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Who was Jan Nieuwenhuys? Jan Nieuwenhuys (8 January 1922 – 28 December 1986) was a Dutch artist and a key member of the Dutch Experimentalists group (Reflex), which eventually became part of CoBrA; the European avant-garde art movement. He was born in Amsterdam. Along with his elder brother, Constant, he decided to pursue a career […]
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Nicholas Galanin Awarded Don Tyson Prize Nicholas Galanin has been awarded the prestigious biennial Don Tyson Prize for his contributions to American art, focusing on Indigenous identity, culture, and representation, which comes with a $200,000 reward. Established in 2016 by the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Arkansas to commemorate the late Don Tyson;
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Melissa Joseph Wins the UOVO Prize Melissa Joseph, an artist based in Brooklyn; has won the Brooklyn Museum’s coveted UOVO Prize. She is known for her felting techniques in creating intimate portraits. The award includes a solo exhibition at the museum, a commission for a large public mural, and an unrestricted cash grant of $25,000.
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Berlin City Government Cuts Cultural Funding The Berlin city government moved forward with a reduction in its cultural funding, despite significant backlash and demonstrations from the arts community. The new financial plan for 2025 will cut approximately €130m from arts and culture, which is about 12% of the total budget, leading to concerns that some
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Ruth Asawa is Now Literally ‘Out of this World’ The Japanese-American Modernist sculptor, Ruth Asawa became the 23rd woman to have a Mercurian crater named after her. However, compared to 100 men whose names have graced the planet, the gender inequality debate is nigh. The recognition came on November 14 2024 and was bestowed by
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Noguchi Museum Workers to Unionize Workers at the Noguchi Museum in New York City are undertaking a comprehensive initiative to unionise, encompassing all personnel regardless of their department or designation, including administrative, curatorial, education, and visitor services. The museum’s staff have submitted a petition to the National Labor Relations Board to establish a union in
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Fundamentally, a project-induced work of art by Ashish Kumar Maurya, Trees Don’t Eat Their Fruits, was inaugurated on December 23, 2024, by well-known artists Prithvi Soni, Kamal Jain, Anil Naik, Prof. Vishwanath Sable and Prakash Bal Joshi along with art collector Nitin Jadia at Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai. This solo exhibition speaks for resilience, community,
Palestine Museum US Eyes Israeli Embassy After a successful pop-up event in Ireland, the director of the Connecticut-based Palestine Museum US, Faisal Saleh; a Palestinian-American entrepreneur; is optimistic about transforming the former shuttered Israeli Embassy into its “permanent European headquarters.” In a statement given to The Art Newspaper, he exclaims, “We want to change what
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‘Objects Between The Lines’ – KNMA X IIC The Italian Culture Institute of New Delhi (IIC), in collaboration with the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art (KNMA), has opened its doors for its newest exhibition – ‘Objects between the Lines’ and ‘Oggetti Tra Le Righe.’ The exhibition is curated by Andrea Anastasio, Director of the IIC,
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Italian Authorities Recover Etruscan Artefacts Italian officials have now recovered valuable artefacts, dating back to the 3rd century B.C. These were reportedly stolen from an Etruscan burial site in Umbria by a couple of “clumsy” and “amateur” tomb raiders who accidentally discovered the treasures on their property. Authorities confiscated the artefacts from two business owners