Norman Rockwell’s ‘Four Freedoms’ reimagined
In 1941, President Franklin Roosevelt introduced the idea of the Four Freedoms to the American people in his State of the Union address. While World War II raged on, Franklin […]
Schoenberg, de Keersmaeker, Freud, and the restless nights of autumn in Paris
Autumn in Paris is brimming with exciting events of all kinds and while some of the films previewed at the Cannes Film Festival may be slow to reach movie theatres, […]
Artist Highlight: Simone Leigh, artists, advocate, and the 2018 Hugo Boss Prize winner
‘I’ve been thinking about the labour of black women, what forms of knowledge they carry, what kinds of labour they are involved in that’s not valued. The strategy of doing […]
New York City commits $43.9 million to cultural programming in record-breaking budget
The common tone in a press release from the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA) on 23 October is that of optimism and support for the arts. ‘When the arts […]
Dead Sea Scrolls fragments belonging to the Museum of the Bible found to be forgeries
It was announced by Washington D.C.’s Museum of the Bible on 22 October 2018 that five of their Dead Sea Scrolls fragments are, in fact, modern forgeries. Following the suspicions […]
Stolen Arab Art Sparks Controversy
This summer, an Israeli exhibition, “Stolen Arab Art,” presented contemporary video works by leading Arab artists without their consent. Curated by Israeli artist Omer Krieger, the exhibit inaugurated the launch […]
AI in the art market: how the sale of an AI painting has made history
An austere man in what could be clerical garb gazes out at the viewer. His coat, shoulders, and hair blend into the dark, yet incomplete background. Exhibited in a beautiful […]
