Piet Mondrian focus of restitution lawsuit and new conservation research
Dutch modernist Piet Mondrian, known for his striking colour block paintings, has made headlines twice recently. Once for a repatriation lawsuit involving a German museum and a second time for […]
70+ artworks doused with oily liquid in unusual daytime attack at three Berlin museums
Earlier this month, three museums on Museum Island in Berlin were targeted in an unusual string of daylight attacks on more than 70 works of art. The attacks were carried […]
Researchers suggest da Vinci’s “lost masterpiece” was never actually painted
You can’t lose something that never existed. That’s what some researchers have to say about a work by Leonardo da Vinci known as the “lost masterpiece.” While a full-scale cartoon […]
U.S museums continue to face uncertain futures amid COVID-19 spikes
The museum where I work as an Interpretive Specialist was one of the first large art institutions to close in early March amidst rising COVID-19 numbers in early March. Nine […]
Theatre during the pandemic- what’s working and what’s not?
Most endeavours worth doing have some trial and error. This is evident in the current attempts at salvaging some form of theatre during the pandemic. Necessity is the mother of […]
Art World Roundup: Simone Leigh heads to Venice, controversy over new Medusa sculpture, repatriation support from Dutch institutes, and more
This week’s Art World Roundup cover Simone Leigh being the next to rep the US at the Venice Biennale, the parole of Anna Sorokin (a.k.a. Anna Delvey), and a controversial […]
Inaugural recipients of the Disability Futures Fellows announced by Ford and Mellon Foundations
The Ford Foundation and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation have announced the first recipients of a new, 18-month fellowship programme. The Disability Futures Fellows seeks to recognise and amplify the […]
