With two major art fairs and related museum and gallery exhibitions in Seoul and the opening of an international art biennale in Gwangju, South Korea was the Asian hot spot for contemporary art last week.
September 2024 Art News
After years in private collection, a painting by Artemisia Gentileschi that was once incorrectly attributed to her artist’s studio is now on public view for the first time since the 17th century.
For a design so simple, the history of the smiley face is surprisingly long and contentious.
Hellenic Heads: George Petrides, A Personal Exploration of Greek History and Culture Over 2,500 Years is currently on show in the courtyard of the Church of Saint George of the Greeks (San Giorgio dei Greci) in Venice until November 24th, 2024.
Despite holding one of the most emblematic collections of 20th century western art in Japan, Chiba Prefecture’s Kawamura Memorial DIC Museum of Art is now facing serious threats of dissolution. Located 50 minutes from Tokyo by train, the museum was initially opened in 1990 by Katsumi Kawamura, the then president of Dainippon Ink and Chemicals (DIC).
The old adage claims that all roads lead to Rome, and now, so too does the UNESCO World Heritage List. At the latest annual meeting of the World Heritage Committee, Italy's Via Appia (or ‘Appian Way’) joined 23 other cultural and natural sites on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
