Sophia Kishkovsky

1 week ago | theartnewspaper.com | Sophia Kishkovsky

Marharyta Polovinko, a 31-year-old Ukrainian artist who volunteered to evacuate wounded soldiers from the frontline then joined the fight herself, died on 5 April, her battalion reported, underscoring the human and cultural toll of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. “Smart, hardworking, motivated.

1 month ago | theartnewspaper.com | Sophia Kishkovsky

Ukrainian museum workers and cultural activists have petitioned the country’s culture ministry to evacuate museum collections from regions bordering Russia and near the frontline, as tensions further escalate following the Trump administration's demands that Kyiv accede to Moscow.

1 month ago | theartnewspaper.com | Vittoria Benzine |Florence Hallett |Torey Akers |Sophia Kishkovsky

The psychedelic artists Alex and Allyson Grey regularly welcome worshippers to their Chapel of Sacred Mirrors (Cosm) in Wappingers Falls, New York for full moons and “Art Church”. But Cosm only unveils a new lineup of contemporary Visionary art in their Entheon museum’s All One gallery once a year.

1 month ago | theartnewspaper.com | Sophia Kishkovsky |Maya Jaggi

A reshuffling at the helm of the Gulag Museum in Moscow has revealed how the Kremlin is creating a new ideologically loyal cadre of cultural managers, some of whom are even receiving military training as part of their advancement. In November 2024, officials announced the temporary shutdown of the Gulag Museum over purported fire safety violations. This was followed a couple of months later by the announcement that its director, Roman Romanov, had been dismissed.

1 month ago | artnewspaper.fr | Sophia Kishkovsky

Les pourparlers qui ont eu lieu à Riyad le 18 février 2025 entre le président américain Donald Trump et le président russe Vladimir Poutine ont appelé à une « normalisation » économique entre les deux nations. S’ils parvenaient à une levée des sanctions américaines contre la Russie, ils pourraient bouleverser l’ordre mondial mais également le marché de l’art.