Meet the man making millions for Western museums in China
Born and raised in Shanghai, Yizan He is now a citizen of Singapore ARTiSTORYIn 2016, the British Museum granted the Chinese firm Alfilo Brands exclusive rights to sell licensed products…
Archival discovery prompts exploration of 1980s movement to support Central American artists at time of political upheaval
Dona Ann McAdams, Procession for Peace with Artists Call banner, New York City, 1984 Courtesy of artistArtists Call, an often-overlooked activist movement formed to support Central American artists during a…
Boris Johnson accused of corruption after backing exhibition proposed by a Conservative party donor
The saga around Boris Johnson's flat refurbishment has spawned another investigationThe UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson supported plans for a new “Great Exhibition” proposed by a Tory donor who funded…
Rediscovered Bernhard Strigel painting found in a Toulouse home expected to sell for up to €800,000
The rediscovered panel by Bernhard Strigel© Artpaugée. Photo: Studio Christian Baraja.A rediscovered work by the German painter Bernhard Strigel (1460-1528), found last July in a house in Toulouse, will be…
The ugly pursuit of beauty: how traditional architecture has become a battleground for right-wing politicians
The Main Square of Poundbury, a settlement on the outskirts of Dorchester built with keen endorsement from Prince CharlesPrince Charles has no doubt learned patience in his wait for the…
Russia's oldest human rights society Memorial ordered to close as dissent clampdown continues
Right to left: Public and political activist Lev Ponomarev, journalist and attorney Maria Eismont, Memorial Human Rights Centre lawyer Tamila Imanova and International Memorial executive director Elena Zhemkova talk to…
Auctions in China accounted for 36% of global market in 2020, new report finds
Christie's auctioneer Elaine Kwok selling a record-setting Pumpkin by Yayoi Kusama for $495m in Hong Kong earlier this yearCourtesy of Christie'sGreater China’s sales of art at auction rebounded in 2020…
Louvre's attendance last year dropped to 1986 levels
Since the Covid crisis, the Louvre's visitor numbers have dropped to 1980s levels © Irina LediaevaThe Musée du Louvre welcomed only 2.8 million visitors last year, less than 30% of…
Republicans take aim at protected national monuments in Utah
The Perfect Kiva site, an immaculate Anasazi ceremonial chamber carved into a red rock canyon in the Grand Gulch Primitive Area is one of the archaeological sites at risk from…
Austria takes first step to return artefacts from colonial era
Vienna’s Kunsthistorisches Museum collection includes a number of Benin bronzes © KHM-MuseumsverbandAustria is planning to set up a panel to evaluate restitution claims for artefacts acquired in the colonial era…