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Egon Schiele: Nazi-Looted Portrait’s Ownership Resolved
In a landmark decision, the ownership of an Egon Schiele drawing, "Portrait of the Artist's Wife, 1917," has finally been resolved by a judge in...
Constantin Brâncuși: Targu Jiu Ensemble Joins UNESCO World Heritage List
TARGU JIU, ROMANIA – The Targu Jiu Ensemble, a remarkable collection of modernist sculptures by Romanian sculptor Constantin Brâncuși, has been...
Stonehenge Tunnel Project: Chancellor Rachel Reeves Scraps Contentious Scheme
LONDON—The UK government has officially cancelled the controversial Stonehenge tunnel project, which aimed to construct a two-mile tunnel near the...
Just Stop Oil Activists Guilty of Criminal Damage After Soup Attack On Van Gogh’s Sunflowers
Phoebe Plummer and Anna Holland, both 22, Just Stop Oil activists, have been found guilty of criminal damage after throwing tomato soup at Vincent...
Andy Warhol’s Epic Silent Film Empire Celebrates 60 Years With Screening
The Pop artist turned filmmaker Andy Warhol, along with the avant-garde artist Jonas Mekas, embarked on a cinematic experiment on 25 July 1964 that...
Anne Imhof: Homophobic Vandalism Destroys Six Austrian Billboards
Bregenz, Austria – Six billboards by renowned German artist Anne Imhof were vandalised in what she described as an "act of violent aggression" on...
How Three Loaned Masterpieces From Berlin State Museums Wound Up For Sale At Gagosian
The shadowy sale of three significant 20th-century American paintings on permanent loan to Berlin's State Museums has sparked an international...
Pay Rise For GSA Director Amid Salary Cuts In Many Art Schools – Clare Henry
By rights, Glasgow School Art Director Penny Macbeth should be having a busy summer. At Glasgow’s Mackintosh conference in June, she admitted GSA...
DISARM: Fiona Banner Debuts Global Art Project In Major Cities
London, 12 July 2024 – CIRCA has announced a new commission titled 'DISARM' by British artist Fiona Banner, AKA The Vanity Press. This innovative...
Sycamore Gap Tree Honoured With National Trust Print Edition
A new collection of five bespoke prints, titled 'Heartwood,' crafted from the trunk of the iconic Sycamore Gap tree, will be publicly displayed...
Bill Viola Seminal Figure In Video Art Dies Aged 73
Bill Viola, a pioneering figure in video art whose works profoundly shaped the medium's place in contemporary art, passed away on 12 July at his...
Antony Williams Wins NPG’s Herbert Smith Freehills Portrait Award 2024
London, UK – Antony Williams has been awarded the prestigious Herbert Smith Freehills Portrait Award by the National Portrait Gallery for his egg...