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Banksy Stop Sign Theft Probe Continues: Men Re-bailed By Met Police
Two men have been re-bailed until next month in connection with the removal of a south London street sign featuring artwork by the elusive artist...
Amedeo Modigliani Painting Restituted To Heirs Of French Artist Writer
Hanover, Germany - In a gesture of resolution, the city of Hanover has returned a painting "Tête de Femme" (1917) by the renowned Italian Modernist...
Arts Council England Unveil New Guidelines To Discourage Political Statements
Arts Council England (ACE), a pivotal UK government agency known for its funding initiatives empowering museums and art spaces nationwide, is...
Toppled Colston Statue Sparks Renewed Debate at Bristol Museum
A proposal to officially move the statue of transatlantic slave trader Edward Colston into the M Shed museum in Bristol as a permanent display is...
Climate Activists Strike At Botticelli’s Birth of Venus In Florence
Climate activists have directed their attention to Botticelli's renowned masterpiece, The Birth of Venus, displayed at the Uffizi Gallery in...
DACS Pays Out £10.1m In Royalties To Artists In 2023
In a week marked by vigorous discussions in the House of Lords about the arts' multifaceted impact on the economy and society, DACS, the Design and...
British Museum To Display Stolen Items Recovered from Collection
LONDON, Feb. 2 - In August 2023, revelations of approximately 2000 missing, stolen, or damaged objects from the British Museum's collection,...
Dmitry Rybolovlev: Oligarch Loses $160 Million Sotheby’s Art Fraud Case
The Russian billionaire/art collector Dmitry Rybolovlev has lost his legal battle with Sotheby's. A jury in the US sided with the auction house in a...
Rare Bayeux Tapestry Replica From Charlie Watts’ Estate Sold To French Museum
A hand-tinted photographic replica of the renowned Bayeux Tapestry, measuring 70 meters long, has found its new home at the Bayeux Museum in France....
Mona Lisa Attacked With Soupe de Tomate By Protesters In Paris
In a mindless act of protest, demonstrators hurled tomato soup at the iconic Mona Lisa by Leonard de Vinci. The masterpiece was encased behind...
Richard Prince Loses Copyright Disputes with Appropriated Photographers
Richard Prince and his affiliated galleries, Gagosian and Blum & Poe, (now just Blum) have reached settlements in two copyright lawsuits lodged...
Asante Gold: UK Agrees To Loan Looted Crown Jewels To Ghana
In a breakthrough chapter of cultural reconciliation, the United Kingdom is set to return some of Ghana's revered "crown jewels" more than a century...