formerly Mad Cornish Projectionist.
SXSW London is positioning its inaugural 2025 event as a nexus of technology, art and business. The festival, set for June 2-7, 2025, in Shoreditch, seeks to differentiate itself through its emphasis on creative convergence. Source: SXSW London Programming Director … Continued
Art critic Alastair Sooke travels to Doha’s Museum of Islamic Art, where he is given special behind-the-scenes access to the museum’s conservation department to learn about what is considered one of the most beautiful Qurans ever made. He finds out … Continued
Labour plans to get some of the 15,000-piece national art collection “out of the basement and into communities”, says the culture secretary, Lisa Nandy, who hopes it will inspire the next generation of artists all over the UK. Source: Lisa … Continued
A Dutch museum had to pick artwork out of the bin after a member of staff thought that the display, which consisted of two empty beer cans, was leftover rubbish. Source: Dutch museum finds beer can artwork in bin
An immersive exhibition in Poland deployed 39 Panasonic projectors to recreate the Sistine Chapel in a tent.The Sistine Chapel: A Legacy presented the famous frescoes by Michelangelo in a space that had the exact dimensions of the chapel – but … Continued
Portrait hung in cheap frame for decades, with wife describing it as ‘horrible’ and family mulling getting rid of it. Source: Painting found by junk dealer in cellar is original Picasso, experts claim | Pablo Picasso | The Guardian