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First Impact Gala At Sotheby’s Raises $1M For Climate Change
The inaugural Impact Gala at Sotheby’s in New York was a hit and raised $1 million on its first day for action against climate change.
The Impact Gala is a social-conscious project of Sotheby’s, led by photographer Sebastião Salgado. All…
Kurdish Artist Arrested After Protesting Outside Iranian Embassy in Berlin
Exiled Kurdish artist Zehra Doğan was arrested after smearing the walls of the Iranian Embassy in Berlin for a protest performance.
The video that captured her act was shared by Doğan herself and went viral on Monday. In the video, she…
Ryan Foundation Apologizes, End Legal Dispute With KAWS Exhibition
After months of legal dispute over copyright infringement, Singapore-based Ryan Foundation has backtracked and apologized to the KAWS Exhibition.
The long legal battle began first in November last year when Hong Kong-based studio…
Medieval Manuscript Sold For $75 In Maine Found To Be From 12th Century Book
A 24year old Maine man bought a manuscript in an estate sale for $75, which has now turned out to be 700 years old Medieval page worth $100,000.
Earlier this month, 24-year-old Will Sideri went to a real estate sale on Pleasant Street,…
Toronto Museum Board Resigns En Masse Over Management Issues
The Power Plant, a Toronto-based Museum, saw the majority of its board members resign earlier this week over management issues.
The Art Newspaper reported that 24 of the 27 board members of the museum resigned earlier this week. As per…
Citing Copyright Issues, Getty Images Bans AI-Generated Images
Getty Images announced that it will ban AI-generated images, given the issues surrounding the copyright of the images thus created.
The announcement came on Wednesday and encompasses all AI image-generating models, including popular ones…
Artist Senga Nengudi Wins Nasher Prize Worth $100,000
Veteran artist Senga Nengudi, known for her groundbreaking work, has won the 2023 Nasher Prize worth $100,000.
Senga Nengudi has been a prominent name in African-American sculpting for over five decades. She is perhaps best known for her…
Byzantine Mosaic From 6th Century Unearthed By Palestinian Farmer In Gaza
While planting a tree, a Palestinian farmer accidentally unearthed a 1500-years-old Byzantine mosaic in the Gaza Strip.
Right now, the French Biblical and Archaeological School, which is based in Jerusalem, is working on excavating all…
Dutch Museum Repatriates Kandinsky Work To Jewish Collector’s Heirs
The Van Abbemuseum in the Netherlands is returning a Wassily Kandinsky painting to the heirs of its Jewish collector.
The painting, titled View of Murnau with Church, was created by Wassily Kandinsky in 1910. Though not clear when she…
Dimitrios Pandermalis, Acropolis Museum President, Dies At 82
Dimitrios Pandermalis, president of the Acropolis Museum in Greece, was announced dead at the age of 82 on Wednesday.
The Culture Ministry of Greece issued a statement, announcing his death. Lina Medoni (Culture Minister, Greece) wrote:…