After decades of pleading for their return, the famed bronze artifacts of the ancient Kingdom of Benin, Nigeria, will be making its departure from Germany next year. The ‘bronzes’ though speechless speak of a violent conquest of the Benin Kingdom and looting of valuable items by British colonial forces in Read more…
A collection of African studies material, including important archival resources on anti-apartheid history and a large collection of African films are feared to have been lost to a wildfire that spread to the Cape Town University library, artnet reports. The Jagger library’s African collections held more than 85,000 prized materials, Read more…
The National Gallery (UK) has announced it has received a prized Luttichuys oil-on-canvas painting that was previously in possession of a private estate. “Portrait of Girl” is a c.1650 artwork by Dutch Golden age painter Isaac Luttichuys, portraying a young girl standing out of a dark background with a large Read more…
The Canada Council for the Arts has announced the opening of applications for The Jules Léger Prize for New Chamber Music, to last till June 1. The Jules Léger Prize, established in 1978, was created to encourage Canadian professional composers to create avant-garde chamber music and to foster its performance Read more…
Superstar Tennis player Naomi Osaka has teamed up with her artist sister, Mari, to create and auction off a set of original NFT artworks. The collection of 6 digital pieces all made by Mari Osaka and titled The Colors of Naomi Osaka, includes the original pieces My Crown, My Halo, Read more…
A new hero has joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe, this time in a world of assassins and martial art action. Original announcement for Marvel’s Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings was made in 2019, and has yesterday rewarded the suspense of fans with a 2-minute trailer. The Read more…
Newly released Louis Vuitton Fall/Winter 2021 Airplane Bag designed by Virgil Abloh has it’s price pegged at $39,000. A Twitter user quickly pointed out a pre-owned 1968 Cessna airplane available on eBay for nearly $7,000 less! Which would you buy, bag or airplane?
Internationally acclaimed photographer and street artist JR has published a new book. Known for his large scale monochrome photographs, JR’s new project, “How Old Am I?” explores themes of life and age. Published by New York based Phaidon Press, JR captures the process of growing older alongside the differences and Read more…
German and Nigerian officials have begun historic talks that will likely see ancient Benin artefacts currently in Germany returned to their original home in Nigeria. As reported by Artnet, the head of the German foreign ministry’s culture department, Andreas Görgen, last week met with Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, Read more…
For the first time ever, you can hear what Mars sounds like in a brief moment. NASA’s Perseverance Rover has captured the first audio recordings from the surface of the red planet, and if you’ve always wondered what music Martian aliens could be listening to, you’d be surprised. Since arriving Read more…
