Chanel’s Arts & Culture Magazine Vol. 1. Courtesy Chanel/Roe Ethridge via WWD Chanel is strengthening its cultural initiatives with celebrations for its centenary in the U.K. The French brand is launching Arts & Culture Magazine, a publication that revisits the brand’s work with artists and cultural institutions in the last five years. The project is …
Archaeologists cleaning the mosaic outside Alès, France. ©F. Giraud, Inrap The remains of a Gallo-Roman site overlooking the French city of Alès have been identified by archaeologists, the National Institute for Preventive Archaeological Research (Inrap) announced on Tuesday. Excavations conducted between February and June this year revealed the remains of dwellings, hydraulic systems, a domus …
Nick Merriman. COURTESY ENGLISH HERITAGE The chief executive of English Heritage, the British conservation charity, has stepped down from his role having only joined at the beginning of 2024. English Heritage said in a statement that Nick Merriman resigned for personal reasons linked to family health. Geoff Parkin will now step into the role on …
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Interior of the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela on June 15, 2023. AFP via Getty Images Spain’s Supreme Court has ordered the heirs of former dictator Francisco Franco to return two religious statues to the city of Santiago, concluding a years-long legal dispute over their ownership. The two pieces, depicting biblical figures Isaac and Abraham, …
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Rosalind Fox Solomon, 2019. Getty Images for International Center of Photography Rosalind Fox Solomon, a photographer who crafted piercing images of alienation, racism, and marginalization in the United States and far beyond it, died in New York on Monday at 95. Stephen Bulger Gallery, her representative, confirmed her passing, but did not state a cause …
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CCA, Sauchiehall Street. Photo Alan Dimmick/Courtesy CCA The Centre for Contemporary Arts in Glasgow, Scotland, will be closed for the rest of the week after a pro-Palestine protest held in the institution’s courtyard on Tuesday afternoon. Art Workers for Palestine Scotland organized a sit-in at CCA that was intended to last the entire week, calling …
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Last Selfie by XCOPY Courtesy Jediwolf While most art collectors focused on Art Basel this week, the Digital Art Mile—Basel’s first-ever digital art fair—opened its second edition on Monday. Launched last year by digital art adviser Georg Bak and ArtMeta founder Roger Haas, the fair is being held at Basel’s underground Kult Kino Camera cinema …
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A screenshot from “Relooted,” a new game from South African video game developer Nyamakop. Courtesy Nyamakop/Epic Games Have you ever imagined yourself, on a visit to a major museum, busting through a wall, arms full of ill-begotten African artifacts and ready to return them to their rightful homes? No? Well, you may soon have the …
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The 1830 condom at the Rijskmuseum. Rijksmuseum The Rijksmuseum’s latest acquisition—a nearly 200-year-old condom made from sheep intestine—has prompted outrage from a conservative Christian group in the Netherlands, which has called its display “a grotesque insult to God, the Catholic Church and the entire Dutch nation,” according to the Art Newspaper. On view in the museum’s print …
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Pink stuff: Phos-Chek is a flame-retardant used at airports. courtesy Max Goelitz Gallery While Liste Art Fair is known for showcasing younger galleries and more experimental artwork, the satellite fair is now 30 years old. It’s hardly the young upstart it once was—and yet, it still manages to surprise. In 2021, the fair moved from …
