300Magazine has the pleasure of inviting you to the amazing event organized with the support of Platform 101. IROMEDIA, an annual show dedicated to showcasing the impressive developments in the field of new media art, gathers national and international talents for the second year in a row. The exhibition is already open to the public at TECH_FAC New Media Arts Museum in Tehran, Iran.

Nel, an art gallery based in Cape Town, always does a great job at introducing the audience to subversive themes and challenging their perspective through art. This September, the gallery will hold a new solo exhibition by the established South African artist Hentie van der Merwe. This will be the second exhibition of Van der Merwe’s work at Nel, following his “Shooting Selves” in 2020.

The story of one of the most outrageous art-related crimes that have happened in recent years goes back to 2022. In February last year, the Orlando Museum of Art (OMA) announced its new exhibit of never-before-seen works by Basquiat. Several months later, federal agents raided the museum right in the middle of the ongoing “Heroes & Monsters” exhibition and confiscated the displayed paintings.

The most expensive painting in the world, Salvator Mundi was sold for over $450m at Christie’s New York. Today, ElmonX and Bridgeman Images are planning to sell it yet again. The companies already have the experience of turning other legendary masterpieces into NFTs, including another one of Leonardo da Vinci’s pieces, Mona Lisa.

In Portugal, the renowned street artist Bordalo II made an impressive attempt to highlight the vast void between the government and its citizens. His new artwork, a long trail made from enlarged €500 bills, appeared in the venue that was supposed to host a mass and welcome Pope Francis.

The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco received a generous donation from two local philanthropists in the form of 61 works of 19th- and 20th-century fine art from their private collection. Among them are 50 paintings, 9 works on paper, and 2 sculptures. In total, a selection of pieces by 39 famous artists has been added to the collection of the institution.

300Magazine is pleased to share the news about the latest exhibition of the renowned Ukrainian artist Iryna Fedorenko at SchauRaum im Ackermannbogen in Munich, Germany. On July 21, 2023, the world saw Fedorenko’s new collection of paintings, titled “Ukrainian Mallows.” For years, Iryna has been the moving force in the popularization of Ukrainian culture abroad.