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‘Anatomy of a Portrait’ Profiles Fernanda Wittgens, Italy’s First Female Museum Director and an Anti-Fascist Activist
A new documentary, “Anatomy of a Portrait” (“Anatomia di un Ritratto”), will have its world premiere in the Venetian Nights strand of Venice Days on 4 September, telling the story of Fernanda Wittgens, Italy’s first female museum director. Wittgens led Milan’s Pinacoteca di Brera during and after the Second World War, and was also an…
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Maurizio Cattelan opens first major German exhibition in Berlin
Maurizio Cattelan, the Italian artist known for provocative works such as a $6.2m banana taped to a wall and an 18-carat gold toilet, is opening his first major solo exhibition in Germany, titled Night, at Berlin’s Neue Nationalgalerie. Speaking ahead of the show, he pushed back against his reputation as a mere prankster, insisting his…
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Putin’s threat to the UK is a Nato fiction, claims ‘dangerously naive’ Diane Abbott
Diane Abbott has sparked fresh controversy after describing the threat posed by Russia to the UK as a “NATO fiction” invented to justify increased military spending, and said a planned rise in defence spending “should not go ahead”. The Labour MP’s comments came the same week Vladimir Putin issued his clearest hint yet that Russia…
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Thousands protest Sánchez’s response to Ceuta migrant crossing
Thousands of people took to the streets in Madrid, Ceuta and other Spanish cities to protest against Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s handling of a mass migrant crossing into the North African exclave of Ceuta. Opposition parties accuse Sánchez’s government of abandoning Ceuta’s residents, while officials say right-wing groups are exploiting the crisis for political gain,…
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King Charles hails the Bayeux Tapestry ‘a precious symbol of trust’ between nations as he, Burnham and Macron come together for its unveiling
King Charles hailed the Bayeux Tapestry as a “precious symbol of trust” between nations as he joined French President Emmanuel Macron for the unveiling of the medieval artwork at the British Museum. The event marks a landmark moment in Anglo-French relations, as the nearly 1,000-year-old, 70-metre embroidery is loaned to Britain by France for the…
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Is that it? Burnham to plead with Macron for more help in stopping the boats after France offers just 45 officers to tackle new mega-dinghies
Andy Burnham was set to press Emmanuel Macron for greater French action against Channel crossings, after Paris offered just 45 extra officers to combat the rise of “mega-dinghies” carrying up to 230 migrants. Following talks with the French President in Downing Street, the Prime Minister argued that this summer’s fall in crossings showed what UK-French…
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Political turmoil, bond rout and gold moves rattle markets amid overseas violence
Burnham clashed with Badenoch at his first PMQs as gilt yields hit 16-year highs, squeezing UK finances; abroad, reports link Russia to Iranian missile tech, Dutch gold headed to London, and an Egypt bus crash killed 21.
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Noel Gallagher on Oasis 2027 tour rumours: “There’s no football tournament on next year, so we’ve got to do something in the summer”
Noel Gallagher has stoked speculation that Oasis will tour again in 2027, joking during a talkSPORT interview that “there’s no football tournament on next year, so we’ve got to do something in the summer”. The comments follow reports that the band are lining up a major UK and European tour, including a 12-night residency at…
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Mateusz Smółka named Managing Director of Warner Music Eastern Europe
Warner Music Group has appointed Mateusz Smółka as Managing Director of Warner Music Eastern Europe, taking up the newly created role from 7 September. Based in Warsaw, he will report to Simon Robson, President of EMEA at Warner Music, and will oversee operations across Poland, the Czech Republic, South Eastern Europe and Ukraine, with responsibility…
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1Password wades into a right-wing mess after funding a Linux project
1Password has come under fire from customers and its own staff after pledging $300,000 to Omacom, the foundation behind the Omarchy Linux distribution created by David Heinemeier Hansson (DHH), the Ruby on Rails and Basecamp creator who has published racist blog posts calling for the deportation of ethnic minorities in Europe. Critics accused the password…