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19 Nov Climate Protestors Charged For Damaging Stonehenge

Posted at 16:09h in Uncategorized by Jo Lawson-Tancred

Three protestors have been charged for throwing orange paint over Stonehenge in England on June 19. The charges follow recent jail sentences for other U.K. climate activists. The Stonehenge demonstration by the environmental activist group Just Stop Oil caused international outrage, although the powdered paint was...

19 Nov Berlin Court Convicts Curator Over Social Media Posts

Posted at 11:47h in Uncategorized by Margaret Carrigan

A Berlin court has convicted a culture worker of criminal activity over social media posts they shared in the immediate aftermath of Hamas’s attack on Israel on October 7, 2023. The sentencing comes after lawmakers recently approved a highly controversial resolution to combat claims of...

19 Nov The Brooklyn Museum's New Show 'Solid Gold' Is an Auric Extravaganza

Posted at 06:03h in Uncategorized by Raquel Laneri

In 2018, NASA launched the Parker Solar Probe, the first aircraft to fly through the sun’s upper atmosphere. It’s still up there, orbiting the sun, moving closer and closer, facing—as NASA’s website dramatically puts it—“brutal heat and radiation to provide humanity with unprecedented observations, visiting...

19 Nov $65.5 Million Monet Sells at Sotheby's New York, While $12 Million Matisse Flops

Posted at 03:55h in Uncategorized by @artdetective

A painting of water lilies by Claude Monet fetched $65.5 million at Sotheby’s on Monday, a strong start to a week of bellwether auctions in New York. The 1914–17 canvas was the top lot of an evening devoted to Impressionist and Modern art that totaled $308...

18 Nov Titanic Hero’s Pocket Watch Sets Auction Record

Posted at 22:51h in Uncategorized by @EnglishBlase

A commemorative gold watch that was gifted to the captain of a ship who rescued 700 passengers and crew members of the Titanic has sold for £1.56 million ($1.97 million), making it the most expensive item of Titanic memorabilia. In 1912, Arthur Rostron was captaining the...

18 Nov How TikTok Turned a Hidden Art Historical Gem Into the Hottest Selfie Spot in Rome

Posted at 21:48h in Uncategorized by Vittoria Benzine

TikTok is shaping museum marketing and forging a new generation of architecture aficionados. But, the sensation-driving social media platform is also determining Rome’s next crop of tourist hotspots. Recently, several of the Italian capital’s former hidden gems—particularly the palatial Chiesa di Sant’Ignazio di Loyola—have become...

18 Nov Specialists Walk Through Artnet's Post-War and Contemporary Art Sale

Posted at 20:25h in Uncategorized by Artnet Auctions

Live for bidding now through November 25, 2024, Artnet Auctions’ Post-War and Contemporary Art sale returns this season bringing together a range of work—from paintings and works on paper to installation and photography—by some of today’s most sought-after artists. From Yayoi Kusama and Yoshitomo Nara...

18 Nov How MF DOOM Redefined Hip-Hop Album Art Forever

Posted at 19:25h in Uncategorized by Kenneth Bachor

British-American rapper MF DOOM’s landmark album MM..FOOD was released 20 years ago, at what was not only a moment of change for the world of underground hip-hop and its relationship with the mainstream, but also a turning point for hip-hop album art. MM..FOOD notably features...

18 Nov Presenting and Preserving Perishable Art

Posted at 17:56h in Uncategorized by @briankboucher

18 Nov Frank Lloyd Wright Skyscraper Sale Hits Another Snag

Posted at 17:33h in Uncategorized by @EnglishBlase

For the second month in a row, the sale of Price Tower, the only skyscraper Frank Lloyd Wright ever built, has been postponed days before it was due to go to auction. The tower in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, had been scheduled for auction from November 18 to...