NewsAcquisitions
Acquisitions round-up: two US museums co-purchase portrait of Breonna Taylor—and artist Amy Sherald gives proceeds of sale to charity
Our pick of the latest gifts and purchases to enter international museum collections
NewsPolitics
Ukrainian art scholar reportedly tortured and imprisoned by Russian forces on ‘absurd’ espionage charges
International Council of Museums committees in Ukraine and Poland appeal for help to secure Olena Pekh's release
NewsHolocaust
Babyn Yar: site where 100,000 victims were shot by Nazis to get one of world’s largest Holocaust memorial centres
“We do not want to create a big building that sits heavily” on this sensitive ground, says Robert Jan Van Pelt, one of the minds behind the project in Ukraine
NewsUnesco World Heritage Site
Religious sites in Russia and Ukraine hit hard by coronavirus thanks to pilgrims and poor social distancing
Many Unesco World Heritage sites that are also working monasteries have been accused of reacting slowly to the pandemic
NewsPrivate Museums
PinchukArtCenter employees claim to have been sacked after attempting to form trade union
Ukrainian institution says the 28 guides were dismissed to make way for innovation
NewsLaw
France reconfirms that women baring their breasts in public is illegal—even for artists and protestors
Two women who are part of the Ukrainian feminist group Femen were charged for topless protests, one of which was in a Paris museum
NewsPolitics
Ukrainian nationalists target lecture at Kiev arts centre as far-right activity rises
Protesters accused of leaving behind swastika graffiti at talk organised by Izolyatsia arts centre
NewsUkraine
Ivan the Terrible returns to Ukraine
19th-century oil painting, stolen during the Second World War, was found in the US
NewsPolitics
Mount Athos, the Greek peninsula that is home to 20 monasteries, is under threat after Ukraine wins approval to split from the Russian church
Russian pilgrims can no longer participate in services or sacraments there
NewsExhibitions
Ukrainian artists tackle country’s political turmoil head on in Budapest show
Exhibition at Ludwig Museum aims to uncover work that remains "a blind-spot in the European cultural arena"
NewsRestitution
Holocaust survivor’s family seeks painting in Ukrainian museum
Meanwhile, much of the country’s art is stuck in limbo and its own efforts to recover cultural property have stalled
ArchiveVictor Pinchuk
Ukraine’s art scene soldiers on despite political crisis
Artists can fight for freedom as the country asserts its independence, says gallery founder Victor Pinchuk
ArchivePrizes
Victor Pinchuk launches the second edition of his Future Generation Prize
The $100,000 prize will support one lucky young artist to further their creative vision and support their career
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In a rare interview, Victor Pinchuk tells us about his plans to build a new contemporary art space in Kiev
A “landmark” museum for Ukraine
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Pinchuk to build new arts centre in Ukraine
The space will display Pinchuk's own collection as well as loaned exhibitions
ArchiveArt market
Russian art at auction: Buyers wary of unpredictable prices
Mixed results as contemporary art nosedives while earlier works avoid the worst
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Ukraine suffered “colossal” looting during World War II
New research challenges Russians’ claim that they own many cultural valuables from the independent state
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Cooper Union accused of censorship as Stalin banner is removed
The controversial image was removed after protests from local community, many of whom were Ukrainian
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Ukrainian artists lead the day at Kiev auction
Yet secrecy over values remained a priority at the Art Kapital auction
ArchiveCollectors
In a new private museum in Kiev billionaire collector unveils Hirst, Koons and Gursky
The Pinchuk Art Center was opened 16 September 2006
ArchiveLooting
Growing unease over looted Lubomirski Dürers
A sheet of paper found in a second-hand book by The Art Newspaper details valuations of the drawings when sold by Colnaghi
ArchiveNews
Ukraine returns war booty to Germany
This is in marked contrast to Russia’s tough line against any restitution of works of art taken from Nazi Germany
ArchiveRestitution
The point of no return - Europe climbs on the restitution bandwagon
But the process has stalled as far as large-scale restitution between Russia and Germany is concerned