Sophia Kishkovsky

2 weeks ago | theartnewspaper.com | Sophia Kishkovsky

Nikas Safronov, a Russian artist known for celebrity portraits and self-promotion , revealed last week the painting of Donald Trump that Russian President Vladimir Putin commissioned from him as a gift for the US president. He showed CNN an image of the portrait, which depicts Trump after July 2024 assassination attempt against him, with blood on his face, fist raised defiantly, against the background of a US flag and the Statue of Liberty.

2 weeks ago | artnewspaper.fr | Sophia Kishkovsky

Zourab Tsereteli, peintre et sculpteur d’origine géorgienne, longtemps favori des autorités soviétiques et russes et auteur de statues installées dans le monde entier, est mort le 22 avril à l’âge de 91 ans, ont rapporté les agences de presse russes. Souvent décrit comme un artiste mais aussi comme un homme d’affaires, Tsereteli était président de l’Académie russe des beaux-arts depuis 1997.

2 weeks ago | theartnewspaper.com | Sophia Kishkovsky

Zurab Tsereteli, a Georgian-born painter and sculptor who was for decades a favourite of Soviet and Russian government officials and known for his statues installed around the world died on 22 April at age 91, Russian news agencies reported. Tsereteli, who was often described as being a businessman as well as an artist, had been serving as president of the Russian Academy of Arts since 1997 and controlled multiple museum spaces in Moscow.

4 weeks 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.

2 months 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.