Emil Bührle acquired the painting «La Route montante» in March 1937 at an auction at the Moos Gallery in Geneva. Richard Semmel, a German-Jewish businessman and art collector had consigned the ...

In April 2025, Italian artists and dealers issued a strong appeal to Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, warning that the 22% VAT rate on art sales was creating an “alarming situation” for cultural ...

The statues were once part of the "Door of Glory," a twelfth-century portal that marked the entrance to the Cathedral of Santiago, considered a masterpiece of medieval art and where the famous Camino ...

A socialist member of the city council, claimed that the project had gone too far with too little consultation with the residents. Between 1885 and 1908, Leopold II established the ‘Congo Free State’ ...

Based in Paris, Iranian photographer Hannah Darabi wins the Prix Elysée 2025. Her project will be previewed during Paris Photo in November 2025. It will then be published and exhbited at Photo Elysée ...

The action was claimed by climate activist group Last Generation Canada, which proudly shared photos of the vandalized painting on social media. They say an activist threw washable paint on Picasso’s ...

Catawiki has become a major source of frustration for collectors. Deceptive practices and counterfeit items have driven them away. And their stories aren’t isolated incidents, according to extensive ...

The 77,000-square-metre building has been reimagined with renewed circulation, expanded public access and restored architectural legibility, while maintaining the spirit of its original 1900 design.

Vasylchenko was awarded 400,000 UAH (about $10,000) and will automatically be shortlisted for the next edition of the Future Generation Art Prize—a worldwide contemporary art prize. Offering a view ...

Comprising fifty remarkable works, the Scharf Collection reached €6,825,460, exceeding its high estimate, with 98% of lots sold and more than half of them fetching prices above their high estimates, a ...

The museum acquired the condom six months ago at an auction, and it is now on display. The condom features an erotic image of a nun with three clerics, which the demonstrators find far too much. “Very ...

Carrie Yamaoka is a Japanese-American interdisciplinary artist whose work explores materials, surfaces and processes of transformation through painting, drawing, photography and sculpture. In 1991 she ...