Vuitton Over Unauthorized Use
The Joan Mitchell Foundation has sent a cease-and-desist order against Louis Vuitton for using the artist’s paintings in their handbag commercials.
As per Christa Blatchford (executive director, JMF), Louis Vuitton Malletier (LVM) had…
How #ArtOnLink is Revolutionizing Art and Urban Exploration
#ArtOnLink, a program launched in 2017 by LinkNYC, has been making its mark on the streetscapes of New York, showcasing local artists' work on a metropolitan scale. With the expansion of the program in 2018 with LinkNWK and LinkPHL, the…