Only a few days after finalising Brexit, the UK has announced it will not adhere to the EU’s strict regulations on importing cultural property. This comes after four years of negotiation over the approval of the ‘Trade and Cooperation Agreement’, a 2,000-page document that outlines the legal cooperation between the EU and the UK.
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The heirs to the art-dealing Wildenstein empire are to return to court for a retrial of their notorious tax fraud case.
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San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI) is facing criticism after announcing the possible sale of a landmark mural on its grounds. Painted by the legendary artist Diego Rivera (1886-1957), the site-specific mural could be worth up to US$50 million (£36.8 million).
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Another mysterious monolith has materialised out of thin air, this time in the picturesque setting of rural England. Local walkers stumbled across the installation on the frost covered Laverstock Downs near Salisbury on New Year’s Day morning.
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In a last minute Christmas gift for UK arts institutions, the Government has announced it will be bolstering the export licensing system to save more national art treasures from leaving the UK.
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Archaeologists have uncovered a 2,000-year-old street stall adorned with painted gastronomical delights in Pompeii. Hidden under solidified volcanic ash since the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, the stall provides a glimpse into the daily lives of the ancient Pompeiian people.
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‘Twas a few days before Christmas, when all through the Vatican not an artwork was stirring, not even the Pietà. When out in St Peter’s Square there arose such a clatter, as the new Nativity scene attracted unfavourable chatter.
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A record-breaking £65 million worth of cultural objects have been bestowed to UK arts institutions under the acceptance in lieu scheme (AIL).
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Christie’s final Old Masters Sale of the season smashed auction records for the Florentine Renaissance painter Domenico Ghirlandaio (1448-1494) and Dutch Golden Age artist Jan Davidsz. de Heem (1606-1684). Led by Christie’s global president Jussi Pylkknänen in London, it was the first time an Old Master sale at the auction house was livestreamed.
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Experts confirm that a religious painting, hanging for decades at the Saint-Gilles City Hall in Brussels, is in fact an early work by leading Flemish master Jacob Jordaens (1593-1678).
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