Portraits of the old masters implemented in a series of digital stickers

The whole set of human emotions can now be expressed in the conversation on your iPhone with images from old paintings

In the national unity Day in Moscow will host the "Night of arts"

November 4 in the framework of the annual cultural-образовательной shares 270 Moscow venues will host special events United by the theme "Time to create"

Christie's and Sotheby's increased commissions again

The amount of Commission (Buyer's Premium) at Sotheby's ahead of its eternal rival

Died Willy Melnikov

Poet, artist, photographer, inventor of meanings, intellectual "person-оркестр" died in intensive care on the night of 18 to 19 Oct 2016

The CHA will host a conference "the Art market of Russia. Legislative aspects"

Day after tomorrow, on Thursday, antiquarians will discuss the draft national standard examination practices of export and import of cultural values and issues of cooperation with the authorities

UNESCO began triparty

Intergovernmental Commission of UNESCO on the return of cultural property to their countries of origin have called on the government to strengthen control over duty-free stores. They are suspected of possession of illegally taken out values

The scandal at the old masters market

The case of van Meegeren continues to live! Fake follower of the unknown genius forger convinced even the experts at Sotheby's. The scandal is growing, and police are looking for the author

The Supreme Court decided not to return Briullov collector Pevsner

The confiscation of the painting "Christ in the sepulchre" recognized as legitimate. The owners will not give it. As they say, who would doubt

In Scottish manor found a picture of Raphael

Before Madonna was considered a copy of a brush of an unknown artist, but after restoration and detailed studies experts believe that this is the original Raphael

In Italy found two van Gogh paintings stolen in 2002

Canvas the sea at Scheveningen" and "Congregation comes out of the reformed Church in Nyuenene" was stolen from the van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam

A collection of David Bowie auctioned

Around 350 objects from the collection of musician will be exhibited in the three auctions at Sotheby's in London on November 10-11 2016

Jared Leto will play Andy Warhol in the new film

The film will be based on the book by Victor Bockris 2003 "Warhol: the biography"

Antique weekend "Bloshenko the most popular antique market begins new season October 1-2

For lovers of old and antique organizers and participants 16-й "Bleszinki" has prepared an interesting collection of objects of the past from porcelain figurines to exquisite arts of the East

He died-шестидесятник Yuri Zlotnikov

The inventor of the innovative "signal painting" has died at 87-м year of life

Heard about art-группу "War"

Dmitry Volchek, columnist of "Radio Liberty", was found with emigrant Oleg Vorotnikov (a Thief) — leader of the famous five years ago, art-группы "War"

He published a book "the Unknown Rockwell" — study Gianni Cafiero and Ivan Samarin

The book's release is timed to the 200-летнему the anniversary of the birth of Ivan Aivazovsky in 2017. Presentation of a unique publication held at Sotheby's and the publishing house "the WORD"

Konchalovsky will remove the film about Michelangelo

The working title of the film script by Andrei Konchalovsky about the great sculptor and artist of the Renaissance — "Sin"

The Hermitage received 3rd place in the ranking of the best museums in the world by Tripadvisor

On the first and second place in this list is the Metropolitan Museum of art (new-Йорк) and the art Institute of Chicago

The verdict of the Drouot porters stealing from the dead

35 "red collar" and 3 former auctioneer Drouot received prison terms of up to 3 years and monetary fines of up to 60 thousand euros for the fact that appropriated unaccounted for during disassembly of the houses of the dead

Legendary-through dress Marilyn Monroe auctioned

We are talking about the dress in which Marilyn sang to JFK “Happy birthday Mr. President”

In the city Day 88 of museums and exhibition halls will run free

Many sites have prepared a special festive program on 10 and 11 September in honor of 869-летия Moscow

In the suburbs of Paris cleaned out the Studio of Anselm Kiefer

Criminals have taken 10-тонные sculptures and several tons of marble. The damage alleged exceeds 2 000 000 Euro

In Moscow to present a new book about Turkestan vanguard

In the book "Fascinated by the East" included memories of artists Alexander Volkov and Alexander kedrina, art critic Armen Apresian, as well as biographies and reproductions of works by artists of the exhibition in the gallery ARTSTORY

"Grabar" will make a mobile app for museums

The culture Ministry ordered the development of a program for smartphones, which will see Museum exhibits before, during and after restoration. Everything in "pokemonish" format "augmented reality"

Artists gather funds for the rescue of Willy Melnikov

On Friday 2 September 2016 from 18:00 friends and colleagues Willie Melnikov will hold a charity exhibition-продажу of pictures to help with poet, artist, polyglot, photographer, who is in intensive care after stroke

Antiquary Anatoly Borovkova not reduced the term

After considering the two appeals, the court decided to release from-под guards Vyacheslav Hotkevicha, and the term Anatoly Borovkov to leave unchanged — 5.5 years in a penal colony

The Tretyakov gallery — without cash!

This fall to pay for the passage will be in the terminal at the entrance of the transport card "Troika". But only in Lavrushinsky lane, and only in the main building

Peter Doig proved in court that were not painted from prison

The court ruled that the author of the painting is not the famous artist Peter Doig and the late Peter Edward Doige

Two dealers again quarreled-за Koons

This time not with the Perelman Gagosian. Dealer Fabrizio Moretti filed a lawsuit against the gallery owner David Zwirner from-за sculpture of Jeff Koons with a brilliant blue Orb

In London opened the first exhibition in the world for dogs

Not to be confused with show dogs!