Olafur Eliasson’s art project rejected for Olympic Games / London
Scandinavian artist Olafur Eliasson had been commissioned to create the centerpiece project of the London 2012 Festival, but the Olympic…
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Raf Simons, new artistic director of Christian Dior / Paris
It’s been a year since the departure of John Galliano from Christian Dior for his anti-Semitic remarks.
Emre Baykal to curate Pavilion of Turkey in Venice
Emre Baykal has been appointed curator of the Pavilion of Turkey for the 55th edition of the Venice Biennale.
Bangladesh’s first Art Summit
While India’s modern and contemporary art has generated a lot of international interest in recent years, Bangladesh has been left…
Damien Hirst’s one man show / London
It officially opens tomorrow. The super-retrospective at Tate Modern dedicated to YBA’s champion Damien Hirst will probably be one of…
Stedelijk Museum to reopen in September / Amsterdam
The news is greeted with enthusiasm by the art world: StedelijkMuseum in Amsterdam will be reopened on September 22.
Dubai's answer to major museums in the Middle East
The plans to build the Louvre and Guggenheim’s branches are on track in SaadiyatIsland, the new Abu Dhabi cultural centre.…
Gerhard Richter: a life behind a tweet / Germany
In the vast and endless sea of Twitter, where information travels at the speed of light, it happens sometimes to…
Abuses continue at Abu Dhabi's Museum Island
Human Rights Watch, an organization dedicated to defending and protecting human rights, wrote in a report published yesterday (LINK) that…
Palais de Tokyo avant La Triennale
Palais de Tokyo was inaugurated in 1937 on the occasion of the World’s Fair in Paris.
Art Weekend launches Tel Aviv’s Art Year
“Art” is the word of the year in Tel Aviv. Tel Aviv Art Weekend starts today and will be on…
Interview with Brian Butler
Patrick Steffen: I’d like to start our conversation from your recent performance, Union of Opposites, presented at Art LA Contemporary…
Hammer Museum’s prize for New Biennial / Los Angeles
The HammerMuseum in Los Angeles is launching a $100,000 art prize in conjunction with its first biennial “Made in LA…
Interview with Mario Wagner
Gea Politi: How did you start this collaboration with Absolut? Mario Wagner: ABSOLUT gave me all the freedom i could have…
Maastricht Art Fair celebrates 25 years
The European Fine Art Foundation (Tefaf), organizer of the fair in Maastricht, is organising a major exhibition at the newly…
A Helsinki Guggenheim? We don’t want it
In 2011, when the citizens of Helsinki were asked about the construction of a Guggenheim museum, 50% had said “yes”.