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New Prize from Fundación Kahlo Will Support Emerging Mexican Artists
Fundación Kahlo for Mexican Art and Culture, a New York-based nonprofit established for the preservation of Freida Kahlo’s artistic legacy, has announced its new Kahlo Art Prize. The biennial award will grant winners $50,000 towards developing their creative practices, as well as the chance to exhibit at Mexico City’s Museo Casa Kahlo. Museo Casa Kahlo […]
U.K. Businessman Fined for Attempting to Ship Four Artworks to Russia, Violating Sanctions
A British businessman, Jonathan Hornby, has been officially fined in connection to his attempts to ship four artworks to Russia, an act that violates U.K. sanctions. The aborted shipments were linked to both of Hornby’s businesses, In Time Worldwide Express Limited and Global Customs Systems UK Limited. Hornby pled guilty to attempting to export luxury […]
Fire Breaks Out at Brussels’s Kanal Museum
Thick clouds of smoke filled the sky in Brussels on Monday night, coming from the soon-to-open museum Kanal. Shortly after 6pm, a fire erupted on the technical roof of one of the museum’s towers. The section of the museum impacted by the fire is set to house Kanal Architecture, where the architecture center’s collections and archives will […]
$4.5M in Jewelry Stolen in French Museum Heist
It’s becoming a familiar tune: A jewel heist took place at a French museum. In the early hours of the morning on Sunday July 5, the Musée Lalique in France was robbed of around 20 pieces of jewelry, worth about €4 million (approximately $4.5 million). The French newspaper Le Monde reports that around 5:30 am, a “gang of masked […]
Detroit Institute of Arts Director Attributes 17th-Century Portrait To Diego Velázquez
Spanish-American art historian Salvador Salort-Pons has announced the discovery of a previously unattributed portrait by Spanish Baroque painter Diego Velázquez. In an article for ARS Magazine, published by the Museo del Prado in Madrid, Salort-Pons, who is the director of the Detroit Institute of Arts revealed a methodology combining archival research and X
Detroit Institute of Arts Director Attributes 17th-Century Portrait To Diego Velázquez
Spanish-American art historian Salvador Salort-Pons has announced the discovery of a previously unattributed portrait by Spanish Baroque painter Diego Velázquez. In an article for ARS Magazine, published by the Museo del Prado in Madrid, Salort-Pons, who is the director of the Detroit Institute of Arts revealed a methodology combining archival research and X