In Japan, his disaster art saves lives
A week before the artist, author and architect Kyohei Sakaguchi planned to move into one of his celebrated “zero yen”...
‘Mythological Passions’ launches the Museo del Prado’s temporary exhibition programme
MADRID.- For Alejandro Vergara, Chief Curator of Flemish and Northern Schools Painting at the Museo del Prado: “Our intention with this exhibition...
Following Legal Dispute, Restituted Pissarro Recovered From Toll Collection To Sell at Auction
In June 2018, a Paris appeals court ruled that American Philadelphia-based collectors Bruce and Robbi Toll must return an 1887...
SIMONE WICHA ON REDEPLOYING MUSEUM RESOURCES
The 2020–21 issue of Art in America’s Annual Guide, released in December 2020, includes interviews with museum directors about how...
Italian Prosecutors to Drop Charges in Stolen Klimt Painting Investigation
A 24-year-old mystery surrounding the theft of a painting by Gustav Klimt in Italy remains unsolved. The Italian publication Arts Culture & Style reports that...
Schreiber Ont., artist takes up cool new craft making ice sculptures !
Asmussen’s latest sculpture called “Frozen in Time” stands at the Schreiber Cenotaph Park Olivia Levesque · Schreiber Ont., artist Kim...
French Impressionist Art from Lanvin Family Holdings to Sell at Sotheby’s Auction
In the early 19th century, designer Jeanne Lanvin founded what is now France’s oldest couture fashion house, Lanvin, in Paris. Her...
Ben Heller, Pioneering Collector of Abstract Expressionism : ‘There’s Nobody Else in That League’
Ben Heller, who died in 2019, amassed a legendary collection of Abstract Expressionism, supporting artists like Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko,...
Frick Collection takes its jewels on a Brutalist sojourn
Before the Frick Collection closed last year for a $160m renovation and expansion, its European paintings, sculpture and decorative arts...
Oregon museum receives $6m grant to display its vast but largely unseen art collection
The High Desert Museum, a Smithsonian-affiliated institution in the small town of Bend, Oregon, holds a little-known treasure trove of...