Art News
Historic $44.6 Million Stegosaurus Sale at Sotheby’s
Jul 18, 2024
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The 27-foot-long Stegosaurus skeleton "Apex" sold at Sotheby’s New York for a record $44.6 million to billionaire Ken Griffin, who plans to loan it to a U.S. museum, highlighting the booming dinosaur fossil market despite paleontologists' concerns about commercialization.
Art News
Activists Arrested for Spraying Orange Paint on Stonehenge
Jun 20, 2024
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Two Just Stop Oil protesters were arrested for spraying orange powder paint on Stonehenge to pressure the UK government into committing to a fossil fuel phase-out by 2030. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Labour leader Keir Starmer condemned the act, while English Heritage investigates potential damage to the monument.
Art News
National Gallery Bans Liquids After Art Attacks
Oct 21, 2024
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The National Gallery implements liquid ban following Just Stop Oil art protests targeting Vincent van Gogh paintings. Learn about new security measures to protect artworks.
Art News
Art Basel and UBS Celebrate 30 Years with Landmark Art Events
Jun 13, 2024
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Art Basel and UBS are celebrating their 30th anniversary with significant events, including a public commission by artist Petrit Halilaj and exhibitions showcasing their deep involvement in the arts. However, the celebrations are marred by protests over UBS's fossil-fuel investments, prompting both Art Basel and UBS to reaffirm their commitment to sustainability.
Art News
Climate protesters smear paint on Edgar Degas ‘Little Dancer’
Apr 28, 2023
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Two people protested against climate change by smearing paint on Edgar Degas' sculpture Little Dancer Aged Fourteen at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. The protesters wanted President Joe Biden to declare a climate emergency and stop giving fossil fuels new drilling permits.
Art News
16 climate activists were detained at the MoMA while protesting Henry Kravis's donation
Sep 20, 2023
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The Museum of Modern Art in New York City was the most recent establishment to come under attack by environmentalists on Friday. The protesters wanted to draw attention to a board member's sponsorship from a company whose husband invested in fossil fuel ventures...
Art News
Environmental activists fined for damaging works of art
Jul 24, 2023
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Two environmental activists have been ordered to pay fines for sticking their hands to Raphael's "Sistine Madonna" on display at Dresden's Old Masters Gallery, according to city prosecutors.
Lifestyle
We finally discovered the skulls of our favorite cartoons
Nov 8, 2021
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Filip Hodas has created realistic illustrations depicting what cartoon characters' skulls would look like if they had anatomically correct cranial structures. He began a year-long daily render project in 2015 to build an online following and is now one of the most well-known 3D artists.
Art News
Climate activists put red paint on a Monet painting
Jun 16, 2023
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Two climate change activists put red paint on a Monet picture and stuck their hands to the glass protecting it at the National Museum in Stockholm, Sweden.
Artist Portraits
Exploring the Tension of Abstraction and Figuration: The Artistic Journey of Nigel Cooke
Sep 17, 2024
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Nigel Cooke is a prominent British artist known for his ability to merge abstraction with figuration in his large-scale, multi-layered paintings. His work reflects a deep exploration of the natural world, human experience, and philosophical ideas, creating compositions that invite viewers to engage with mystery, time, and memory...
Lifestyle
Leonardo DiCaprio, it is thanks to Leonardo da Vinci
Aug 1, 2023
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Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio, born on November 11, 1974, is a highly acclaimed American actor and film producer, known for his exceptional work in biographical and period films...
Art History
The Art of Decorating: Sculptures Designed for Every Room of the House
Jan 7, 2025
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A protagonist in search of identity transforms an anonymous house into a personal and unique space through sculptural works that enrich gardens, desks, bookshelves, and walls. Inspired by great collectors like Peggy Guggenheim and Jacques Doucet, they embark on a creative journey of study, experimentation, and refinement, ultimately revealing the secrets to decorating spaces that truly reflect who we are...
Artist Portraits
André Schulze, a surrealist universe
Oct 12, 2021
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The artist André Schulze, formed in 1982 in Dresden, works on a surrealist universe of buildings of which we hardly know what their function is.
Art History
How Women Artists Are Redesigning the Artistic Landscape on Artmajeur
Jun 4, 2024
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The journey of women in the art world has been long and tortuous, often hampered by socio-cultural barriers that limited their recognition until the advent of women's rights movements in the 20th century. Today, platforms such as Artmajeur celebrate and amplify female talent in a wide range of art media...
Artist Portraits
Kanzas Anthony: I don't copy, I don't follow, and I don't have expectations
Jun 21, 2023
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"To be brutally honest, nothing inspired me to create art; it seems that the decision to create is more like an on/off switch, whereas in my case I started to create for no real reason: it just happened, I never forced creation, it always fell and I seized it."
Artist Portraits
Giuseppe Penone: The Art of Nature and the Essence of Sculpture
Mar 10, 2025
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Giuseppe Penone (born 1947 in Garessio, Italy) is an Italian sculptor recognized for his large tree-inspired works. His art explores the connection between humans and nature and is linked to the Arte Povera movement. In 2014, he received the Praemium Imperiale. He currently lives and works in Turin, Italy...
Art History
The Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci
May 30, 2023
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The Mona Lisa strikingly resembles Renaissance representations of the Virgin Mary, which was considered an ideal of femininity at the time. The woman in the painting is seated upright in a "pozzetto" armchair with her arms folded, indicating a reserved posture.