Anselm Kiefer is the only alive artist who has been commissioned by the Louvre and, indeed, the only artist to have been commissioned by the institution since 1953. Aurora was previously exhibited in the Hermitage Museum in 2017 as part of the special “Anselm Kiefer, for Velimir Khlebnikov” exhibition. Kiefer is known for his large-scale […]

“A Beautiful Game” website allows users to watch a creative ‘replay’ of each of the World Cup games, where additions are made to the piece based on what occurred during the game. The moving picture associates the events of the match with the geometric symbols below. The result is a unique and colorful geometric representation […]

Our recommendation this week is Woman in Gold. The 2015 film is based on the  real story of the legal battle fought by a Jewish refugee, Maria Altmann, and her lawyer, Randy Schoenberg, to reclaim Gustav Klimt’s portrait of her aunt, Adele Bloch-Bauer I. The movie stars Helen Mirren, Ryan Reynolds, Daniel Bruhl, and Katie […]

Manifesta 12, the European Nomadic Biennial, opened on June 16 and will run through to November 4, 2018. Visitors from all over the world are flocking to Palermo, Italy, to discover the works of emerging artists, as well as 30 commissioned pieces. The exhibitions have been styled to showcase Palermo’s most spectacular locations. The theme […]