VLADIMIR Putin is known for keeping his personal and family life very private, but some details about the tyrant’s children have surfaced over the years. Maria Vorontsova (née Putin, born April 28, 1985): His eldest, 39, leads government-funded programs personally overseen by Putin, which have received billions from the Kremlin for genetic research. She is
With the public opening of the space set for Friday the 6th of June, the duo is hard at work. Setting down his tools for a brief chat, Ciaran tells me: “I’ve known Panda since I was 16. We’ve both been part of the street art and graffiti scene in Glasgow, and various other art
London – In a landmark prosecution, art dealer and television personality Oghenochuko Ojiri has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison for selling artworks to a suspected Hezbollah financier without declaring the transactions. Ojiri, 53, admitted to eight counts of failing to disclose potential terrorist financing under the Terrorism Act 2000—the first conviction
HOMES FOR ART COLLECTIONS In Ashish Thapar’s art gallery, which opened earlier this year in the National Capital Region (close to KNMA’s mammoth art space slated to open sometime next year), the idea was to give centrestage to lesser-known but significant modernists of India, and more obscure works from leading modernists. In Thapar’s view, it’s
The highlights of London Gallery Weekend (LGW) for digital art lovers epitomise the global “de-siloing” of digital art, where change-making media artists—including Auriea Harvey, Tyler Hobbs, Beeple and Robert Alice—riff on digital-to-physical and physical-to-digital work. They represent a multi-generational vanguard in media art where painting, craftwork and sculpture can be the outcome, or output, of
London Gallery Weekend is the biggest and most inclusive gallery weekend in the world, and that is reflective of the incredible, breadth and size of the gallery sector in London. It’s returning this year for its 5th edition and runs from the 6th to the 8th of June. It brings together 126 contemporary art galleries,
As London Gallery Weekend returns for its fifth edition (6-8 June), we present an alphabetical selection of standout recommended exhibitions across the capital’s 126 participating galleries. From newly established spaces to landmark enterprises, this year’s programme celebrates the city’s thriving art scene with ambitious presentations that span painting, sculpture, photography, and performance. Our Curated Lyst
ART and archives from Rugby’s independent adult learning centre have gone on display to mark its 100th anniversary. The Percival Guildhouse’s Centenary Art and Archive Exhibition is now open at Rugby Art Gallery and Museum. The exhibition, at the Little Elborow Street venue’s Floor One Gallery, features paintings by students from the Guildhouse’s many
While headlines suggest a slump, the art market is expanding thanks to young collectors and prints priced under $50,000. Kevin Czopek/BFA.com You’ve probably seen the dire headlines about the art market’s decline. Many outlets, including CNN, Bloomberg and the New York Times, have all cited the same grim stat: global art sales dropped by 12
As the art trade continues to splinter in search of new models, two established dealers are striking out together to form a multi-pronged art business. NG, which comprises a traditional advisory based in Paris with a roving exhibition programme, as well as collection and foundation management services, has been founded by Samy Ghiyati and Nicolas