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!
Ancient mosaics of Medusa discovered in Roman Villa
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Archaeologists excavating an ancient villa once used by the Antonian emperors of Rome uncovered two mosaics that feature one of the most infamous characters in Greek mythology, the beautiful, but deadly, Medusa, according to Live Science. The murals were found in the Villa of the Antonines, a site named after the dynasty of emperors that include Marcus Aurelius, Lucius Veras, and the emperor Commodus who was most famous for taking part in gladiator battles in the Colosseum. At a presentation held during the annual meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America this January in New Orleans, researchers said the mosaics likely date from the 2nd century C.E. Details on Art News.
UNESCO pledges $10 M. toward rebuilding Ukraine’s culture sector
The director general of UNESCO has pledged more than $10 million towards efforts to rebuild Ukraine’s devastated arts landscape after a tour of the embattled country this week. A new report from UNESCO, however, has put the dollar number needed to properly rehabilitate Ukraine’s culture and heritage at $6.9 billion. Audrey Azoulay spent two days visiting the cities of Kyiv, Chernihiv, and Odesa with the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, reaffirming “the organization’s support to the population [as well as] to advance the reconstruction of the country’s cultural sector,” UNESCO said in a statement. UNESCO’s comprehensive recovery plan has projected the cost of “short-term needs” (2023–26) at $2.3 billion and “medium- to long-term needs” (2027–33) at $4.6 billion, for a total $6.9 billion. Read more on MenaFn.
Tokyo Gendai lines up 79 exhibitors for inagural edition in July
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Japan’s newest art fair Tokyo Gendai has announced the 79 galleries that will participate in its first edition, which is scheduled to run July 7–9, with a preview day on July 6, at the Pacifico Yokohama. Though the fair is among the most anticipated new ones launching this year, it is noticeably missing all of the mega-galleries that are traditionally present at the world’s top art fairs (Gagosian, Pace, Hauser & Wirth, David Zwirner), as well as some blue-chip galleries that have presences in Asia, like Thaddaeus Ropac, Lehmann Maupin, and Gladstone. Check out the names on Art News.
