March 12, 2025
European Art

THY ART IS MURDER, WHITECHAPEL, FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY & SPITE Announce European Tour

Thy Art Is Murder recently announced their new record Godlike and now they’ve got a European tour to support it. The tour will be supported by Whitechapel, Fit For An Autopsy, and Spite for maximum heaviness. You can get your tickets here. Please enable Javascript to view this content 9/28 Tilburg, NL @ 139/29 Stuttgart,

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European Artists

10 Daring Museum Heists | HISTORY

Mona Lisa Leaves the Louvre (1911) On August 21, 1911, an amateur painter set up his easel near the spot where Leonardo da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa”—one of the most famous works of art in the world—hung in the Louvre. To his surprise, the mysterious woman with the haunting half-smile had vanished. French detectives searched for

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European Artists

Koreans’ openness to new art a big factor in European gallery’s expansion in Seoul – ‘people show up even if it’s from artists they have never heard of’

In 2022, big global art market players such as Pace Gallery and Lehmann Maupin announced major expansions in their exhibition space. The year also saw the inaugural Frieze Seoul art fair, the first Asian event held by Frieze, a rival to Art Basel which also stages art fairs in London, New York and Los Angeles.

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Art Investment

Make an Impact in African Art Investment: Apply for the ARTSPLIT Content Specialist Role

ARTSPLIT is an art trading technology company with a single goal in mind: to improve the investment status of African art by allowing users to co-own rare and valuable artworks on a platform that ensures price discovery and market liquidity. The ARTSPLIT mobile app allows art collectors to own fractions (also known as Splits) of

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European Fine art

TEFAF New York, a ‘Little Jewel Box’ of a Fair, Carves Out Its Own Niche

With high-end art fairs proliferating, dealers have many choices to make, starting with the location of the event. Another decision comes with creating their booth with the larger fair context in mind. Should they complement the galleries around them or offer a somewhat contrasting selection? For the New York edition of the European Fine Art

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European Art

Art in European Parliament shows Jesus with gay ‘sadomasochistic slaves,’ sparking outrage: ‘Disgusting’

Conservative European politicians raged over artwork at the European Parliament in Brussels that depicted Jesus Christ delivering the Sermon on the Mount while surrounded by gay men dressed in leather BDSM outfits. The image, which was part of a photography exhibition by lesbian Swedish artist Elisabeth Ohlson that ran in a restricted part of the

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European Art

A Timeline of European Architecture in the Middle Ages

  After the Fall of Rome in 476, the grip of Roman culture on Western Europe diminished. Non-Roman states were formed and developed distinct architectural styles, somewhat modeled after Rome as an ideal. Another essential point for early Medieval architecture was Justinian’s reconquering of Italy, which left elements of Byzantine art behind. These elements furthered

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European Artists

Artist defends Jesus BDSM artwork exhibit at European Parliament

Few members of EU Parliament protest sexual depictions of Jesus’ Apostles By Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor Saturday, May 06, 2023 European national flags in front of European Parliament building in Brussels, Belgium. | Getty Images Controversy has erupted in the European Parliament over a photography exhibition by Swedish artist Elisabeth Ohlson that includes a

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Art Investment

SEC Safeguarding Rule Would Expand Investment Oversight to Crypto, Artwork

The comment period for a Securities and Exchange Commission proposal to expand the type of investments subject to custodial oversight by advisers to things like physical commodities, digital assets and artwork is set to expire on Monday, May 8, though multiple industry associations are asking for a 60-day extension. The SEC first proposed an amendment

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European Fine art

Park Avenue Armory Is a Gilded Age Setting for a Huge Art Show

Afternoon sunbeams stretched across the vast floor inside a palazzo that occupies an entire New York City block. A clock without hands overlooked the empty drill hall, time forever suspended. It was a rare moment of stillness for the 142-year-old Seventh Regiment Armory on Park Avenue, also known as the Park Avenue Armory. Soon, trucks

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