One family’s search for artwork stolen by Nazis feels more like a Nicholas Cage movie
Crowd-sourcing is not an uncommon thing these days. Scrolling through any social media you will find posts looking to fund new projects, medical treatment, and any number of causes. However, […]
Forgotten women artists highlighted by new database
‘The history of men’s opposition to women’s emancipation is more interesting perhaps than the story of that emancipation itself.’ In 1929, Virginia Woolf’s feminist text A Room of One’s Own was […]
Berlin’s Tempelhof Airport is now a creative district
Berlin’s Tempelhof Airport was opened in the 1940s under Nazi rule, and it hasn’t seen a flight take off on one of its runways for about a decade. The airport’s […]
Brazilian Artists Wary of a Bolsonaro Presidency
The election of the far-right candidate, Jair Bolsonaro, to Brazil’s presidency, sent shockwaves of fear through the international press, Brazil’s Latin American neighbours, and the Brazilian people. The new president has also […]
That’s a wrap for the future: looking back at the V&A’s ‘The Future Starts Here’
‘The Future Starts Here’ is a design exhibition reminiscent of the stories told about the World’s Fair. Futuristic, exciting, baffling, and at times intimidating advancements in design sometimes offer a […]
Finnish forgeries: the couple behind a €13 million art scam
In Helsinki, a couple was recently sentenced to jail time and a hefty fine of €13 million for partaking in a five-year art forgery scam. Gallery owners Kati Marjatta Karkkiainen, […]
Sotheby’s reports third quarter losses of $27.8 million
In a conference call to investors and journalists on 1 November, Tad Smith, President and CEO of Sotheby’s, announced that the auction house reported a $27.8 million loss for the […]
