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Spain Arrests Climate Activists Over Museum Protests

Spanish police said on Jan. 12 they had arrested 22 environmentalists over protests at museums and elsewhere, including one where they glued their hands to frames of paintings by Francisco de Goya. The group is suspected of 65 protests in Spain and

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Instagram Censors Exhibition Images

A New York art gallery currently showing an exhibition that aims to de-sexualize the concept of nudity had its Instagram account flagged for … posting an artwork depicting a naked body, according to Hyperallergic. Nudity is not Radical!, a group show at

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Keanu Reeves Announces New Novel, ‘The Book of Elsewhere’

Keanu Reeves announced that he’s collaborating with one of his favorite authors, China Miéville, on “The Book of Elsewhere.” The upcoming novel is inspired by Reeves’ comic book series, “BRZRKR,” which he created with writer Matt Kindt and artist Ron Garney. “The

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Hungry-Turkey Year Kicks Off

The 2024 Hungary-Turkey Cultural Year will kick off on Jan. 21 with a concert of by the Pannon Philharmonic Orchestra, to be held at the Atatürk Cultural Center (AKM) in Istanbul. On the same day as the concert an exhibition depicting the

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Artists Boycott German Institutions for Free Speech

Hundreds of artists and cultural workers around the world signed a petition calling to boycott German cultural institutions in response to the nation’s “McCarthyist policies” targeting critics of Israel’s violence against Palestinians. Signed by over 650 people including artist Lawrence Abu Hamdan,

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Paris Names Street After David Bowie

The city of Paris on Jan. 8 named a street after rock music icon David Bowie, a first in honor of the singer eight years after his death. ”Rue David Bowie” was officially inaugurated in the capital’s 13th district on the left

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Oldest Fig Seeds Found in Yassıtepe Mound

The oldest fig seeds ever found in Anatolia, dating back 5,000 years, have been unearthed in the Yassıtepe Mound in the Bornova district of İzmir, where excavations have been continuing. Head of the excavations, Associated Professor Zafer Derin said, “Finding such a

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