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Rubens Oil Sketch: DCMS Export Ban Aims To Save Masterpiece For The Nation
A rare oil sketch by Peter Paul Rubens, Cimon Falling in Love with Efigenia (c. 1616–17), now faces an export bar in a bid to retain the work for...
Joel Shapiro: Sculptor Who Made Wooden Beams Dance Has Died Aged 83
Joel Shapiro (1941–2024), the American sculptor whose deceptively simple wooden figures pulsed with life, tension, and wit, died on Saturday in...
Maurizio Cattelan Golden Toilet Caper Ends In Jail Time For Career Criminals
A story that played out like a comedy caper has now finished in the courts. Two men have been sentenced for their part in the infamous 2019 theft of...
Lost Rodin Marble Sells for $1.2 Million In A French Auction
A rediscovered Auguste Rodin marble sculpture, kept in plain sight for decades atop a piano in a French family home, has fetched €1.1 million ($1.2...
Tate Liverpool: Waterside Transformation Backed By Major Funding Injection
Liverpool’s cultural landscape is set for a dramatic change as Tate secures £12 million in government funding alongside major private donations for...
East End Art Dealer Jailed in Landmark Terror Financing Case
London – In a landmark prosecution, art dealer and television personality Oghenochuko Ojiri has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison for...
Turner’s First Exhibited Oil Painting Resurfaces After 167 Years
Update: J.M.W. Turner (1775–1851) The Rising Squall, Hot Wells, from St Vincent's Rock, Bristol has achieved a staggering £1.9 million ($2.6...
Barbara Hepworth: Pivotal Masterpiece Must Be Saved For The Nation
The Hepworth Wakefield and the Art Fund have launched an urgent £3.8m appeal to prevent a rare Modernist sculpture from leaving the UK. The defining...
Ukraine Plundered Heritage: Over 6,000 Cultural Artefacts Lost Or Stolen
Among the most devastating casualties of Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine is the systematic looting and destruction of the country’s cultural...
Erotic Condom: Rare Georgian Johnny Goes On Display At Rijksmuseum
A rare condom from 1830 is currently on show at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. This nearly two-century-old contraceptive, likely crafted from sheep’s...
Banksy Unveils New Cryptic Lighthouse Artwork His First In Six Months
The elusive street artist Banksy has struck again, revealing a mysterious new stencil artwork on his official Instagram account. The piece features...
National Portrait Gallery Unveils 2025 Portrait Award Shortlist
London's National Portrait Gallery has revealed three exceptional finalists for its Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Portrait Award, selected from...
