A SUMMARY OF THE MOST EXCITING ART NEWS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE
While we focus on Indian art, we can’t obviously function in a vacuum. It’s a small world and everything is connected, especially on the web. So, let’s train our spotlight across the world map to see what’s going on — from art trends to socio-political issues to everything that affects the great aesthetic global consciousness. Or, let’s just travel the world and have some fun!
O.J. Simpson’s portrait by Andy Warhol is to be auctioned this May
As part of the Contemporary art day sale at Phillips, the portrait of O.J. Simpson is offered on sale with an estimated value of $300,000-500,000. Warhol made 200 portraits as part of his ‘Athletes Series,’ which included portraits of Muhammad Ali, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Dorothy Hamil, along with the O.J. Simpson one. The portrait was commissioned by Warhol’s collector Richard Weisman and was part of a series that depicted a class of athletes who were becoming more and more like the celebrities Warhol had always admired. Simpson was 30 years old at the time the portrait was taken, and he was on his way to becoming one of the greatest running backs of all time. At the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond in 1978, the portrait was exhibited with others from the series “Athletes by Andy Warhol.” Read more on ARTnews
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Controversial Banana art by Maurizio Cattelan is eaten “again” by a hungry South Korean student.
The controversial duct tape banana by Maurizio Cattelan also known as the “Comedian” was on display at the Leeum Museum of Art in Seoul. The artist, known for his jokey sculpture, faced a good deal of controversy after the first appearance of the art piece. This time, the controversy reached Seoul, where an art major at Seoul National University had visited the museum, eaten the banana, and taped the peel back to the wall. The student, who was not named in the article but was later identified as Noh Huyn-soo by the Guardian, claimed to have skipped breakfast. This is not the first time it has happened, apart from this, the art piece faced quite a controversy in 2022 when Joe Morford sued Cattelan, accusing him of plagiarizing a piece he had created 13 years previously. As of now, no measures are taken against Noh. Read more on ARTnews
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Houston’s Museum of fine arts is now the hub for the study of Islamic art
Houston, being one of the culturally diverse places, gave an ode to its Islamic community by reflecting this lifestyle. The Museum of High-quality Arts, Houston (MFAH) these days opened six additional everlasting galleries in its Art of the Islamic Worlds wing, which is now packed with loads of works donated with the aid of the Iranian-born collector Hossein Afshar. The addition of six new galleries has nearly doubled the square photos distinctive for Islamic artwork at MFAH. The institution now houses what its director and chair Gary Tinterow describes as “perhaps the most extensive collection of Iranian art in private hands”. This expansion happened in the museum after 15 years of its opening of the Islamic art section with local Islamic philanthropists who wanted to see their heritage recognised and celebrated in Houston’s museums. The gallery has now housed a vast selection of antiquities spanning from the seventh to the 19th centuries, including manuscripts, ceramics, inlaid metalware and textiles from countries like Morocco, Spain, Tunisia, Egypt, Turkey, Syria, Iran, Iraq, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan and India. Read more on The Art Newspaper.
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