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Priceless Roman Mosaics Ruined In Botched Restoration
After an act of 'so-called' restoration akin to the horrors of 'Ecce Homo' - a mural depicting Christ with a crown of thorns, became an internet...
Artlyst Election Special: What Are The Leading Parties Thoughts On The Future Of The Arts?
With the UK general election just around the corner, you may have found it strange that you seemed to have missed a detailed art policy from each of...
Anti-Muslim Cartoon Contest: Two Shot Dead
In the ongoing wake of the Charlie Hebdo massacre two gunmen, who reportedly opened fire at an exhibition displaying cartoons of Prophet Muhammad...
Jonas Mekas Pioneer Of Internet Art Presents Four Projections In Venice
Jonas Mekas has been a pioneer of internet art since 2006 when he started experimenting with new online audio-visual techniques. In 2007, he...
Georgia O’Keeffe: Will White Lily Set Another Auction Record?
In November 2014 the $15 million, or £9.5 million estimate for a Georgia O'Keeffe work was shattered after a rather intense bidding war between two...
Statue Of The Two Hercules Damaged By Selfie-Seeking Tourists
An unfortunate incident took place in the northern Italian city of Cremona, involving Statue of the Two Hercules (circa 1700). The marble statue is...
Jackson Pollock’s Brother Comes Into His Own At Guggenheim Venice
The Peggy Guggenheim Collection is presenting Charles Pollock: A Retrospective, the first exhibition in Italy and the first full retrospective of...
Chalkie Davies Retrospective Exhibition Presented At The National Museum Cardiff
The first retrospective exhibition of the Welsh (born 1955) photographer Chalkie Davies is about to launch at the National Museum of Cardiff 9 May...
Group Exhibition Starting Grid To Open At Display Gallery
Display Gallery presents the group exhibition 'Starting Grid'. In the world of art in which change is a prerequisite and the ever-accelerating...
WaterAid Nepal Earthquake Appeal Kicks Off With Exhibition and Concert
The London Canal Museum, a 150-year-old former ice warehouse and now heritage building, is the backdrop to an exhibition by London artist, Simon...
Bartolomeo Cristofori Piano Inventor: 360th Birthday Celebrated With Google Doodle
Google pays homage to the 360th birthday of the man who invented the piano. Bartolomeo Cristofori was born in Padua Italy in 1655 in the Republic...
Study For Lord Leighton’s Flaming June Re-emerges After 120 Years
A study of the head for a well known nineteenth century painting has re-emerged 120 years after it was last reproduced in an art magazine in 1895....
