Rijksmuseum closed indefinitely. They added that the museum is enabling a "major polluter" to "hide behind famous artworks from Dutch history."
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Vatican Selects Maurizio Cattelan for Venice Biennale 2024 Pavilion
In a surprising move, the Vatican has chosen Maurizio Cattelan as one of the artists to create work for The Holy See Pavilion at the Venice Biennale 2024, scheduled from April 20 to November 24, 2024.
Thailand Soft Power Art Panel announces updated roster, Still no national artists included
The Thailand Soft Power Art Panel has released its list of members, which now includes a new sub-committee on performing arts. The chairman of the committee is Seksiri Kunavong, a prominent art collector and CEO. He is the founder of CM Organizer, the Bangkok Sculpture Center, and has opened his own home as a museum (the Seksiri Kunavong House Museum). It is interesting to note that the list of committee members,still, does not include any Thailand’s National Artists, but it does include two Silpathorn Artists: Natee Utarit and Pichet Klunchun. How “art” will be driven as a Soft Power of the country under this mega-project is a critical question. And who will be the members of the National Arts Council of Thailand, which is to be established under this plan (with a budget of 20 million Baht – according to Rocket Media Lab, citing documents from the committee’s meeting 2/2566).…
Hokusai ukiyo-e to fight fraud in Japan passport
New passport sample which will feature Hokusai’s printing | Image courtesy to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Japan The works of Katsushika Hokusai, the all-time master of ukiyo-e or Japanese woodblock printing, have been the inspirations for many products such as souvenirs, clothing, or stationery. However, this is the first time that Hokusai’s ukiyo-e will appear in the new Japanese passport for those who apply for a visa from February 2019. The printing series of “36 Views of Mount Fuji”, created in the early 19th century, is the most famous oeuvre of Hokusai. The new passport will include 24 images of this collection, each shown as background on the visa stamping page. This design project began four years ago. The main objectives are to enhance protection against forgery and prepare for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, which is scheduled to be held in Tokyo in mid-year 2019. The new design also…
