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African American History museum crowned Design of the Year 2017
An architectural project hailed by an expert design judge as “major turning point” in the history of American race-relations has scooped top prize at this year’s Beazley Designs of the Year for 2017. Continue reading
Art advisor wins US$10m commission in dispute over Gauguin painting
London’s High Court granted victory to a husband and wife art advisory team on Tuesday (16 January) following a high stakes legal battle over a US$10 million (£7 million) commission. Continue reading
Google art-selfies take internet by storm
Think you might resemble Vermeer’s ‘Girl with a Pearl Earring’? Or perhaps you and Van Gogh were separated at birth? Google is offering you the chance to see which famous portrait you look like with its Arts and Culture app. Continue reading
Doge’s Palace livid over fake Modigliani show
Amedeo Modigliani enthusiasts are astounded by the revelation that an exhibition of the Italian artist’s work contained 20 fake paintings. Continue reading
Artworks by Charles Bronson pulled from auction
Five drawings produced by one of Britain’s most notorious prisoners will not go under the hammer after they were withdrawn from auction at the eleventh hour. Continue reading
Artists remain in the dark as subway bosses refuse to switch on light installation
Plans to unveil a new artistic installation in a Toronto subway have been halted following concerns that it will be misused as a platform for hate speech. Continue reading
Doge’s Palace struck by jewel thieves
Art thieves jacked open a glass case ‘as if it were a tin can’ to snatch antique Indian jewels on display at Venice’s Doge’s Palace, police reported yesterday (Wednesday 3 January). Continue reading
Female painter second only to Caravaggio smashes auction record
She has been described as second only to Caravaggio among 17th century Italian artists, and now Artemisia Gentileschi (1593-1652) has smashed her own record at auction. Continue reading
Missing Monet appears via Google search
An art historian has proved there is more than one way to research a missing painting after he found a lost Monet via a Google search.
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