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Article date: Saturday, January 5, 2019

Dutch Royal Puts up Rubens Drawing for Auction

Sotheby’s in London and New York have been commissioned by a member of the Dutch royal family to sell a number of works of art from the collection of King William II of the Netherlands (1792-1849)

Article date: Saturday, January 5, 2019

Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam Appoints New Boardmembers

The Board of Mayor and Alderpersons of the Municipality of Amsterdam appointed the following four persons to serve as members of the Supervisory Board of the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam: Carla Aalse, Henriëtte Prast, Maarten Doorman and Homme ten Have.

Article date: Wednesday, January 2, 2019

Italy's Uffizi Demands Return of Nazi-Looted Painting

Italy’s Uffizi Galleries called on Germany on Tuesday to return a still-life painting by the Dutch master Jan van Huysum, which was looted by retreating Nazi troops in World War Two, as Reuters reports.

Article date: Tuesday, January 1, 2019

Somerset House, London Celebrates Snoopy and the Enduring Power of Peanuts

'Good Grief, Charlie Brown!' exhibition brings together Charles M. Schulz original Peanuts cartoons with work from a wide range of acclaimed contemporary artists and designers who have been inspired by this highly influential and much-loved cartoon. Explore the history of Charles M. Schulz' iconic strip and its influence on art, design, fashion and popular culture through the ages.

Article date: Monday, December 31, 2018

Invisibles by Jaume Plensa at Museo Reina Sofía

Throughout his career as a sculptor, Jaume Plensa (Barcelona, 1955) has drawn on spirituality, the body and collective memory as the primary sources which tie together his visual artwork. The invisible forms the essence of his intervention in the Palacio de Cristal: a group of steel mesh sculptures which take the space to draw the incomplete faces of figures hanging in the air, intersected by light and suspended in time.

Article date: Saturday, December 29, 2018

Chinese Architecture Firm MAD has Designed a New Arts and Culture Foundation in Rotterdam, Named Fenix

MAD Architects has been commissioned by the Droom en Daad Foundation to design a panoramic viewpoint on top of the historic Fenix warehouse in Rotterdam. Rotterdam-based company Bureau Polderman will be responsible for restoring the historic warehouse itself.

Article date: Thursday, December 27, 2018

Andreas Beitin to Become New Director of the Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg

On April 1, 2019, Andreas Beitin will take over as head of the Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg. The art historian has been Director of the Ludwig Forum for International Art in Aachen since February 2016. "What particularly appeals to me, in addition to the focus on contemporary art at the Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg, is the opportunity to realize exhibitions with artistic positions from the classical modern period", Andreas Beitin.

Article date: Saturday, December 22, 2018

Gothic Art and Symbolism in "Magical Unicorns" Exhibition at the Musée de Cluny – National Museum of the Middle Ages

The mysterious, ambivalent unicorn has throughout history engendered myriad myths and fantasies. In the 1500’s as well as in the contemporary period, it has been the subject of a veritable infatuation. The “Magical Unicorns” exhibition at the Musée de Cluny – National Museum of the Middle Ages illustrates the manner in which artists have represented this legendary creature via illuminated manuscripts and engraved works, sculptures and tapestries, as well as photographs and videos.

Article date: Thursday, December 20, 2018

Fans Gather to See Port Talbot's New Work by Banksy

Art fans have been gathering outside a steelworker's garage in Port Talbot to look at a new work by the elusive street artist Banksy. The graffiti, entitled Season's Greetings, was painted on the outside of a steelworker's garage on Tuesday night.

Article date: Thursday, December 20, 2018

Gainsborough’s Family Album at National Portrait Gallery, London

Featuring over fifty works from across the world, some of which have never been on display before, Gainsborough’s Family Album charts his career from youth to maturity, telling the story of an eighteenth-century provincial artist’s rise to metropolitan fame and fortune.

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