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Hamburger Kunsthalle acquires René Magritte Masterpiece for €2.4 Million
Article date: Thursday, June 26, 2025

Hamburger Kunsthalle acquires René Magritte Masterpiece for €2.4 Million

The Hamburger Kunsthalle, together with the Stiftung Hamburger Kunstsammlungen and the Campe’sche Historische Kunststiftung acquired the painting Le Palais de Rideaux by René Magritte. 


The Director of the Dutch Photography Museum, has been suspended
Article date: Thursday, June 26, 2025

The Director of the Dutch Photography Museum, has been suspended

Birgit Donker, the director of the Dutch Photography Museum, has been suspended.


Creating Unified Group Projects with Templates in CapCut Desktop Video Editor
Article date: Thursday, June 26, 2025

Creating Unified Group Projects with Templates in CapCut Desktop Video Editor

Group projects form a major chunk of learning and collaboration. They consolidate various ideas and skills to work towards a goal. Creating a video for a group project is not easy.

La route montante by Paul Gauguin to remain in the Emil Bührle Collection
Article date: Wednesday, June 25, 2025

La route montante by Paul Gauguin to remain in the Emil Bührle Collection

The legal successors of Richard Semmel (1875-1950) – the granddaughters of Grete Gross, an acquaintance of the Semmel couple – and the Bührle Foundation as the current owner of the painting ‘La route montante” by Paul Gauguin have agreed on a settlement due to Semmel’s life circumstances and his emigration as
a result of Nazi persecution.


Ai Weiwei to Debut Major New Work at Pavilion 13, Ukraine
Article date: Wednesday, June 25, 2025

Ai Weiwei to Debut Major New Work at Pavilion 13, Ukraine

Opening at Pavilion 13 in Kyiv on September 14th and running until November 30, 2025 Three Perfectly Proportioned Spheres and Camouflage Uniforms Painted White is a major new work by the internationally acclaimed artist and activist, Ai Weiwei, in Ukraine.


ART X Lagos announces Theme for Tenth Anniversary Edition
Article date: Wednesday, June 25, 2025

ART X Lagos announces Theme for Tenth Anniversary Edition

ART X Lagos announces its tenth anniversary edition, taking place from 6 – 9 November 2025. Held under the theme Imagining Otherwise, No Matter The Tide and helmed by Founder and Director Tokini Peterside-Schwebig, ART X Lagos will spotlight international and local galleries alongside special commissions.


A New Staircase for Notre Dame's South Tower
Article date: Wednesday, June 25, 2025

A New Staircase for Notre Dame's South Tower

The south tower now features an impressive double-helix staircase.


The Los Angeles County Museum of Art acquire Jeff Koons’s Split-Rocker
Article date: Tuesday, June 24, 2025

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art acquire Jeff Koons’s Split-Rocker

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) today announced the acquisition of Jeff Koons’s Split-Rocker (2000), a monumental sculpture adorned with living plants and flowers.


Why Ancient Egypt smashed Hatshepsut’s Statues after Her Death
Article date: Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Why Ancient Egypt smashed Hatshepsut’s Statues after Her Death

For the past 100 years, Egyptologists thought that when the powerful female pharaoh Hatshepsut died, her nephew and successor went on a vendetta against her, purposefully smashing all her statues to erase her from public memory.


Foster + Partners to design National Memorial to Queen Elizabeth II
Article date: Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Foster + Partners to design National Memorial to Queen Elizabeth II

Foster + Partners has won the competition to design the national memorial to Queen Elizabeth II.


Jeffrey Gibson to create four new sculptures for The Met's Fifth Avenue facade
Article date: Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Jeffrey Gibson to create four new sculptures for The Met's Fifth Avenue facade

This fall, The Metropolitan Museum of Art will unveil a new suite of sculptures by acclaimed interdisciplinary artist Jeffrey Gibson (born 1972, Colorado Springs, Colorado) in the niches of its Fifth Avenue facade.


Cleveland Museum of Art acquires Marble Sculpture by Giambologna
Article date: Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Cleveland Museum of Art acquires Marble Sculpture by Giambologna

The Cleveland Museum of Art has acquired Giambologna’s Fata Morgana, the last known marble by the artist held, until now, in private hands.


★★★★★ Jenny Saville: The Anatomy of Painting at the National Portrait Gallery London
Article date: Monday, June 23, 2025

★★★★★ Jenny Saville: The Anatomy of Painting at the National Portrait Gallery London

Jenny Saville: The Anatomy of Painting is the largest major museum exhibition in the UK dedicated to one of the world’s foremost contemporary painters.


Art Basel's 2025 Edition closes on a High Note
Article date: Monday, June 23, 2025

Art Basel's 2025 Edition closes on a High Note

Held from June 19 to 22, 2025, Art Basel’s 55th edition delivered a dynamic and successful week in Basel. 


Italian Sculptor Arnaldo Pomodoro dies Aged 98
Article date: Monday, June 23, 2025

Italian Sculptor Arnaldo Pomodoro dies Aged 98

With the passing of Arnaldo Pomodoro, the art world loses one of its most authoritative, insightful, and visionary voices. 


Avoid These Common Mistakes When Shipping Artwork
Article date: Monday, June 23, 2025

Avoid These Common Mistakes When Shipping Artwork

Shipping artwork seems like it should be straightforward - just put it in a box and send it, right? But then you realize you're dealing with something that's fragile, often expensive, and usually irreplaceable. One wrong move and you could be looking at a damaged piece that can't be fixed, or worse, something that's completely destroyed.


Tourist damages Gabbiani Painting while taking Selfie at the Uffizi in Florence
Article date: Sunday, June 22, 2025

Tourist damages Gabbiani Painting while taking Selfie at the Uffizi in Florence

A tourist caused damage to a historic painting at the Uffizi Galleries on Friday morning while attempting to take a selfie.


Spain's Supreme Court orders Dictator Franco's Family to return Roman Statues
Article date: Saturday, June 21, 2025

Spain's Supreme Court orders Dictator Franco's Family to return Roman Statues

Spain's Supreme Court has ruled that the descendants of dictator Franco must return two valuable Romanesque sculptures to the city of Santiago de Compostela, according to court documents.


Hew Locke reacts after Belgian Coastal City Ostend cancels Sculpture Commission
Article date: Saturday, June 21, 2025

Hew Locke reacts after Belgian Coastal City Ostend cancels Sculpture Commission

The construction of a new work by Hew Locke in Ostend, Belgium, has been halted. The work was commissioned by the city of Ostend in 2023 to recontextualise an equestrian statue of former Belgian king Leopold II.


Italy lowers VAT on Art to 5 Percent
Article date: Saturday, June 21, 2025

Italy lowers VAT on Art to 5 Percent

Italy is preparing to cut the VAT rate on art sales from 22% to 5%, responding to mounting pressure from the national art market and increased competition from other EU Member States with lower VAT rates on art.