A monumental artist deserves a monumental documentary, and that is what Anselm Kiefer receives in Wim Wenders’ new film, titled simply Anselm. Wenders shot it in 3D and 6K resolution, documenting the German-born painter and sculptor who makes work on a truly grand
Italian newspapers have speculated that a right-wing journalist backed by Italy’s far-right leader Giorgia Meloni is set to become the next president of the Venice Biennale, artner.com reported. Pietrangelo Buttafuoco, who has no previous managerial experience, publicly supported Meloni during her election
The Ukrainian government has launched a new tool for identifying artworks tied to sanctioned Russian nationals. Now accessible through the embattled country’s National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP) is a new “War & Art” database of paintings, sculptures, and other artworks that
A major feature film on Hiroshima is going into production, inspired in part by an unpublished memoir of a Japanese man who witnessed the devastation of the city after the atomic bomb was dropped in 1945. Scriptwriter Elisabeth Bentley was taken aback
The British Museum has appointed Carl Heron as its interim deputy editor after Jonathan Williams “stepped back” from the position after reports that the institution’s management ignored warnings about stolen and missing items from its collection. According to the Daily Telegraph, the
The Cleveland Museum of Art is facing this question following the seizure of one of its prized Roman antiquities, according to artnewspaper.com The work in question is a spectacular, life-sized, headless bronze statue of a man wearing a toga-like garment. Featured in
The J. Paul Getty Museum presents Graphic Design in the Middle Ages, an exhibition that reveals the ways that design influenced the making, reading, and interpretation of medieval books. Drawn primarily from the Getty Museum’s Manuscripts collection, the exhibition goes on view at
As we approach the 100th anniversary, the interest shown in the period when the Republic was proclaimed is increasing. Many exhibitions that meet with the audience throughout the year offer a comprehensive archive of the 100th anniversary of the Republic. The First
A climate activist smeared pink paint on a Tom Thomson artwork at the National Gallery of Canada as part of activities this week drawing attention to demands for a national firefighting service. A video uploaded to Facebook by the group On2Ottawa appears
The Kazlıçeşme Arts Center in Zeytinburnu, Istanbul, is housed in a historic Ottoman-era building that once was a military hospital. The centre boasts a stunning mosaic floor, sarcophagus, and tomb and invites visitors to explore its collection of artefacts from excavations conducted
