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!
Belgian Art Foundation buys the T. Rex Skeleton.
The 67 million years old Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton that was put on auction at the Koller Auction House in Zurich has been bought by the Phoebus Arts Foundation last week. The T. rex was sold for six million dollars. Trinity, as the skeleton is called, is one of its kind specimens to be auctioned in all of Europe. The skeleton is 50 per cent of the original bone and the other parts are taken from separate T. rex bones that were found in Wyoming and Montana, hence the name, “Trinity”. The skeleton was on display at Koller for more than two weeks which garnered a lot of audience at the auction house. The T. rex Trinity, however, did not do much in terms of sales as the previous two T. rex skeletons sold to Field Museum Chicago and Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi were sold for 8 million dollars and 31.8 million dollars respectively. Read more on the matter at ARTnews.
Victoria and Albert Museum to display iconic dresses worn by the likes of Marilyn Monroe, Tina Turner and Whitney Houston in the summer of 2023.
V&A museum is to host an exhibition titled, “Diva” which is meant to honour and celebrate legendary performers by showcasing their iconic looks in their specific eras. The exhibition is set to be displayed by June 24th this year all the way to the April of next year. The show is curated by Kate Bailey and will consist of two parts, part one displays the history of the term Diva with opera legends like Jenny Lind and actors from the Golden Age of Hollywood such as Marilyn Monroe. The second part will consist of contemporary stars who suit the title which would include Whitney Houston, Tina Turner, Rihanna, Prince, Billie Holliday and many more. Read more about the exhibition on Artnet.
Photo Courtesy: Mark Sullivan.
Michel Draguet, the Director of the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Brussels, resigns amid accusations of sexism and racism.
Amidst the controversial accusation of homophobia, sexism, intimidation and racism, the director of Brussels Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Michel Draguet resigns. According to the Brussels Times, Draguet is set to leave his post on April 30th, 2023. In December of last year, about 176 employees of the museum sent an open letter to the Belgium Secretary of State, Thomas Dermine a detailed letter with several accusations of inappropriate behaviour displayed by Draguet towards his employees. After the news broke, Draguet told the news, “a surprise because there is obviously a lot of suffering and a lot of pain in this letter and we don’t didn’t notice it, nor was it heard in the consultation bodies with the unions.” Read more about the situation on ARTnews.
Courtesy: Le Soir
