London’s National Gallery has just scored a monumental acquisition for its 200th anniversary, finally securing a work by the Dutch-born Victorian master Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema. The painting, After the Audience (1879), was brokered through Christie’s, with the museum paying £2 million to
Dirimart readies to host İnci Eviner’s second solo exhibition with the gallery, Neural Crest of an Island, bringing together the artist’s recent moving image work of the same title and the installation titled Resound of the Studio, a revival of her studio at
A landmark artwork that received acclaim and an award at the Venice Biennale has been acquired by both England’s Tate museum network and South Brisbane’s Queensland Art Gallery. Archie Moore’s kith and kin (2024), an installation currently exhibited at the Golden Lion–winning
The “uncanny valley” phenomenon named by Japanese roboticist Masahiro Mori in 1970, refers to the feeling of discomfort or eeriness that people have when they encounter beings that look almost human but are missing key human traits. This discomfort peaks when the
Collecting ordinary objects such as shoes, keys, beds, chairs and dresses and wrapping them in giant structures made of thread, Japanese artist Chiharu Shiota redefines the concepts of memory and consciousness. Her exhibition titled “Chiharu Shiota: Between Worlds” will meet with the
Londoners were treated to a surprise over the weekend as the mysterious street artist Banksy added three new animal-themed murals to his latest series, marking a total of eight in just over a week. The new additions include a school of black
In a move as enigmatic as the artist himself, a freshly unveiled Banksy artwork depicting a wolf perched on a satellite dish in London was stolen less than an hour after its appearance on August 8. The piece, located on the roof
This bronze sculpture marks a significant milestone, as community members celebrate it as the first sculptural rendering of a Black woman installed outside a state capitol building in the United States. Vel Phillips was renowned for her groundbreaking achievements throughout her long
In the heart of London, where cultures converge and lives intertwine, a new beacon of creativity now stands sentinel. On August 7, Yayoi Kusama, the legendary Japanese artist known for her immersive, surreal works, unveiled her first permanent public sculpture in the
On Wednesday, Banksy shared an image on Instagram showing monkeys appearing to swing on the bridge of an east London Tube station. The artwork is located on a bridge over Brick Lane, near a vintage clothing shop and a coffee house, close
