The city of Lisbon is commissioning graffiti artists to create new work around the city to commemorate the anniversary of Portugal’s transition to democracy. Lisbon’s municipal council is seeking to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of Portugal’s Carnation Revolution, which initiated … More…

The Nivaagaard Collection, a short drive north of Copenhagen, has previously reunited paintings that were formerly displayed together. And they are doing it again, this time with a pair of Rembrandt portraits. In March 2023, I wrote about the Nivaagaard … More…

The Y-wing Starfighter model from Star Wars: Episode IV—A New Hope (1977) stole the spotlight at a recent auction. This 1:24-scale miniature, a significant piece of film history, attracted considerable attention from collectors and fans. The model’s creation began with … More…

Over the past month, the Slovak art world has been rocked by disputes between its cultural sector and political leadership. On August 7th, the cultural minister Martina Šimkovičová dismissed the director of the Slovak National Gallery, Alexandra Kusá. Many see … More…

In 2020, the British Museum hosted an exhibition called Inspired by the East, delving into how the Islamic world made its way into Western art. Writing for Hyperallergic, Aditya Iyer described the exhibition as a “worthwhile but flawed” attempt to … More…

In a victory for artists against tech companies, a federal court has allowed a lawsuit against a group of companies to continue, ruling that their art-generating artificial intelligence programs may violate artists’ rights. The last I wrote about this particular … More…

Last week, London became populated with stenciled animal silhouettes credited to the anonymous street artist Banksy. I initially thought he would stop on Friday with his duo of pelicans on the sign of a fish-and-chip takeaway. However, he continued over … More…