What’s left to do once you’ve played screen legends like Batman and ‘Top Gun’s’ Iceman? Become an artist of course. At least that’s what Val Kilmer is up to and he’s managed to attract a copyright lawsuit along the way. Continue reading
Category: Art News
Regional Museums in “crisis” due to government funding cuts
England’s cultural sector is said to be in “crisis” as central government slash funding to regional museums. Continue reading
Artist’s trash is treasure
One artist’s trash is another man’s €60,000 (£51,488) art collection according to an administrative court in Cologne, Germany. Continue reading
Saatchi Gallery decides to cover up artworks dubbed “blasphemous”
The Saatchi Gallery in London has concealed two paintings by the secretive artist SKU, after receiving numerous complaints from Muslim visitors who said the works were “blasphemous”. Continue reading
Turner Prize 2019: shortlist announced
The much-anticipated artist shortlist for the Turner Prize 2019 has been announced this week. Every two years the prize moves away from London, with the current exhibition taking place in Margate. Continue reading
Judge rules Spanish museum is legal owner of Nazi-looted painting
Yesterday (30 April 2019), a federal U.S. judge ruled that a Spanish museum was the rightful owner of a Nazi-looted painting, rather than the survivors of the Jewish woman who relinquished it to flee the Holocaust. Continue reading
Plans for Banksy Museum in Port Talbot in doubt
“The project is in jeopardy,” says an art dealer who planned to create a gallery in Port Talbot around a Banksy mural that appeared in the Welsh town last year. Continue reading
Ukrainian Police recover stolen painting by Signac worth over $1 million
A stolen painting by French neo-impressionist Paul Signac, valued at approximately $1.68 million (£1.3 million), was recovered by Ukrainian police last week. Continue reading
UK won’t repatriate looted artefacts, says UK culture secretary
“Never mind the argument about who owns this thing, let’s argue about how it gets to be seen”, culture secretary, Jeremy Wright, has told The Times in response to the debate over the restitution of ancient artefacts. Continue reading
Notre-Dame Cathedral devastated by fire forcing artworks and relics to relocate
On Monday evening, firefighters battled against a truly devastating fire that tore its way through one of Paris’s national treasures – the Notre-Dame Cathedral. The cathedral was undergoing an extensive restoration programme when the fire started, although the cause is unknown. Continue reading
