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
The Associated Press reported that Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio’s masterpiece will debut for the first time at the Prado in Spain on May 27. It was sold at auction three years ago for a mere $1,600 and later turned out to be
On May 4, pro-Palestine protestors found themselves in police custody following their demonstration at the Art Institute of Chicago, a museum renowned for its high visitor numbers. The People’s Art Institute, an organization led by students from the School of the Art
Two individuals were apprehended on Sunday morning at the entrance of the Musée d’Orsay in Paris on suspicion of attempting to damage classified property. The arrests occurred at approximately 11:30 am local time, and the individuals were subsequently placed in police custody
Russian police conducted searches at Moscow’s Garage Museum of Contemporary Art, as reported by Ostorozhno Novosti’s news channel on Telegram. Officers were present at the museum’s archival building and another building where the Garage conducts walking tours. Garage supervisors and curators were
An audit report conducted by France’s Court of Auditors has revealed that the Centre Pompidou’s economic model is unsustainable. The museum is facing financial strain due to an ongoing renovation project of its primary institution in Paris and the establishment of a
According to a report in The Telegraph , there is a proposal to relocate the Mona Lisa to an underground chamber at the Louvre due to busy photographing and interest in the painting. Louvre director Laurence des Cars has suggested moving the
Camille Claudel’s legacy is celebrated in a new exhibition as a towering figure in modernist sculpture within France. Claudel’s life, marked by tragedy including confinement in an asylum during her final years, has been portrayed on screen, notably by Isabelle Adjani opposite
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City has completed the return of an ancient Sumerian sculpture to Iraq. The restitution ceremony for the Sumerian sculpture took place in Washington D.C., as announced by the Met in a statement. This return
Several museums in the UK have acknowledged the loss, theft, or destruction of hundreds of items from their collections over the past five years, shedding light on a widespread issue in the sector following last year’s British Museum thefts scandal. Among the
An employee at the Pinakothek der Moderne in Munich, Germany, has been terminated from the museum’s installation team after secretly hanging his own artwork on the gallery walls after hours on February 23. The 51-year-old freelance artist, whose identity remains undisclosed, faces
