Art News
Vandal Shatters Ai Weiwei Sculpture at Italian Exhibition
Sep 25, 2024
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During the opening of Ai Weiwei's exhibition in Bologna, a man deliberately destroyed a large porcelain sculpture, shocking guests and the artist. The vandal, known for previous disruptive acts, was arrested, and the artwork will not be replaced, with the empty space serving as a reminder of its destruction.
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A New Era for the British Museum: Nicholas Cullinan's Bold $1.3 Billion Transformation Plan
Sep 18, 2024
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Nicholas Cullinan, the new director of the British Museum, has announced a groundbreaking $1.3 billion transformation plan, aiming to restore the museum’s reputation following a series of controversies...
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Nicolas Berggruen, a billionaire collector, has purchased his second Venetian palace
Mar 17, 2022
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Palazzo Diedo, which is set to open in 2024, will house an exhibition and artist residency space.
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Museum Curator's Dark Secret Exposed – Stolen Artifacts Sold on eBay!
Aug 18, 2023
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Veteran curator Peter John Higgs is revealed as the alleged mastermind behind missing and damaged artifacts at the British Museum, suspected of selling uncategorized items on eBay. The scandal prompts an independent security review while concerns arise about the fate of the artifacts and the safety of other contested items in the collection
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Egon Schiele Works Are Returned to the Heirs of a Jewish Art Collector Following a New York Investigation
Sep 21, 2023
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The heirs of a Jewish art patron who died in a concentration camp in 1941 recently received seven Egon Schiele pieces that were just returned to them by the Manhattan District Attorney's office...
Art History
Hieronymus Bosch
Jun 21, 2023
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Hieronymus Bosch, also known as Jheronimus van Aken, was a renowned Dutch painter from Brabant who lived from around 1450 to August 9, 1516...
Art History
Top 10: paintings of musicians
Aug 12, 2023
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My top ten paintings relate art and music in the way the former of these two forms of expression approaches the latter, immortalizing and making concrete its intangible sound. In fact, it was probably painting that first approached the abstract world of notes...