Archive for January 2019
Bauhaus turns 100
As you may have heard, 2019 is a big anniversary year for Leonardo da Vinci and it’s causing some interesting news in the process. However, da Vinci isn’t the only […]
34 artworks by Edvard Munch, thought to have been taken by students, still missing
When it comes to art theft, we usually envision a series of elaborate events woven together into scenario straight out of The Thomas Crown Affair. We don’t usually think of […]
Hilma af Klint at Guggenheim Museum: Mystical Experience After Dark
From October 2018 to April 2019 The Guggenheim Museum in New York is exhibiting the monumental works of Hilma af Klint. The solo exhibition, “Paintings from the Future,” has been […]
Italy blocks deal to lend works by da Vinci to the Louvre in 2019
In November it became clear that the Italian government might overturn their agreement to loan a number of works by Leonardo da Vinci to the Louvre this year for a […]
Two ways the US government is altering the art world
How the partial government shutdown is affecting the museum sector In the US, a partial government shutdown has wreaked havoc on various facets of American life since December 22nd. The […]
Celebrating self-portraiture at DC’s National Portrait Gallery
Tattoo artists sometimes cover their legs and arms in tattoos by their own hand as a way to practice their art. Nurses give each other IVs so they can later […]
Conservator finds UV images in Jean-Michel Basquiat painting
When researching or working with an artwork, conservators are accustomed to finding unusual parts of it that often get overlooked or are invisible to the naked eye. Sometimes, underpaintings are […]
