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“I Want To Report A Theft”: Activist Mwazulu Diyabanza tells his own story in new episode of Resistance
A year ago, you might not have been aware of a man by the name of Mwazulu Diyabanza. But that
Van Gogh and Hockney in Houston: a collision of superstars
David Hockney was 16 when he first came across the work of Vincent Van Gogh at Manchester Art Gallery. “I
Archaeology in three parts: Netflix, Stonehenge, and the Wittenham Clumps
From Netflix’s new film to exciting discoveries in England and Wales, a trio of archaeology headlines prove not all things
Fire breaks out at Bozar in Brussels resulting in damage to main music hall
On January 18th, a fire broke out at the Brussels Center for Fine Arts, often referred to as Bozar. While
Leading lights
Pilgrim, Puritan, Whore by Dana Hoey
Dana Hoey’s latest video work, Pilgrim, Puritan, Whore, is a masterpiece, created in only a few weeks specifically for the
Marking 150 years, SFAI announces Access50 Scholarship Fund
At times, it seemed as though it might not make it, but this month, the San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI) is celebrating its 150th anniversary. The milestone not only makes the SFAI one of the oldest art schools in the
Critics call on South Korea to change laws, keep Samsung chairman’s £1.26b art collection in the country
Lee Kun-hee, the head of the Samsung conglomerate who passed away in October of last year, amassed an impressive collection of art estimated to be worth around ₩2 trillion (£1.26 billion). Now, South Korean art critics and cultural ministers are
Group ‘Burnt Banksy’ destroy original Banksy for NFT auction
The presence of NFTs in the art world took a large uptick recently. While having existed since 2017, non-fungible tokens—unique digital files which are verified through a blockchain not dissimilar to cryptocurrencies—have been causing a buzz over the past month
Art World Roundup: Rijksmuseum adds women artist to Gallery of Honour, George Clooney fights for repatriation, Without Walls announces 2021 programme, and more
In this week’s Art World Roundup: At long last, works by women have been permanently hung in the Rijksmuseum Gallery of Honour, the original tweet by Twitter founder Jack Dorsey has hit the market as a NFT collectible, and the
Nina Chanel Abney continues to reach new heights
The painter Nina Chanel Abney has been on a steady ascent since she first unveiled her visceral fusions of abstraction and figuration at the Kravets Wehby Gallery in New York City in 2008. Since then, she quickly developed a distinctive
Eve Arnold believed photography should be affordable, so her estate is releasing posters of “iconic and unseen” work for just £30
Photographer Eve Arnold once remarked “I would prefer photography to be a folk art – cheap and available to everybody, rather than elevated to mandarin proportions created through an artificial scarcity.” It was that quote, seen by Arnold’s grandson, Michael
Satirical cookbook by Andy Warhol, including recipes like “Omelet Greta Garbo”, heads to auction
Flipping through the pages of an old cookbook is often an amusing experience. While most 1950s cookbooks were made in earnest and have only become comical with age, a self-published cookbook by Pop artist Andy Warhol purposefully poked fun at
Seeing it through: artist Amy Sherald orchestrates legacy of her Breonna Taylor portrait
Last September, Amy Sherald’s portrait of Breonna Taylor appeared on the front cover of a special Vanity Fair magazine dedicated to activism. Although commissioned by Vanity Fair guest editor Ta-Nehisi Coates, Sherald said she made the portrait for Taylor’s family
Gabriel Zuchtriegel appointed as new head of Pompeii
In February, Pompeii announced that Gabriel Zuchtriegel, would become the new director of the one of Italy’s most prized historic sites: Pompeii. While the news did not sit well with everyone, the 39-year-old German archaeologist doesn’t seem too worried about
