A team of archeologists and volunteers with the University of Manchester have kicked off the first-ever dig to uncover mysteries at Arthur’s Stone, a 5,000-year-old tomb in Herefordshire linked to the legendary King Arthur, of Round Table fame. “Arthur’s Stone is one of this country’s outstanding...
The door fee for Saturday night at the Cock was $5, and Irene never let anyone in for free, but she took your money with a smile. It was a steep price to pay to get into an East Village gay bar in the late...
Yesterday, at the Seoul Museum of Craft Art (SeMoCA) in South Korea’s capital, Dahye Jeong was named the winner of the 2022 Loewe Foundation Craft Prize, becoming the first-ever Korean artist to win the prestigious competition from the Spanish luxury house. Inspired by Loewe’s beginnings as...
Bacon Salvages Staid Sale – Francis Bacon’s $52.7 million portrait stole the show at Sotheby’s otherwise lackluster auction in London. Plans to Return Benin Bronzes Move Forward – Germany and Nigeria are planning to sign an agreement that would see the contested Benin bronzes returned from Berlin to...
Art Industry News is a daily digest of the most consequential developments coming out of the art world and art market. Here’s what you need to know on this Friday, July 1. NEED-TO-READ Philadelphia Museum Returns Looted Trophy to the Czech Republic – The Philadelphia Museum of...
This Saturday, 31 artists will disrupt 30 museums across the UK with surreal interventions intended to honour the 102nd anniversary of the First International Dada Exhibition, staged in Berlin in 1920. All the artists taking part identify as d/Deaf, disabled or neurodivergent. The event has...