Enrico Muratore Aprosio, a renowned human rights advocate and artist, unveils his thought-provoking Radioactive Beasts project. New York, United States Enrico Muratore Aprosio, also known as EMA, is a multi-talented artist and human rights advocate, who has dedicated his life to promoting and protecting human rights, democracy, and peace across the globe. Born in Sanremo, Italy, in 1972, Enrico grew up in the beautiful coastal village of Grimaldi di Ventimiglia, just a stone's throw away from the French border and the Principality of Monaco. Enrico Muratore Aprosio EMA's interest in art and human rights began during his teenage years, as...

The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam had to close online ticket sales due to the extremely high demand for its Johannes Vermeer retrospective show, the most comprehensive collection of his work ever exhibited with 28 of his 37 known paintings. The exhibition sold out within two days of opening, with thousands still searching for tickets before it closes on June 4. To accommodate demand, the museum extended its hours until 10 p.m on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evenings, and is working hard to resolve the online ticketing problems. Tickets have been seen on auction sites like eBay for a markup of over 1,343% on the original price; the situation has prompted the museum to find a solution to its ticketing problems.

Arte Povera artist Piero Gilardi has passed away at the age of 80. Gilardi, known for his sculptures of the merger of technology and nature, gained fame during the 60s with his “Tappeti-natura” (“Nature-carpets”) during the Arte Povera movement. He briefly left the commercial art world, but made a comeback years later. Gilardi was committed to social, political, and ecological issues, having participated in workers’ protests and creating a rubber effigy of the owner of Fiat. His works were exhibited in a 2017 retrospective at the MAXXI Museum in Rome.

Climate activists stage a protest inside Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum to raise their voice about the impact of farming on carbon emission. The activists, part of Extinction Rebellion’s youth chapter, held up banners and wore t-shirts condemning large mining and drilling companies, while standing in front of Rembrandt's Night Watch painting. The museum has received criticism over its ongoing partnerships with airline KLM and investment bank ING Group, both of which have connections to fossil fuel production. However, a spokesperson for the Rijksmuseum said that the protest didn't harm the exhibition, adding that those involved in the protest were guided out without any violence.

Scottish environmental activists have broken the glass case protecting the sword of William Wallace, in a protest that calls for Scotland to do more to support a move to a green economy, and resist oil and gas licenses. The sword, an important symbol for the country, must now be assessed for damage to a sword dating back to the Scottish knight's fight for independence. The protest, held by This is Rigged, is not inspired by artworks previously targeted by groups, but by protests dating back to the suffragette movement when feminists destroyed the case in an effort to secure the release of relatives being force-fed in prison. The activists hope to pressure the Scottish government into ending all new oil and gas extraction licences and invest in the country's green energy sector.