Museum of Modern Art hosts a new site-specific installation by Shana Moulton, whose work captures the banality and enormity of everyday life. Through performance, video, and sculpture, Moulton chronicles the experiences of her semi-autobiographical alter-ego, Cynthia, as she navigates personal choices and physical
Over 600 artists and art professionals have signed an open letter demanding that London’s Tate museum cut ties with arts organizations whose founders have financial connections to Israel. The letter, addressed to Tate leadership before the December 3 Turner Prize ceremony, calls
Michelangelo Merisi, better known as Caravaggio, renowned for his mastery of chiaroscuro—a technique that brings dramatic lighting and lifelike realism to his subjects—led a turbulent life that ended in 1610 when he was in his late 30s. Among his rare surviving portraits
The British Museum has received a remarkable donation of Chinese ceramics valued at £1 billion ($1.27 billion), marking what is likely the largest art donation ever given to a UK museum. The collection, which includes 1,700 pieces such as a Ming Dynasty
Pro-Palestine activists gathered outside New York’s Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) last night, protesting its ties with Ronald S. Lauder, the museum’s honorary chairman and president of the World Jewish Congress. The demonstration coincided with the World Jewish Congress’s annual assembly, criticized
The Mucha Museum, dedicated to Czech artist Alphonse Mucha, a pivotal figure in the Art Nouveau movement, is set to open a new location in Prague near the historic Old Town Square. This move follows the conclusion of a long-term agreement with
Five animal rights activists were sentenced for causing over £7,000 in damage to the Queen Victoria Memorial fountain outside Buckingham Palace after pouring red dye into the water during a 2021 protest. The activists aimed to simulate a “bloodbath” to draw attention
After years of anticipation, Egypt’s Grand Egyptian Museum has begun a trial phase, offering a preview of what is set to become the world’s largest archaeological museum. Situated near the iconic Giza Pyramids, the museum opened 12 of its main halls to
In response to a series of activist attacks on its most iconic paintings, the National Gallery in London has introduced new security measures that will drastically change how visitors experience the space. Beginning Friday, October 18, 2024, visitors will no longer be
What was John Constable doing at 8:30 AM on September 26, 1814? According to his sketchbook, he was in Dedham Vale sketching a scene that would later inspire his painting Stour Valley and Dedham Church. Alongside the sketch, he meticulously noted the
Two activists staged a protest at the National Gallery in London on Oct 11, pasting a photograph of a Palestinian mother and child over the protective glass of Pablo Picasso’s 1901 painting Motherhood (La Maternité). The demonstration, aimed at drawing attention to
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