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"Water Lilies #1", which measures almost 15 meters wide, is the largest Lego work ever made by Ai. It will be on view when the new exhibition by Chinese artist Ai Weiwei opens in April at the Design Museum in London.

Art History

Mar 11, 2025

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Are you new to the art world and eager to start your collection but don't know where to begin? Don't worry! We've created a few profiles of novice collectors so you can identify yourself in one of them and discover your unique style...

Olafur Eliasson to make new land art on UK coast

Feb 28, 2023

In the Lake District, a novelist, Robert Macfarlane, has asked an artist to make a steel pool that looks like a mirror.

An American tourist intentionally broke two statues over 2,000 years old in the Vatican

Oct 7, 2022

Banksy's Valentine's Day art in Margate, England, was taken down within hours

After being turned down for a meeting with the Pope, an American tourist breaks ancient statues at the Vatican.

Pop Culture

Feb 15, 2023

A Banksy piece that showed up in Margate was taken down by the city council just hours after the mysterious artist said it was his.

A Man Ray work could become the most expensive photograph ever sold at auction

Feb 16, 2022

Man Ray's Le Violon d'Ingres (1924) will be auctioned in May. Print is considered an original photographic copy, making it a rare find. Highlights from the collection will travel to London, Paris, and Hong Kong before arriving in New York.

The new Tate Britain show will focus on the work of women artists

Feb 21, 2023

A Spanish artist brings embroidery to the streets

The Tate Britain announced earlier this week that when it rehangs its galleries on May 23, women artists from the 17th century to the present will be given more attention.

Lifestyle

Jan 12, 2023

Raquel Rodrigo, an artist from Valencia, says that the huge cross-stitch pieces she has put on buildings are a statement of a feminine art.

A work by Banksy, torn from the wall by the owner of the building

Nov 18, 2021

A Banksy painting has been pulled out of a wall in Lowestoft, Suffolk, England. The artwork was removed intentionally and consensually by the property owner. Locals are dissatisfied with the art's move to an as-yet-unidentified place.

A network of counterfeiters of Francis Bacon paintings dismantled by the Italian police

Sep 13, 2021

500 designs and collages purported by the Irish artist Francis Bacon have been seized by the Italian authorities.

Simone Leigh and Sonia Boyce win top awards at the Venice Biennale

Apr 25, 2022

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For the first time, Black women received both of the top honors at the Venice Biennale.

Nicolas Berggruen, a billionaire collector, has purchased his second Venetian palace

Mar 17, 2022

Nude Donald Trump Statue Near Las Vegas Taken Down After County Official's Request

Palazzo Diedo, which is set to open in 2024, will house an exhibition and artist residency space.

Lifestyle

Oct 2, 2024

A controversial nude Donald Trump statue near Las Vegas was removed following a Clark County official's request. The sculpture stirred debate over public art and political expression.

Vandal Shatters Ai Weiwei Sculpture at Italian Exhibition

Sep 25, 2024

During the opening of Ai Weiwei's exhibition in Bologna, a man deliberately destroyed a large porcelain sculpture, shocking guests and the artist. The vandal, known for previous disruptive acts, was arrested, and the artwork will not be replaced, with the empty space serving as a reminder of its destruction.

144 million dollars seized from the architect of the "Putin's Palace"

Aug 8, 2022

Italian Police Seize Picasso and Modigliani Paintings Belonging to the Architect of "Putin's Palace"

Climate activists in the United Kingdom glue their hands to a Vincent van Gogh painting in a London museum

Jul 1, 2022

The Courtauld Gallery in London announced that it would be closed for the rest of the day after climate activists glued their hands to a famous van Gogh painting.

Will artificial intelligence replace artists after winning a competition?

Sep 2, 2022

After winning an award at the State Fair, AI-made art goes viral.

Paintings in a subway tunnel in New York's Washington Heights neighborhood anger people

Jan 27, 2023

People in Washington Heights are angry that the Department of Transportation painted over murals and graffiti on a subway tunnel. The DOT says they will issue a Request for Proposals for a new project to "transform" the tunnel, with $25 million allocated for the project.

Bought for 35 dollars in a second-hand store in Texas, the sculpture turns out to be an ancient Roman bust!

May 24, 2022

A marble bust purchased for about $35 from a Goodwill store by a Texas woman is on temporary display at a San Antonio museum after experts determined it was a centuries-old sculpture missing from Germany since World War II.

Picasso's daughter offers France nine paintings to settle her country's estate debt

Sep 23, 2021

France will receive nine paintings by Pablo Picasso which are donated by his daughter, Maya Ruiz-Picasso, to help pay the inheritance tax. The works will enter the national collections at the Picasso Museum in Paris and will be exhibited in 2022.

Jane Fonda will sell a large collection of Outsider art at Christie's

Jan 3, 2023

The actor and activist said, "I couldn't believe how lively, energetic, brave, and raw these works were."

Indiana's Valparaiso University wants to sell Georgia O'Keeffe painting to fund work

Feb 13, 2023

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Museum groups and the former head of the art department at the university have spoken out against the planned sale.

Will Louise Bourgeois' "Spider" sculpture set a new record?

Apr 26, 2023

One of Louise Bourgeois's famous "Spider" sculptures will be up for grabs at a sale in Sotheby's New York next month. The price tag could set a record.

Italy Imposes Loan Embargo on Minneapolis Institute of Art Amid Art Repatriation Dispute

Apr 23, 2024

The Minneapolis Institute of Art has been barred from borrowing artifacts from Italian state museums due to a dispute over a marble sculpture, Doryphoros, which Italy claims was looted in the 1970s. In response, Italy has halted collaboration but has made efforts to reconcile by lending other significant artworks to the MIA.

Two Protestors Detained for Placing Posters Near "Liberty Leading the People" Artwork in the Louvre

May 10, 2024

Two members of Riposte Alimentaire were arrested after protesting at the Louvre by placing stickers around the recently restored "Liberty Leading the People" by Eugène Delacroix...

All 10,000 BAYC NFTs are turned into machine-made art by Google AI

Aug 4, 2022

Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs were transformed into machine-made paintings by Google cloud computing AI.

Art Basel 2025: The Heart of the International Art Scene Returns to Basel

Apr 24, 2025

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From June 19 to 22, 2025, Basel will once again become the nerve center of the contemporary art world with Art Basel 2025, an event that brings together over 290 leading galleries and more than 4,000 artists from around the globe...

Art History

The Hidden Image of Cupid Revealed in a Vermeer Painting restored in Germany

Aug 26, 2021

The Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, Germany, launched a major restoration two years ago to reveal a Cupid that was hidden beneath layers of paint. The museum's painting gallery, Gemaldegalerie Alte Meister, will host the restored canvas for the first time in September.

All AI-made art is banned at the Animé Los Angeles convention

Nov 16, 2022

Arman: The Evolution of Everyday Objects in Art

All AI-made art is banned at the Animé Los Angeles convention, which will be held in early 2023. They leave the door slightly open for a highly theoretical, utopian version of AI art that is open and honest about how it was trained. This is a big "no thank you" for AI art as it is today.

Artist Portraits

Jul 8, 2024

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Arman (1928-2005) was a pivotal contemporary artist known for his innovative use of everyday objects in his works, which evolved from capturing object traces in his early career to creating renowned Accumulations and deconstructed/recomposed pieces, significantly contributing to 20th-century art by redefining the boundaries of materiality and form.

One of the world's largest museums goes NFT

Sep 2, 2021

Russia's Hermitage Museum will sell art in the form of non-fungible tokens. NFTs are digital objects that have a certificate of authenticity. They will include Leonardo da Vinci's Madonna Litta and works from Vincent Van Gogh and Claude Monet.

A work by Basquiat on sale at TEFFAF was in fact directed by André Heller

Nov 3, 2022

Artist André Heller made a work at TEFAF that was said to be by Basquiat. He called it a "childish prank."

Picasso's Granddaughter and Her DJ Son Want to Issue 1,010 NFTs Inspired by the Artist's Work. The rest of the family isn't on board with it

Jan 31, 2022

Picasso's granddaughter Marina and great-grandson Florian want to release 1,010 NFTs. The ceramic artwork on which they are based will not be sold, contrary to previous reports. Only Claude Ruiz Picasso has the authority to approve an NFT project.

KAWS awarded nearly $1M for knockoffs of its works

May 10, 2023

KAWS won a case against two companies and Dylan Joy An Leong Yi Zhi, who were making fake KAWS works worth $63 million.

Nine-Year-Old’s Exhibition Opens at Christie’s

May 28, 2024