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Amidst pressure, Southbank, BFI severe ties with oil company Shell
Southbank Centre in Britain became the latest to end oil sponsorship of art, as it disconnected its ties with the oil company Shell.
In recent years, activists have struggled to stop oil companies from sponsoring art institutions in an…
Coronavirus scare in Italy forces lockdown, galleries shut
Italy has been on the worse receiving end of the coronavirus epidemic that has affected the whole world, the art community included. Now, the country is in a lockdown, which has forced art galleries to shut their doors to the public.
The…
Art Dubai Gets Postponed Due To Coronavirus Threat
The latest victim of Coronavirus in the art world was the Art Dubai event, which was indefinitely postponed at the face of the threat.
On March 3, the organizers at Art Dubai announced that the upcoming art event would be postponed…
Brazilian Art Collector Bernardo Paz acquitted of money laundering
One of the most controversial cases in the art world recently ended in favour of Brazilian art collector Bernardo Paz, as he was acquitted of a money laundering case. The ruling, which was carried out by federal appeals court in Brasilia,…
Grayson Perry bags the prestigious Erasmus Award, $165,000 reward
British artist Grayson Perry won the prestigious Erasmus Award, also known as ‘Dutch Nobel Prize’ - as well as the $165,000 monetary reward.
The Erasmus Awards are one of the most prestigious awards in the world, famously known as the…
Leonardo Da Vinci Exhibition At Louvre Sees Record Visitors
The recently-concluded Leonardo da Vinci exhibition at Louvre saw a record attendance of 1 million+, breaking the museum’s own previous record.
The Louvre museum in Paris recently concluded its much-anticipated Leonardo da Vinci…
Prominent Brooklyn gallery Koenig & Clinton shuts its doors
The illustrious Koenig & Clinton Gallery in Brooklyn, which has been serving as a platform for new artists for a few years now, has shuttered its doors.
In a statement issued by the gallery on Tuesday, it was announced that its…
Stan Douglas chosen to represent Canada at 2021 Venice Biennale
Though the Venice Biennale is more than a year away, countries have already started announcing their representatives for the prestigious art event. Australia, Iceland and New Zealand have already announced their representatives, while the…
Artists write Open Letter To PS1 to remove Board Members profiting from “Suffering Of…
The continuing calls from "Theater of Operations: The Gulf War 1991-2011" exhibition to remove people associated with war profits culminated into an open letter signed by 37 artists. In its own word, the letter sought to separate the…
Petition forces exit of Erie Art Museum Director Joshua Helmer
An online petition against Erie Art museum director Joshua Helmer for his predatory attitude towards women forced his exit from the museum.
The story began from a New York Times story last week, which detailed multiple allegations of…