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Article date: Friday, December 13, 2019

Indonesian Cave Art Overturns Thinking on the Roots of Human Spirituality

A team of archaeologists led by Griffith University has discovered a cave painting in Indonesia that is at least 44,000 years old and which portrays a group of part-human, part-animal figures – ‘therianthropes’ – hunting large mammals with spears or ropes, casting new light on the origin of modern human cognition.

Article date: Thursday, December 12, 2019

Stolen Klimt's Portrait of a Lady Found by Gardener in Italy

Nothing was heard of Gustav Klimt's Portrait of a Lady after it was stolen nearly 23 years ago from a modern art gallery in Piacenza, northern Italy. There seemed little prospect of the masterpiece, valued at €60m (£50m; $66m), ever being found, reports BBC.

Article date: Thursday, December 12, 2019

Giorgio de Chirico. Metaphysical Painting at the Musée de l'Orangerie, Paris

The exhibition Giorgio de Chirico. Metaphysical painting retraces the career and the artistic and philosophic influences of the artist Giorgio de Chirico from Munich to Turin, then to Paris where he discovered the artistic avant-garde of his era, and lastly Ferrare. The connections between the painter - discovered by Apollinaire and subsequently backed by the art dealer Paul Guillaume - and the Parisian cultural and literary circles will be highlighted as never before.

Article date: Tuesday, December 10, 2019

The Keys to the Kingdom: Hassan Khan's Exhibition at the Palacio de Cristal in Parque del Retiro, Madrid

For his exhibition at the Palacio de Cristal in Parque del Retiro Khan takes the tumultuous populism of the present and its intriguing method of tapping into the grotesque as a starting point. The Keys to the Kingdom is an exhibition of song, flags, glass sculptures, computer generated murals and other forms that lies on the spectrum between the romantic and the vulgar, the sublime and grotesque. The exhibition enters the imaginary landscape of a political economy underpinned by slavery, exploitation and dehumanization.

Article date: Tuesday, December 10, 2019

Dive Into the Night Watch

Step across the red cord, take captain Frans Banninck Cocq’s hand, zoom in and let yourself be carried away into the world of the Night Watch. Operation Night Watch is the largest research and conservation project ever on 'the Night Watch'. The Rijksmuseum invites members of the public to watch the entire process at the museum and online.

Article date: Monday, December 9, 2019

'24/7' Exhibition at Somerset House Explores the Non-Stop Nature of our Modern Life

24/7 takes visitors on a multi-sensory journey from the cold light of the moon to the fading warmth of sunset through five themed zones and contains over 50 multi-disciplinary works that will provoke and entertain.

Article date: Monday, December 9, 2019

Keith Haring's Grand Exhibition in Brussels

Haring's iconic visual style is instantly recognizable. The huge retrospective of this legendary American artist offers a chance to (re)discover his life's work, activism and continued influence. The chronological and thematical exhibition reflects the broad range of the artist’s practice, with more than 85 drawings andpaintings complemented by videos, collages, posters, murals, archive documents.

Article date: Friday, December 6, 2019

Astrup Fearnley Museet in Oslo, Norway hires Solveig Øvstebø as Executive Director

Founded in 1993, the Astrup Fearnley Museet is one of Scandinavia´s most notable museums for contemporary art. The museum holds the extensive Astrup Fearnley Collection, which includes significant works by artists such as Matthew Barney, Paul Chan, Trisha Donnelly, Ida Ekblad, Matias Faldbakken, Félix González-Torres, Rachel Harrison, Damien Hirst, Jeff Koons, Glenn Ligon, Bjarne Melgaard, Julie Mehretu, Richard Prince and Cindy Sherman. The museum presents changing exhibitions that both draw on the collection and new commissions by artists from all over the world.

Article date: Thursday, December 5, 2019

Kyrgyz Museum Director Resigns after Receiving Death Threats over Feminist Exhibition

The director of Kyrgyzstan's state art museum resigned on Monday after a feminist art exhibition that included female nudity riled conservatives in the majority Muslim country.

Article date: Tuesday, December 3, 2019

Body Performance at the Helmut Newton Foundation

Performance is an independent art form and photography is its constant companion. Human actions in front of the camera can be conscious or unconscious, choreographed or accidentally observed. For the first time, this group exhibition brings together photo sequences whose origins lie in performance art, dance, and other staged events, complemented by conceptual photography series.

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