The Russian presence at the World Economic Forum in Davos this year is the Russian War Crimes House, reports Chris Liakos at CNN. Viktor Pinchuk is organizing an exhibition of images of war at Russia House curated by Björn Geldhof (PinchukArtCentre). Chapeau!For the auction Stand with Ukraine on June 3 at Kunsthalle Lindenthal in Cologne, ... read more
"Emergency Money for Ukraine" is the name of a charity auction that the Cologne auction house Van Ham is holding in two parts as an online and live auction as part of its Modern Week from May 20 to June 2. A total of 40 lots will be offered. The usual buyer's premium will be due, but it will also be donated. The catalog for ... read more
Here, too, help can be provided: UKRAINIAN ARCHIVES RESCUE - the Polish Pilecki Institute Berlin and the Belarusian diaspora association RAZAM in cooperation with the Alliance of Ukrainian Organizations, the Ukrainian Orthodox Church Community e.V. and with the kind support of the Federal Archives call for donations for the rescue of Ukrainian archives and museum goods.The Lithuanian artist Emilija Škarnulytė ... read more
The Ministry of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine launch an initiative to save and protect Ukrainian cultural sites under the title "Save Ukrainian Culture". Through a dedicated website, donations can be made in a variety of ways in traditional and cryptocurrencies.The official separation of Viennacontemporary from its previous Russian owner Dmitry Aksenov is reported by Olga Kronsteiner in the ... read more
The largest art fair in the world with the most opaque sales conditions now also welcomes the paying public one week after opening for the professional public. A valuable guide is provided by Naomi Rea, who researched which gallery represents which artist at the Biennale di Venezia for Artnet Pro (paywall). She comes up with more than 100 participating galleries, ... read more
The Biennale di Venezia responds to war in Ukraine, reports Alex Greenberger for Artnews: "Cecilia Alemani, who organized the Biennale's main show this year, praised the Piazza Ucraina as a potentially defining event at this year's exhibition. 'In its 127 years of existence, La Biennale has registered the shocks and revolutions of history like a seismographer,' she said in a ... read more