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23 Dec Archaeologists Keep Finding Treasure at This Ancient Tuscan Spa

Posted at 18:08h in Uncategorized by @EnglishBlase

According to Etruscan tradition, an area struck by lightning was considered auspicious and worthy of burying valuable objects. So it continues to prove in San Casciano dei Bagni, an ancient thermal spa town close to Siena, Tuscany, whose waters were believed curative by Etruscans, Romans,...

23 Dec Hans Ulrich Obrist on A.I., Video Games, and Rethinking the Art World in 2025

Posted at 18:00h in Uncategorized by Precious Adesina

In 2016, the Swiss art critic and curator Hans Ulrich Obrist was dubbed the most influential person in the art world for the second time in the ArtReview’s annual Power 100 list. Widely known as the “curator who never sleeps”, his mark on global arts...

23 Dec In the Texas Desert, Craft Meets Coding

Posted at 17:53h in Uncategorized by William Van Meter

Last month, in a large hangar on the outskirts of the rural art oasis of Marfa, Texas, a quaint, vintage knitting machine was churning in front of the uplifted rear cargo door, revealing a gorgeous backdrop of desert expanse punctuated by wiry sagebrush and tumbleweed....

23 Dec Zaha Hadid Architects Envisions the Future of Art and Culture Along the Cao'e River

Posted at 16:57h in Art, Hypebeast, Latest News by Erin Ikeuchi

Zaha Hadid Architects has been chosen to design the Shaoxing Cao’e River Culture and Art Centre in China’s Zhejiang Province. Nestled on the banks of the historic river, the center envisions a dialogue of history and innovation, shaped by the region’s cultural heritage and the...

23 Dec The 10 Most Iconic Works by Vermeer, Ranked

Posted at 15:00h in Uncategorized by Margaret Carrigan

Vermeer’s oeuvre may be slim—only 35 surviving works are widely attributed to the Dutch painter—but it casts a long shadow. Little is known of the artist himself, so much so he was dubbed “Sphinx of Delft,” but we have his works of quiet beauty, which...

23 Dec How did new technologies change the game for creativity?

Posted at 15:00h in Uncategorized by Jo Lawson-Tancred

Suddenly, museums are in a rush to canonize the beginnings of digital art. This has resulted in a welcome fleet of survey shows and hefty catalogs; each expounds on aspects of highly experimental practices that took place at the very margins of an art world that...

23 Dec A Secret Corridor Once Used by the Medicis Opens to the Public

Posted at 14:40h in Uncategorized by @EnglishBlase

A secretive Renaissance-era passageway in Florence connecting the Uffizi Galleries to the Palazzo Pitti, the Medicis’ former residence, has opened to the public for the first time in its nearly 500-year history following an €11 million ($11.4 million) restoration. By the 1560s, Cosimo I de Medici...

23 Dec David Zwirner and Hilma af Klint's Family Battle for Estate

Posted at 14:30h in Uncategorized by Jo Lawson-Tancred

A proposed deal between the Hilma af Klint Foundation and David Zwirner gallery has hit a roadblock after it was opposed by the artist’s great-grandnephew Erik af Klint. He has described the potential agreement as a “hostile takeover” that risks commercializing af Klint’s legacy. Erik’s...

23 Dec Trailblazing Black Woman Who Shaped the Morgan Library Gets Her Due

Posted at 14:00h in Uncategorized by @sarahecascone

Any way you slice it, Belle da Costa Greene (1879–1950) was exceptional. She forged a career as a librarian in the early 20th century, putting together a world-class collection of books, manuscripts, and art for millionaire banker J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913) and his son Jack...

23 Dec Most Talked-About Art Moments of 2024

Posted at 13:56h in Art, Hypebeast, Latest News by Keith Estiler

This year, the art world was filled with dramatic, boundary-pushing moments that captured global attention. From environmental activists making bold statements on historic landmarks to record-breaking auction sales, the cultural landscape has been anything but quiet. High-profile art thefts, street art surprises and provocative installations...