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Article date: Wednesday, August 10, 2022

A Painting by Il Morazzone Worth £2 Million at Risk of Leaving the UK

A temporary export bar has been placed on the painting ‘Self-Portrait as a Knight, with a horse, an easel with painter’s palette and a page’ by Pier Francesco Mazzucchelli also known as ‘il Morazzone’

Article date: Tuesday, August 9, 2022

Lubaina Himid Wins 2024 Suzanne Deal Booth / FLAG Art Foundation Prize

The Contemporary Austin has announced artist, Lubaina Himid as the winner of the 2024 Suzanne Deal Booth / FLAG Art Foundation Prize. In addition to receiving a $200,000 cash award, Himid will present a solo exhibition premiering in Austin in spring 2024 at The Contemporary’s downtown venue, the Jones Center on Congress Avenue.

Article date: Monday, August 8, 2022

Lost Banksy Painting Originally Created in West Bank Resurfaces in Tel Aviv

A long-lost painting by the British graffiti artist Banksy has resurfaced in a swank art gallery in downtown Tel Aviv, an hour’s drive and a world away from the concrete wall in the occupied West Bank where it was initially sprayed.

Article date: Saturday, August 6, 2022

Archaeologists in Israel Uncover an Ancient Coin Inscribed With the Cancer Zodiac Sign

A group of archaeologists in northern Israel have discovered a uncommon bronze coin depicting a logo of the zodiac, relationship again almost 2,000 years.

Article date: Friday, August 5, 2022

Ai Weiwei to Unveil First Body of Work in Glass Alongside World’s Largest Hanging Murano Glass Sculpture

Ai Weiwei, in collaboration with Abbazia di San Giorgio Maggiore - Benedicti Claustra Onlus, Berengo Studio and Fondazione Berengo, to present a new body of work set to be unveiled at a solo exhibition in Venice this summer.

Article date: Thursday, August 4, 2022

Italy's Tax Police Seize Assets from Architect Linked to ‘Putin’s Black Sea Palace’

Italy’s tax police have seized assets worth over €141 million from an architect who designed a luxury estate on the Black Sea which has been dubbed “Putin’s palace” by opponents of the Russian president.

Article date: Thursday, August 4, 2022

Over 100 Ancient Roman Frescoes Presented in Major Show at Museo Civico Archeologico, Bologna

The Painters of Pompeii Museo Civico Archeologico, Bologna 23.09.2022 - 19.03.2023 Exhibition curated by Mario Grimaldi, presented at the Museo Civico Archeologico, Bologna, in collaboration with the Municipality of Bologna and the National Archaeological Museum of Naples, and produced by MondoMostre.

Article date: Wednesday, August 3, 2022

Max Hollein, Director of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, to Add Chief Executive Officer Role in July 2023

The Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Museum of Art has voted that Max Hollein will add to his title Chief Executive Officer effective July 1, 2023, when current Met President and CEO Daniel H. Weiss steps down as previously announced.

Article date: Wednesday, August 3, 2022

Students of Imperial College, London Protest Against Antony Gormley's 'Phallic' Statue

University students at Imperial College London are battling to prevent the installation of new sculpture by Antony Gormley over concerns that the work is “phallic”.

Article date: Tuesday, August 2, 2022

Shareholders of Documenta Introduce Scientific Advisory Panel

Seven scholars with outstanding academic expertise in the fields of antisemitism, perspectives from global contexts and post-colonialism, art and constitutional law will advise documenta in the coming months.

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