Former Ford Foundation president Darren Walker has been elected president of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.—effective immediately—the institution announced Tuesday. Walker, who has been a board member of the National Gallery since 2019, is perhaps best known for his 11-year tenure at the helm of one of the nation’s largest and most
ROUGHLY one third of the paintings in the National Gallery’s collection of Western European art are of religious subjects and nearly all of these are Christian. These images, originally made for churches or domestic settings, are now displayed in an entirely different context in the Gallery, which has the task of both exploring what they
Cassi Young, the global fine art director of Art Works Group. Young wears & OTHER STORIES dress; BIMBA Y LOLA kitten heels; Young’s own jacket, watch and rings As anyone who has tried to curate an art collection for their home will tell you, it takes an eye to put the right pieces in the
For the best listening experience and to never miss an episode, subscribe to The Decibel on your favourite podcast app or platform: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, iHeartRadio, Pocket Casts and Youtube. If you were to spend an afternoon wandering around an art museum, you’d see hundreds of pieces, if not thousands. But the reality
Entrepreneur Arthur Dallimer, 29, is working in collaboration with planners at Swindon Borough Council and has been permitted to start work on Apsley House on Bath Road, which has been vacant for three years. Arthur plans to create a flagship 90-cover restaurant within the Grade II listed building, one retail unit on the ground floor
A group of museum leaders have published an open letter which calls for an end to protests carried out inside museums and galleries, particularly those involving attacks on artwork. The National Museum Directors’ Council (NMDC), which represents the leaders of the UK’s national collections and major regional museums, broadly made reference to protests which have
Art Market Arun Kakar Installation view of Tina Kim Gallery’s booth at Frieze London, 2024. Photo by Linda Nylind. Courtesy of Linda Nylind / Frieze. Returning to Regent’s Park for the 21st time, Frieze London and Frieze Masters 2024 saw busy crowds, bustling booths, and—most importantly—a solid pace of sales throughout their run from October
Western Canada’s art magazine since 2002 15 October 2024 Vol 9 No 21 ISSN 2561-3316 © 2024 From the Editor I have just wrapped up a few days in Venice, Italy at the 60th annual Venice Biennale. It rained — buckets, cats, dogs, maybe even elephants. So. Much. Rain. But we soggily trod through pavilion after pavilion,
Conclave, from Oscar-winning director Edward Berger and starring Ralph Fiennes, is the highlighted opening-night film for this year’s British and Irish Film Festival. The British and Irish Film Festival at New Plymouth District Council’s Govett-Brewster Art Gallery/Len Lye Centre will offer something for everyone – from gritty dramas and comedies to romantic and historical stories.
Dame Tracey Emin suggested that most male artists including Damien Hirst are less of a “force” creatively after they reach the age of 40. The 61-year-old is a contemporary of Hirst, and they have both been Turner Prize nominees, with him taking home the prestigious art award in 1995 for his formaldehyde-preserved cow and calf,