Facade of of Washington State University building. via Google Maps. A team led by Washington State University has successfully recreated a millennia-old pigment first synthesized in ancient Egypt. Egyptian Blue is considered the the oldest manufactured pigment in history. The pigment was widely used to adorn stone objects used in funerary rituals and to embellish …
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The general view of the ultra-luxury hotels Raffles and Fairmont in Doha, Qatar, on December 21, 2024. The dual-branded property is located within the iconic Katara Towers, a unique crescent-shaped building gracing the skyline of Lusail (Photo by Noushad Thekkayil/NurPhoto via Getty Images). NurPhoto via Getty Images Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared in On Balance, the ARTnews newsletter …
Japanese sculptor and terracotta artist Kunimasa Aoki. Courtesy Loewe LONDON — Japanese sculptor and terracotta artist Kunimasa Aoki has been named the winner of the 2025 Loewe Craft Prize on Thursday evening during an award ceremony in Madrid with a cash prize of 50,000 euros. Selected by a 12-member jury from 30 shortlisted works on display at the Thyssen-Bornemisza National Museum in …
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The Whitney Museum. Patrick McMullan via Getty Image On Monday, Whitney Museum director Scott Rothkopf sent the museum’s Independent Study Program an email in which he said he would “pause” the program’s 2025–26 academic year. “Today, the program is without a Director,” Rothkopf wrote in that email, which was obtained by ARTnews. “This leadership gap …
Listed by: Lisa and John Cregan of Sotheby’s International Realty – Palm Beach Brokerage FLYLISTED LLC. / Sotheby’s International Realty Jamie McCourt, a former US ambassador to France and Monaco, has added a Palm Beach landmark to her portfolio, paying $19.2 million for a restored house on North Lake Way, according to the Palm Beach Daily …
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WALTHAMSTOW, ENGLAND – AUGUST 09: A group of people take a selfie in front of mural purportedly by the artist Banksy, showing pelicans eating fish, on the side of Bonners fish and chip shop on August 09, 2024 in Walthamstow, England. It was the fifth artwork debuted by the elusive street artist in London this …
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Lorde. Photo Thistle Brown On Thursday, Lorde dropped the music video for “Man Of The Year,” the second single from her upcoming fourth album Virgin, featuring the singer, a chair, and a roomful of dirt familiar to fans of artist Walter De Maria. Described by Lorde as the track she’s “proudest of” on the new …
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A massive fire ripped through Rio de Janeiro’s National Museum of Brazil seven years ago. Getty Images To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines HASUER & WIRTH X CRISTINA IGLESIAS. Hauser & Wirth has announced its global representation of Spanish sculptor Cristina Iglesias, Maximilíano Durón reports for ARTnews. The gallery will …
The Camden Art Centre. Photo Max Colson The Camden Art Centre, a venerable London art space, appears to be staying put for the long term. The art center announced on Tuesday that it had secured a 99-year lease on its current home after having raised the £1.9 million it needed to do so. Its lease …
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View of the Louvre, July 2022. Photo Kristy Sparow/Getty Images for David Yurman The Louvre Museum in Paris will surrender 258 works from the bequest of collector Adèle de Rothschild to the Fondation des Artistes that were improperly inventoried in its collection, Le Monde reported Wednesday. According to the French news outlet, the works were …
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