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Shirin Neshat on why Frida Kahlo is one of her favourite artists
Who owns the Parthenon Marbles?
Podcast
Who owns the Parthenon Marbles?
Does Los Angeles want a big art fair?
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Does Los Angeles want a big art fair?
Tschabalala Self and radical figurative painting
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Tschabalala Self and radical figurative painting
The story of a fake Gauguin at the Getty
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The story of a fake Gauguin at the Getty
2020: art market issues and big shows
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2020: art market issues and big shows
2019: the year in review
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2019: the year in review
Bananaman: who is Maurizio Cattelan? Plus, art and comedy
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Bananaman: who is Maurizio Cattelan? Plus, art and comedy
Turner Prize shocker: what next? Plus, Teresita Fernández in Miami
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Turner Prize shocker: what next? Plus, Teresita Fernández in Miami
Troy: the show and the problem with BP sponsorship
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Troy: the show and the problem with BP sponsorship
John Lennon wanted Hitler on cover of Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band album
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John Lennon wanted Hitler on cover of Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band album
Dora Maar and Jann Haworth: acclaim at last
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Dora Maar and Jann Haworth: acclaim at last
Anselm Kiefer on why size matters
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Anselm Kiefer on why size matters
Anselm Kiefer interview. Plus, New York auction 'gigaweek'
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Anselm Kiefer interview. Plus, New York auction 'gigaweek'
Tutmania returns. Plus, Duchamp in the US
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Tutmania returns. Plus, Duchamp in the US
From 'piecemealing' medievalist to TV darling: how Janina Ramirez is championing slow media about culture
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From 'piecemealing' medievalist to TV darling: how Janina Ramirez is championing slow media about culture
Gunpowder, treason and plot: how artists have captured fireworks throughout history
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Gunpowder, treason and plot: how artists have captured fireworks throughout history
'There has been a generational shift': Belgian government to collaborate with Democratic Republic of Congo to return colonial-era loot
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'There has been a generational shift': Belgian government to collaborate with Democratic Republic of Congo to return colonial-era loot
Bilateral accord to include projects to conserve, research, and store restituted items
Inside the 'world's first NFT residency': two artists, Tinie Tempah, and a mansion on the French Riviera
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Inside the 'world's first NFT residency': two artists, Tinie Tempah, and a mansion on the French Riviera
What happens when a rapper, a painter and an art fair director get together in a swanky hotel to make digital art?
New York's Port Authority Bus Terminal—the 'worst place on Earth'—to get an art makeover
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New York's Port Authority Bus Terminal—the 'worst place on Earth'—to get an art makeover
National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC announces gift of exceptional photographs dating from the 19th to 21st centuries
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National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC announces gift of exceptional photographs dating from the 19th to 21st centuries
Stephen G. Stein’s donation includes notable examples of images by Gustave Le Gray, William Eggleston, Brassaï, Robert Frank, Sally Mann and others
Retina-bombarding films and complicated stenches: Glasgow International offers us new ways to pay attention
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Retina-bombarding films and complicated stenches: Glasgow International offers us new ways to pay attention
Scotland's largest festival of visual culture takes over sites across the city
Back to the beginning: author and art critic Frederic Tuten will have his first solo show in the Hamptons
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Back to the beginning: author and art critic Frederic Tuten will have his first solo show in the Hamptons
Tuten was close friends with Roy Lichtenstein, who twenty years ago saw promise in the writer’s sketchbook.
June auction highlights: from a delicate Degas pastel to a Kandinsky painting once owned by the Guggenheim museum
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June auction highlights: from a delicate Degas pastel to a Kandinsky painting once owned by the Guggenheim museum
Our pick of the best objects up for sale in London and New York
OCAT Shanghai closes after public outcry over Uglier and Uglier video that ranks women's attractiveness
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OCAT Shanghai closes after public outcry over Uglier and Uglier video that ranks women's attractiveness
The work by Song Ta consists of eight hours of secretly shot footage of 5,000 college women
Despite widespread opposition, 'sexist' Marilyn Monroe statue installed next to Palm Springs Art Museum
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Despite widespread opposition, 'sexist' Marilyn Monroe statue installed next to Palm Springs Art Museum
A number of activist groups are still fighting to relocate the statue, considered to be exploitative and sexist, from outside the museum
Anti-Shell sleepover protest at London's Science Museum ends with police threatening to arrest demonstrators
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Anti-Shell sleepover protest at London's Science Museum ends with police threatening to arrest demonstrators
Youth climate activists claim that the "museum would rather have kids arrested than drop their polluting sponsors"
What happens when artists die without making a will? Dealer fights to save remains of Fred Yates’s estate
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What happens when artists die without making a will? Dealer fights to save remains of Fred Yates’s estate
French government sold works by the intestate artist for a pittance; now the UK is set to follow suit
How a crypto and digital art fair is using Instagram to show—and sell—works
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How a crypto and digital art fair is using Instagram to show—and sell—works
CADAF has opened its second online edition but the social media app—paired with QR codes and AR filters—is helping the fair to physically interact with visitors in Paris
To see this sculpture, text the owner of a pup named Oh Papa and schedule a viewing
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To see this sculpture, text the owner of a pup named Oh Papa and schedule a viewing
Adam Milner has installed his series of uncommonly intimate public sculptures in everyday locations like a bodega or a tailor’s shop, where they act as catalysts for human connection
Three exhibitions to see in London this weekend
ReviewThree to see
Three exhibitions to see in London this weekend
From Mohamed Bourouissa's drug dealer slang to Alvaro Barrington's homage to the late rapper DMX
Three exhibitions to see in New York this weekend
ReviewThree to see
Three exhibitions to see in New York this weekend
From Shahzia Sikander at The Morgan to lyrical outdoor installations in Brooklyn by Chloë Bass
Grand mural projects: a vital chapter in British art history
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Grand mural projects: a vital chapter in British art history
In her book, Lydia Hamlett unpacks the literary, cultural and political significance of “the animated wall”
Brooklyn’s long history of resistance is celebrated on Juneteenth
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Brooklyn’s long history of resistance is celebrated on Juneteenth
A series of installations and programmes draw on the Center for Brooklyn History's extensive archive
Royal Academy gift shop will not stock work of artist accused of transphobia
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Royal Academy gift shop will not stock work of artist accused of transphobia
London museum posted an Instagram story explaining reasons for withdrawing items by Jess de Wahls
After the South London Gallery’s ‘most challenging year ever’, Christina Quarles paintings and drawings go on show
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After the South London Gallery’s ‘most challenging year ever’, Christina Quarles paintings and drawings go on show
Solo exhibition is the Los Angeles-based artist’s first in a London institution
Bronte childhood portraits at stake as UK museums and libraries race to save literary treasures
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Bronte childhood portraits at stake as UK museums and libraries race to save literary treasures
Sotheby’s has postponed auction of extraordinary Honresfield Library as a consortium seeks £15 million to buy it
Weathervanes get their second wind in an exhibition at New York's American Folk Art Museum
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Weathervanes get their second wind in an exhibition at New York's American Folk Art Museum
The ornate devices used for measuring wind direction date back to ancient times, but they have come to be associated with Americana—and Modernist art
Sun, sea and Esther Schipper: Berlin gallery pops up in Mallorca and Taipei this summer
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Sun, sea and Esther Schipper: Berlin gallery pops up in Mallorca and Taipei this summer
This is the first time the Berlin-based gallery will open temporary spaces
Discovered: American couple buys a picture by Van Gogh’s friend Edmund Brooke for $45 in antiques shop
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Discovered: American couple buys a picture by Van Gogh’s friend Edmund Brooke for $45 in antiques shop
Vincent was fascinated by his Australian colleague’s links with Japan—and together they painted landscapes in the French village of Auvers-sur-Oise
Sotheby's launches sales in Germany—against stiff competition from local auction houses
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Sotheby's launches sales in Germany—against stiff competition from local auction houses
The opulent Palais Oppenheim in Cologne will host exhibitions and sales from September. Sotheby's says move is due to growing client base in country, not Brexit
What’s it been like preparing for fine art degree shows during a global pandemic?
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What’s it been like preparing for fine art degree shows during a global pandemic?
Students from Goldsmiths, Glasgow School of Art and the Royal College of Art reveal the highs and lows of the past year
NFTs of a different stripe: Joe Exotic gets into the digital art trend
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NFTs of a different stripe: Joe Exotic gets into the digital art trend
Satellite summer: Lehmann Maupin and Carpenters Workshop Gallery collaborate in Aspen, while Christie’s pays homage to the Hamptons
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Satellite summer: Lehmann Maupin and Carpenters Workshop Gallery collaborate in Aspen, while Christie’s pays homage to the Hamptons
Galleries and auction houses continue to set up shop with niche exhibitions where their clients spend their vacations
Casa Versalles, an initiative envisioned to benefit the Mexican cultural sector, opens second edition in Mexico City
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Casa Versalles, an initiative envisioned to benefit the Mexican cultural sector, opens second edition in Mexico City
A portion of the proceeds from the selling exhibition will benefit two regional museums, the Museum of Contemporary Art of Monterrey and the Zapopan Art Museum
Everyone’s a winner: Artes Mundi 9 prize awarded to all six nominees
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Everyone’s a winner: Artes Mundi 9 prize awarded to all six nominees
Firelei Báez, Dineo Seshee Bopape, Meiro Koizumi, Beatriz Santiago Muñoz, Prabhakar Pachpute and Carrie Mae Weems each win £10,000 in latest example of award-sharing
Original 1978 rainbow flag designed by Gilbert Baker acquired by San Francisco’s GLBT Historical Society
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Original 1978 rainbow flag designed by Gilbert Baker acquired by San Francisco’s GLBT Historical Society
The banner, thought lost for more than 40 years, was recently authenticated by a vexillographer who had worked with the artist
Anti-racism posters, Nike trainers and Kim Kardashian's selfies go on show in Victoria and Albert Museum's new gallery of contemporary design
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Anti-racism posters, Nike trainers and Kim Kardashian's selfies go on show in Victoria and Albert Museum's new gallery of contemporary design
London institution unveils refurbished Design 1900-Now space for its Rapid Response collection of objects that reveal "truths about how we live"
New French art market report finds auction sales dropped 19.5% to $25.5bn in 2020
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New French art market report finds auction sales dropped 19.5% to $25.5bn in 2020
The Conseil des Ventes Volontaires concludes that China dominates global auctions, accounting for $8.6bn of sales and 35% of the worldwide market
When makers take the mic: the rise of the artist-hosted podcast
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When makers take the mic: the rise of the artist-hosted podcast
Carrie Mae Weems and Emma Cousin are behind two of the latest podcasts to feature artists in conversation with artists
'If you are of the camp that wants to keep the art world an exclusive club, then look away now'
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'If you are of the camp that wants to keep the art world an exclusive club, then look away now'
Silos are tight in the arts, but here's how musicians, artists and writers and can work together to bring in new audiences
Revising a mostly white ‘greatest hits’ narrative, Seattle Art Museum will overhaul its American art galleries
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Revising a mostly white ‘greatest hits’ narrative, Seattle Art Museum will overhaul its American art galleries
Museum invites three artists to serve as co-authors of collection displays and enlists 10 local experts to help generate inclusive stories
Black artists and performers take over Fort Greene Park for Juneteenth Jubilee
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Black artists and performers take over Fort Greene Park for Juneteenth Jubilee
The Blacksmiths and the Wide Awakes are hosting the programme of live music, performances and art installations in Brooklyn this weekend
Over 60 arts and culture groups receive funding from MacKenzie Scott, who is giving away $2.74bn of her Amazon fortune
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Over 60 arts and culture groups receive funding from MacKenzie Scott, who is giving away $2.74bn of her Amazon fortune
El Museo del Barrio in New York and the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco are among recipients of grants distributed by the ex-wife of billionaire Jeff Bezos
Looted Maqdala objects—pulled from rural English auction at the last minute—will be returned to Ethiopia
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Looted Maqdala objects—pulled from rural English auction at the last minute—will be returned to Ethiopia
Busby auction house confirms it has "negotiated a settlement" after Ethiopian officials requested the return of items stolen by British troops in a brutal 1868 battle
Anonymous peer-to-peer trading platform LiveArt Market launches with $5m of sales already—but how on earth does it work?
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Anonymous peer-to-peer trading platform LiveArt Market launches with $5m of sales already—but how on earth does it work?
Buyers and sellers will never know each others identity when transacting through the online site, but its founders say such privacy encourages trust and transparency
'In solidarity with the Palestinian people', photographers withdraw their works from Prix Pictet show in Israel
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'In solidarity with the Palestinian people', photographers withdraw their works from Prix Pictet show in Israel
Prize-nominated artists Shahidul Alam and Gideon Mendel will not show their works at the Eretz Israel Museum in Tel Aviv
'Two cool older boys': Lucian Freud's portrait of David Hockney expected to sell for up to £12m
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'Two cool older boys': Lucian Freud's portrait of David Hockney expected to sell for up to £12m
The work, which took four months to paint in 2002, will be auctioned at Sotheby's this month
Vancouver residents launch petition to block Boy Holding a Shark public art ‘monstrosity’
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Vancouver residents launch petition to block Boy Holding a Shark public art ‘monstrosity’
Locals cite concerns about property values, obstructed views of nature and the ethnicity of the artist, but Vancouver Biennial organisers say the work will act as a warning beacon for ocean conservation
New grant programme to benefit Black designers
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New grant programme to benefit Black designers
The initiative includes three $10,000 awards for emerging designers and one $100,000 grant for a Black-owned design business
Solange’s Saint Heron dossier project releases interview with Barbara Chase-Riboud
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Solange’s Saint Heron dossier project releases interview with Barbara Chase-Riboud
In an excerpt shared with The Art Newspaper, the artist and writer describes how the letters her mother kept made her more ‘visible’ that ever
Raphaela Platow to take over as director of the Speed Art Museum in Louisville, Kentucky
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Raphaela Platow to take over as director of the Speed Art Museum in Louisville, Kentucky
The experienced curator and leader comes from the Contemporary Arts Center in Cincinnati, where she grew attendance by 400%
Magnificence of mosques and their contents revealed in book created by 'dream team' of Saudi and Egyptian museums
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Magnificence of mosques and their contents revealed in book created by 'dream team' of Saudi and Egyptian museums
Exploration of the Islamic building through its decorations and objects fills a gap in the field
Sotheby's to offer Tim Berners-Lee's original code for world wide web as (you guessed it) an NFT
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Sotheby's to offer Tim Berners-Lee's original code for world wide web as (you guessed it) an NFT
Berners-Lee says NFTs are the "ideal way to package the origins behind the web"
'Gormley would have liked it': Man who graffitied sculpture cleared in court of criminal damage
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'Gormley would have liked it': Man who graffitied sculpture cleared in court of criminal damage
Clasp statue at Newcastle University was defaced in May 2019 and again earlier this year
Hackneyed old Hockney: Museums need to be courageous, even in survival mode
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Hackneyed old Hockney: Museums need to be courageous, even in survival mode
This is the moment to ask for fresh ideas and give space to artists more deserving of exposure—so why has the Royal Academy given its main galleries to iPad 'paintings'?
Interpol launches app to identify stolen art—and it has already been used to discover loot
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Interpol launches app to identify stolen art—and it has already been used to discover loot
Spanish police say they used the ID-art programme to successfully spot stolen Roman coins worth €200,000
Settlement reached over Robert Indiana’s estate—paving way for planned museum in artist's home in Maine
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Settlement reached over Robert Indiana’s estate—paving way for planned museum in artist's home in Maine
Under the agreement, the Morgan Art Foundation will continue to promote the Pop artist's work in museums and on the market
Acquisitions round-up: parts of cut up 16th-century panel reunited after Washington, DC's National Gallery of Art buys missing half
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Acquisitions round-up: parts of cut up 16th-century panel reunited after Washington, DC's National Gallery of Art buys missing half
Our pick of the latest gifts and purchases to enter international museum collections
'Geffrye must fall': Labour MP Diane Abbott leads protests demanding slaver statue be removed from London museum
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'Geffrye must fall': Labour MP Diane Abbott leads protests demanding slaver statue be removed from London museum
Former UK shadow home secretary led protests at the Museum of the Home in Hoxton, which reopened to the public at the weekend
The UK Ministry of Culture is where politicians' careers go to die—but Oliver Dowden has emerged victorious, thanks to the culture wars
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The UK Ministry of Culture is where politicians' careers go to die—but Oliver Dowden has emerged victorious, thanks to the culture wars
The future integrity of the arts sector will depend on whether institutions are able to stand up to the next culture secretary
Will the Queen return her Benin bronze? How the African treasure was looted not once, but twice
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Will the Queen return her Benin bronze? How the African treasure was looted not once, but twice
The 17th-century oba head was plucked from the Nigerian National Museum and given to Elizabeth II as a thank-you gift
Date confirmed for Christo wrap of Arc de Triomphe in Paris
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Date confirmed for Christo wrap of Arc de Triomphe in Paris
The artist's posthumous project was delayed due to Covid-19
Paris's landmark Hôtel de la Marine opens to visitors—and co-working offices—after four years of restoration
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Paris's landmark Hôtel de la Marine opens to visitors—and co-working offices—after four years of restoration
The 550-room palace has undergone a €132m makeover by the Centre des Monuments Nationaux
Museum curators battle rise in bug numbers during pandemic with new card game
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Museum curators battle rise in bug numbers during pandemic with new card game
Staff continue fight against vermin with innovative entertainment
Gustave Moreau’s 34 surviving Fables watercolours get a very rare outing
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Gustave Moreau’s 34 surviving Fables watercolours get a very rare outing
The 19th-century French symbolist's works will go on show at Waddesdon Manor before travelling to Paris
The Lost Leonardo—a solid sceptical documentary—follows the saga of the Salvator Mundi
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The Lost Leonardo—a solid sceptical documentary—follows the saga of the Salvator Mundi
The documentary film about the world’s most scrutinised painting, by the Danish director Andreas Koefoed, premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on Sunday
New York investigators hand over 27 smuggled art objects valued at $3.8m to Cambodia
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New York investigators hand over 27 smuggled art objects valued at $3.8m to Cambodia
Charges are pending against two New York-based antiquities dealers linked to the objects
Queen’s birthday honours: sculptor Phyllida Barlow is made a Dame with awards also for gallerist Sadie Coles and artist Veronica Ryan
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Queen’s birthday honours: sculptor Phyllida Barlow is made a Dame with awards also for gallerist Sadie Coles and artist Veronica Ryan
Other art world figures recognised include Edmund de Waal and Martin Parr
Ahead of G7, Cuban artist Tania Bruguera addressed the Geneva Summit on Human Rights and Democracy
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Ahead of G7, Cuban artist Tania Bruguera addressed the Geneva Summit on Human Rights and Democracy
The activist spoke about her own experiences with state repression and the growing movement for political change in the country
As 'mountains of corpses' wash up on Tunisian shores, artist Rachid Koraichi builds burial site for migrants
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As 'mountains of corpses' wash up on Tunisian shores, artist Rachid Koraichi builds burial site for migrants
Memorial and graveyard designed by Algerian artist will be used to bury the unidentified bodies of those who have tried and failed to cross the sea
Three exhibitions to see in London this weekend
ReviewThree to see
Three exhibitions to see in London this weekend
From John Akomfrah's enthralling three-part film to Peter Hujar's nightlife photographs
Detroit-area municipality removes ‘offensive’ tile accompanying a controversial mural celebrating the police
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Detroit-area municipality removes ‘offensive’ tile accompanying a controversial mural celebrating the police
The tile, whose imagery has been associated with white supremacy, was created in a workshop sponsored by the Detroit Institute of Art
Oxford professors refuse to teach undergraduate students if Cecil Rhodes statue stays in place
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Oxford professors refuse to teach undergraduate students if Cecil Rhodes statue stays in place
Oriel College said it had no plans to “begin the legal process for relocation” of the monument
A Degas bought by the Van Gogh Museum sparks off an ethical debate: are female nudes OK?
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A Degas bought by the Van Gogh Museum sparks off an ethical debate: are female nudes OK?
The controversial pastel stars in a show of new acquisitions at the Amsterdam institution
Sexism by numbers: Guerrilla Girls ask UK public to send in statistics of females nudes vs female artists at local museums
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Sexism by numbers: Guerrilla Girls ask UK public to send in statistics of females nudes vs female artists at local museums
Feminist protest groups' Male Graze project is part of the contemporary art festival Art Night
As the Euros kick off, we ask…what has football got to do with art? Quite a lot, actually
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As the Euros kick off, we ask…what has football got to do with art? Quite a lot, actually
The European Super League, an elite alliance betraying football’s roots, was scuppered by fans. These same power structures exist in the art world – so where’s the resistance?
Uyghur tribunal reveals horrific abuses inside Xinjiang detention camps
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Uyghur tribunal reveals horrific abuses inside Xinjiang detention camps
Museums who partner with China need to know about the violence, says panel investigating alleged crimes against humanity
Mussolini family feuds over reopened crypt of fascist Italian dictator
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Mussolini family feuds over reopened crypt of fascist Italian dictator
The controversial site has become a pilgrimage for far-right supporters
Museum hiring rebounds? US institutions announce a string of appointments to leadership and curatorial positions
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Museum hiring rebounds? US institutions announce a string of appointments to leadership and curatorial positions
It is still not clear how quickly the lower levels of staff, which were hardest hit by pandemic job losses, will recover
Robert E. Lee’s former Virginia mansion reopens to the public with an enlightening focus on the enslaved
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Robert E. Lee’s former Virginia mansion reopens to the public with an enlightening focus on the enslaved
Arlington House, where wealthy white privilege contrasts with bondage and suffering, has undergone a $12.3m rehabilitation and reinterpretation
Three exhibitions to see in New York this weekend
ReviewThree to see
Three exhibitions to see in New York this weekend
From Cézanne's drawings at MoMA to Takashi Murakami curating Outsider art
An expert’s guide to Nam June Paik: five must-read books on the Korean-American artist
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An expert’s guide to Nam June Paik: five must-read books on the Korean-American artist
All you ever wanted to know about Paik, from a “deep dive” into a single work to the best biography—selected by the curators Rudolf Frieling and Andrea Nitsche-Krupp
Sea junk sculptures draw crowds in Canada for World Oceans Day
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Sea junk sculptures draw crowds in Canada for World Oceans Day
After popping up in Vancouver, an installation of figures made from trash travels to Toronto and Quebec City
In Pictures | Barkley L. Hendricks unseen photographs gathered in new publication
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In Pictures | Barkley L. Hendricks unseen photographs gathered in new publication
The US artist’s images are joined by an extract from the book looking at how aspects of his painting and photography overlapped
Sotheby's owner Patrick Drahi buys £2.2bn majority stake in BT
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Sotheby's owner Patrick Drahi buys £2.2bn majority stake in BT
The cost-cutting French telecommunications billionaire has formed Altice UK to buy a 12.1% stake in the company
June’s book bag: from Peter Blake’s collages to artists’ solutions to the climate emergency
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June’s book bag: from Peter Blake’s collages to artists’ solutions to the climate emergency
A roundup of the latest art publications
'Mount Recyclemore': ahead of summit, artist builds gigantic electronic waste sculpture of G7 leaders
BlogDiary
'Mount Recyclemore': ahead of summit, artist builds gigantic electronic waste sculpture of G7 leaders
Harrowing film on Japanese war-time atrocities in China is among shortlisted works on show in UK's biggest art prize
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Harrowing film on Japanese war-time atrocities in China is among shortlisted works on show in UK's biggest art prize
Powerful work by Japanese artist Meiro Koizumi is on show alongside five other artists in Cardiff's Artes Mundi award
Amazon's plans to build massive warehouse near Roman aqueduct in south of France cause concern
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Amazon's plans to build massive warehouse near Roman aqueduct in south of France cause concern
Locals say the construction will be a "wart" on the way to Pont du Gard, a Unesco world heritage site, and will harm the surrounding environment
CommentPrizes
What's the point of art prizes?
The trend for awards to be shared among all the shortlisted artists reflects the current political climate, but it might be time to do away with them all together
Ben Luke