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Tatsuo Ikeda, Japanese anti-war artist, is dead at 92
Tatsuo Ikeda, known for his harrowing works based on World War II, has died in November at the age of 92. His death was announced by Fergus McCaffrey, the gallery that represented him.
Ikeda was born in 1928 in Saga Prefecture, Japan. He…
A New Banksy Mural Appears In Bristol, England
A latest Banksy work has appeared outside a home in Bristol, England this week.
In an Instagram post on Tuesday, Banksy claimed credit for the artwork in Bristol. Titled ‘Aachoo!!’, the mural depicts an elderly woman dispelling a…
BLM Protestors charged for toppling Slave Trader Statue in Bristol
Months after toppling a statue in Bristol, England, four people have been charged for the act.
In June this year, the statue of 18th-century slave trader Edward Colston was toppled in Bristol by Black Lives Matter protestors. Though no…
Seoul shutters museums as COVID-19 cases rise in South Korea
The bane of covid-19 in the art world is far from over. Its latest victim was the art space in Seoul.
In the wake of rising cases of coronavirus, the South Korean government has ordered all state museums in Seoul to shut down. The…
Billionaire Art Collector Sheldon Solow dies at 92
Prominent art collector and real-estate mogul Sheldon H. Solow died on Tuesday at New York’s Cornell Medical Centre. His death at the age of 92, first reported by Bloomberg, was said to be due to lymphoma.
Sheldon Solow was one of the…
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…
Interview with Surrealist Artist Anna Dianova
When did you first discover your talent for art?
I picked up a brush for the first time when I was four years old. Since childhood, I knew my calling was to be an artist. From a young age in school, I was taught drawing, painting,…
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…
Frieze scales down, moves to new venue for 2021 edition
The 2021 edition of the Frieze art fair announced a relocation and significant changes in the scale of the event.
For the first time since 2012, the art fair will be held outside Randall’s Island. It has been relocated to the Shed in…
Activist Diyabanza Arrested After Attempted Theft At Louvre
Congolese activist Mwazulu Diyabanza was presented in court after his attempted theft at the Louvre museum a few days ago.
According to news reports, the incident took place on October 22. Diyabanza was seen in a video posted on Twitter…