French authors to pay fines of bookshops open despite virus closure
French authors vowed to bail out rebel bookshop owners who will be fined for opening their doors despite France’s nationwide COVID-19 lockdown.
At home in the world of art
Check out these virtual art exhibitions, art podcasts and feel-good shows as you stay at home during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Salon Art + Design looks to print in face of COVID-19 cancellation
After major contemporary art fairs were canceled due to COVID-19, the Salon + Art Design is launching a magazine in lieu of holding its ninth edition live.
A segment of the Eiffel Tower’s original staircase up for grabs
A segment of an original staircase from the Eiffel Tower will be auctioned by Artcurial on Dec. 1 as part of its Parisian Art Deco and Design Sale.
Could solar panels become artists’ canvases?
International artists created artworks on solar panels, presented on the Underdogs Gallery site until Nov. 13, to raise funds for the Little Sun Foundation.
Four art world podcasts to listen to right now
Interested to learn more about art and art history? Here are four art podcasts which art connoisseurs and neophytes alike can enjoy.
The Chinese art market has reached its lowest point in a decade
The auction market for Chinese art and antiques saw a 10% drop in 2019 due to diplomatic tensions between the U.S. and China, as per an Artnet report.
A new literary festival will honor Black British authors
Independent publisher and bookseller Jacaranda is launching an online literary festival devoted to Black British authors on Dec. 5.
Inspiring books to help with your pandemic feels
The year 2020 has not been kind, and it certainly left us with not much to do within the confines of our homes. You might be feeling downcast with everything that is happening, and sometimes Netflix is not cutting it anymore. Well, you can always find refuge in literature. Going out is still quite risky, […]