Criminals stole one part of the lead sculpture by the iconic German artist Anselm Kiefer from a warehouse in France, reported the Guardian. The artist estimated the damages at over one million dollars (£785,000). It is noted that the robbers broke into
A lost painting by Sandro Botticelli has been found after 50 years. The painting disappeared from Italian state’s art records 50 years ago and has recovered from a family home near Naples. The artwork, which dates to the 15th century and is
David Hockney has unveiled his latest Christmas-themed artwork to bring “joy and hope” to people in London. Hockney’s animation, showcasing two Christmas trees against the backdrop of the River Thames, is on display nightly from 5 pm to 10.30 pm until December
Interior designer and Philanthropist, Mica Ertegün, died at the age of 97 on Dec 2. Ertegün died at her Long Island home in Southampton, New York. She was a well-known philanthropist and interior designer who was praised for her taste. She was known
The Quilt Story project, gathering traditional and contemporary art, is to take the stage at Miami Art Week. Led by Nazan Aktan and organized by Act Contemporary LLC Miami, the exhibition is supported by the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism. The
Art Basel Miami hosts 277 international galleries this December, with 25 newcomers joining an outstanding line-up of veteran exhibitors, two-thirds of which hail from North and Latin America. The fair, whose Global Lead Partner is UBS, will take place at the Miami
Nan Goldin, the pioneering photographer has been ranked as the contemporary art world’s most influential person. Recently, Goldin called off a project for the New York Times Magazine because of the newspaper’s pro-Israel bias in its reporting on Gaza. Goldin, 70, took
Climate activists from Extinction Rebellion (XR) interrupted the opening night revival of Tannhäuser, an 1845 German opera by Richard Wagner at Manhattan’s Metropolitan Opera House on November 30. The activists aimed to draw attention to the environmental degradation of Earth’s water resources.
More than 2,000 seal impressions have been recovered from the rare site of an archive building in southern Turkey’s ancient religious center of Doliche (Dülük Hill), which was dedicated to the Roman god of the sky and thunder, Jupiter Dolichenus. The archive
Arts and cultural workers staged a sit-in at London’s Tate Modern on Nov 26, to call for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza. Dozens of demonstrators gathered in the museum’s Turbine Hall to show their solidarity with the Palestinian community and to pressure
