Leading Saudi soldier-artist sets up peacemaking art foundation
One of my favorite subjects to study in art history was the way an art movement unified a country or region during the time of war, rallies and despair. The first movement that comes to mind when thinking of this … More…
Russian Fine Arts Museum Head Leaves After 52 Years
Russian Fine Arts Museum Head Leaves After 52 Years – Irina Antonova, director of the Pushkin Museum of Fine Art, is stepping down. Antonova, who is now 91, has been in the position for more than half a century – wow! … More…
Second art attack at Westminster Abbey
Just weeks after a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II was defaced with spray paint, a second act of vandalism has occurred in Westminster Abbey. Cheryl Corless, from Stolen Children of the UK, allegedly spray painted a statue in the church … More…
Phillips Sale Ends $241 Million Contemporary-Art Marathon
Phillips Sale Ends $241 Million Contemporary-Art Marathon – the last Contemporary sale of the season. This was a small sale of just 26 lots and the total take was £12.3M (low end of the estimate was £11.9M — so they only … More…