The coronavirus pandemic poses a huge global challenge to auction houses large and small, but those that have embraced technology could prosper as nervous investors seek a safe haven, according to experts. Major London-based house Sotheby’s has closed its London,…
The Arts
One-Punch Man artist shares 10-year-old daughter’s drawings online
Manga art looks like it’s drawn by someone twice her age. We’ve seen some brilliant art come out of Japan over the years, covering everything from chalk-drawn masterpieces on school blackboards through to 3-D illustrations that look as if they’re about to jump…
Prince Charles is one of the UK’s most successful living artists. Here are 15 of his works.
Though he describes himself as an “enthusiastic amateur,” Prince Charles is said to be one of the most successful living artists in the United Kingdom. His paintings were first exhibited in Windsor Castle in 1977, next to the work of his other…
Benin prince calls for Bristol Museum to return stolen sculpture
A prince of Benin has called on a British museum to “blaze the trail” in returning one of thousands of artefacts looted during the colonial era. The sculpture, currently at Bristol Museum, is one of the “Benin Bronzes”, taken…
SPOTLIGHT: Meet Tantua, Nigeria’s first functional sculpture artist who’s ‘giving life to classic cars’
When Diseye Tantua, a Nigerian artist, first experimented turning car parts into furniture in 2016, he had no clue that such adventure would catapult him into limelight. Tantua, then, was only driven by the quest to sustain his late father’s…
In ‘Aba Women Riot’ Nigerian Artist, Fred Martins, Reinterprets a Groundbreaking Moment In African History
In a new series of prints, the artist celebrates ‘the women who lend their voices and stood strong against the oppression of Africans.’ March marks Women’s History Month, and for African women, one event that epitomizes the will and tenacity…
South African Artist Mohau Modisakeng Makes Solo NYC Debut With ‘A Promised Land’
The artist will present the video installation ‘ZION’ and other works centering on the “global history of displacement of Black communities” at the Jenkins Johnson Gallery in Brooklyn. Renowned South African visual artist Mohau Modisakeng presents A Promised Land, his latest solo exhibition, opening at Brooklyn’s Jenkins…
Hidden baby Jesus revealed under Leonardo da Vinci’s ‘Virgin of the Rocks’
The Leonardo da Vinci painting the “Virgin of the Rocks” was hiding another image beneath its surface: a winged baby Jesus, a new X-ray examination has revealed. This isn’t the first signal that the “Virgin of the Rocks” hid older sketches that…
Art Fair Philippines Expands Despite Loss of Leading Galleries
Now in its eighth year, the car park art fair has new programming and more galleries than ever. Art Fair Philippines venue The Link carpark in Makati City, Manila. Courtesy Art Fair Philippines. Last year, 10 of the Philippines’ leading…
BTS art project includes balloons and scribbles
K-pop band BTS are joining forces with some of the world’s leading artists for an ambitious global art project. Called Connect, BTS, it will see Sir Antony Gormley creating a giant aluminium “scribble” in New York, and the creation of a…