Art News
£4.8m toilet theft: Inside story revealed
Feb 26, 2025
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2 minutes read
The theft of Maurizio Cattelan's famous America gold toilet, carried out in five minutes at Blenheim Castle, exposed a sophisticated criminal network. The trial reveals the details of the operation and the thieves' motivations.
Art History
Revealing Epiphany: Exploring the Artistic Tapestry of Divine Manifestation
Feb 29, 2024
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14 minutes read
Epiphany is a significant religious celebration in Christianity, marking the revelation of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles through the visit of the Magi and his baptism by John the Baptist...
Art History
Exclusive: Billionaires' Hidden Art Treasure Revealed!
Sep 6, 2023
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Billionaires Komal Shah and Gaurav Garg are set to showcase their extensive private collection of 300 works by women artists in a groundbreaking New York exhibition. This remarkable exhibition, 'Making Their Mark,' aims to spotlight the underrepresentation of women artists in the art world.
Art News
Gerhard Richter's Hidden Mural Revealed in Dresden
Feb 26, 2024
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Nearly five decades after being concealed, a once-overlooked mural by Gerhard Richter at the German Hygiene Museum in Dresden is set for public display. This event marks the rediscovery and restoration of a significant piece reflecting the early career and evolving perspectives of the renowned artist.
Art History
Art and Reverence: Exploring Spiritual Themes on Confucius' Birthday
May 27, 2024
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14 minutes read
Confucius' Birthday is celebrated with rich artistic traditions that honor his philosophical legacy. One notable example is a Western Han dynasty fresco from Dongping County, Shandong, depicting a meeting between Confucius and Laozi...
Art News
Explosive Revelations Surrounding Banksy's True Identity!
Oct 5, 2023
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2 minutes read
Renowned street artist Banksy, believed to be Robin Gunningham, is facing a legal battle that could potentially unveil his closely guarded identity as the first defendant in a recent High Court case.
Art News
Shocking revelation about Warren Buffet's artist granddaughter!
Sep 26, 2023
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3 minutes read
The granddaughter of investment genius Warren Buffett, artist Nicole Buffett, was estranged from the family fortune despite fond childhood memories. However, a recent connection through NFTs might herald a revival in their relationship.
Artist Portraits
Marlène Dumas: Portraits That Reveal Emotional States
Nov 12, 2024
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15 minutes read
Marlene Dumas, born in 1953 in Cape Town, South Africa, grew up amid apartheid, deeply aware of social divides. She moved to the Netherlands in 1976, studying at Ateliers 63, where she found her creative voice despite initial isolation...
Artist Portraits
Arduino Rossi, a painting that reveals emotions
Jan 1, 2022
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Arduino Rossi's painting is characterized by the use of warm and cold, light and dark colors, bringing to life a very personal style halfway between geometric and abstract, aimed at expressing the emotions and feelings of the artist. ...
Artist Portraits
Virginie Dartois, photography that reveals the inner self
May 21, 2022
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5 minutes read
Each of Virginie Dartois' photographs represents a unique and personal quest, aimed at revealing the deep self of the artist. The photographer's inspiration comes mainly from details and sounds, which stimulate her artistic production...
Art History
The Revenge of Women in Abstract Art: 10 Artists to Discover
Oct 8, 2024
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Abstract art is often associated with great male masters like Pollock, Kandinsky, and Mondrian, but women artists have also made revolutionary contributions, despite being less well-known. This exploration finally brings to light some of the most important female figures in the movement...
Art News
Revelations about Roman Abramovich's Billion-Dollar Art Collection!
Sep 27, 2023
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2 minutes read
Roman Abramovich and Dasha Zhukova's billion-dollar hidden art collection, revealed by leaked documents, includes more than 300 masterpieces of modern art. The artworks, collected over nearly a decade, include pieces by Monet, Picasso and Freud, but their future remains uncertain due to sanctions against Abramovich.
Art News
Shocking Revelations About New Jersey's Centre Pompidou Project
Aug 10, 2023
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Republican report slams delayed Centre Pompidou outpost in New Jersey, citing alleged waste of $58 million in state funds and questionable contract practices. Jersey City's Centre Pompidou project faces criticism from Republicans for excessive spending and lack of oversight.
Artist Portraits
Tancara, the art that reveals fears and hopes
Feb 23, 2022
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Tancara's paintings arise from the artist's strong desire to capture the images that appear before his eyes, to bring out the fears and hopes that are in each of us...
Art History
The Hidden Image of Cupid Revealed in a Vermeer Painting restored in Germany
Aug 26, 2021
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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.
Art News
With a New Leader, the Palais de Tokyo Will Revert to Its Experimental Roots
Jan 12, 2022
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With its previous president departing to oversee François Pinault's collection, the Palais de Tokyo has appointed Guillaume Désanges as its new president. Désanges is a curator and critic who has teased plans to restore the Paris museum to its avant-garde roots.
Art News
V&A Museum reveals winner of prestigious Jameel Prize
Nov 29, 2024
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The V&A has awarded the 2024 Jameel Prize to Khandakar Ohida for his film Dream Your Museum , celebrating contemporary Islamic art. An exhibition of the finalists will be held at the V&A South Kensington from 30 November 2024 to 16 March 2025.
Artist Portraits
Giovanni Morgese, the art that reveals the secrets of life
Dec 12, 2021
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4 minutes read
Giovanni Morgese's artistic production, which results from the assembly of poor and discarded materials, was created with the intention of revealing the secrets of human life ...
Pop Culture
Unbelievable ! Artist reveals weird anatomy of Pikachu and Pokemon
Oct 18, 2021
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Instagram user Topher Stoll has some theories as to where Squirtle and Blastoise came from. Blastoise's characteristic water cannons are the result of an evolutionary process. Shellfish Pokémon are still a common sight in human cities, and serve police and coast guards.
Artist Portraits
Isabelle Lebret, the monochrome that reveals the geography of bodies
Nov 12, 2022
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The monochrome: The use of a single color, in gradation from shadow to light, in a way prolongs the experience with Isabelle Lebret's clay, because there is a parallel between her work and sculpture. ..
Art News
Rare Chemical Compound Found in 'Mona Lisa' Reveals Leonardo's Technique
Oct 12, 2023
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Scientists have identified a rare chemical compound, plumbonacrite, in the base layer of the Mona Lisa, suggesting Leonardo da Vinci experimented with unique techniques. This discovery sheds light on Leonardo's artistic process and highlights his penchant for innovation.
Art News
$4 Thrift Shop Find Reveals $250,000 Hidden Treasure by N. C. Wyeth
Sep 1, 2023
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Thrift store discovery: A $4 painting found in New Hampshire was identified as a N. C. Wyeth illustration worth up to $250,000, set for auction. The artwork depicts a scene from the 1939 edition cover of Helen Hunt Jackson's novel 'Ramona', capturing the attention of collectors and art enthusiasts.
Art News
After the Cupid hidden in the wall, Vermeer's restored painting from Dresden makes a new revelation!
Sep 10, 2021
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Following the extensive restoration of Vermeer's painting "La Liseuse à la lettre", a large Roemer glass discovered on the bottom of the painting, it had been hidden behind a green curtain. Why did the artist choose to hide this glass of wine whose contents we can still guess?
Art News
Ghanaian artist Ibrahim Mahama reveals how he sold his art to purchase 6 planes for $1Million
Sep 1, 2021
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The artist shares how he used the $1Million he earned from his art to purchase 6 planes which he converted into classrooms for Tamale children. Mahama also used 120 scratched train seats to create a parliament, which he called the "parliament of ghost", a replica of Ghana's parliament chamber.
Artist Portraits
Christine Barth Mroz: Light in Motion
Apr 4, 2025
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Christine Barth Mroz transforms light and emotion into living matter, in abstract canvases where each gesture is a poetic breath. Her intuitive approach, rich in natural textures and spontaneity, seduces with its depth and luminous intensity.
Art News
Artmajeur X Artshopping
Jan 20, 2024
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RÉINVENTER L'EXPÉRIENCE DE L'ART CONTEMPORAIN : LE SALON ART SHOPPING AU CARROUSEL DU LOUVRE À PARIS > UNE ALTERNATIVE HUMAINE ET ACCESSIBLE > ART & SPORT : UNE EXPOSITION À NE PAS MANQUER
Art History
How do you tell a story with a happy ending?
Mar 15, 2023
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A nineteenth-century cultural, literary and artistic movement, which, revealed only later in its identity, will illustrate to us, through some of its masterpieces, the metaphor of life in which each of us has stumbled, aimed at taking on the guise of a figurative tale, intent on facing the darkness of temptation and the limitations of vanitas...
Art News
Gauguin’s Brittany Masterpiece Now at the National Gallery of Australia
Aug 2, 2024
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The National Gallery of Australia has become the first public collection in the country to acquire a major painting by Paul Gauguin, purchasing The Blue Roof (Farm at Le Pouldu) (1890) for $6.5 million, which is currently displayed in the "Gauguin’s World: Tōna Iho, Tōna Ao" exhibition and will join the gallery's permanent collection afterward.
Art News
Discovered Beneath a Van Gogh Painting is a Self-Portrait
Jul 18, 2022
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X-rays performed on a Van Gogh painting revealed a previously undiscovered self-portrait on the reverse. A bearded man's face was discovered beneath layers of glue and cardboard on the back of an early work.
Art News
Museum Curator's Dark Secret Exposed – Stolen Artifacts Sold on eBay!
Aug 18, 2023
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Veteran curator Peter John Higgs is revealed as the alleged mastermind behind missing and damaged artifacts at the British Museum, suspected of selling uncategorized items on eBay. The scandal prompts an independent security review while concerns arise about the fate of the artifacts and the safety of other contested items in the collection
Art History
Between painting and drawing: the "borderline" art of marker, pastel, and ballpoint pen
May 21, 2024
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In the vast landscape of artistic techniques, some challenge traditional categories by positioning themselves between painting and drawing. The marker, pastel, and ballpoint pen exemplify this fusion, blending elements of both disciplines...
Lifestyle
Steve Cohen: The Hedge Fund Titan and Art Collector
Sep 27, 2023
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6 minutes read
Steve Cohen is a prominent American hedge fund manager known for his ownership of the New York Mets baseball team and as the founder of Point72 Asset Management. Additionally, he is recognized as an art collector, with a collection valued at approximately $1 billion.
Art History
The nude at tea time
May 10, 2023
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The nude at tea time? What does this wacky title mean? How can the genre of the nude be juxtaposed with the drink of tea, in addition to be consumed exclusively at five o'clock in the afternoon?...
Lifestyle
Learn about this incredible, previously unknown detail of Munch's Scream
Sep 27, 2022
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2 minutes read
An infrared photograph of the artwork revealed a previously unknown inscription by the artist.
Art History
Through the Spiritual Lens: Laylat al-Qadr in Islamic Art
Apr 8, 2024
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Laylat al-Qadr, or the Night of Power, is a spiritual event deeply embedded in the Islamic faith, commemorated with great reverence across the Muslim world. This holy night, marking the revelation of the Quran to Prophet Muhammad, inspires a rich tapestry of artistic expressions that reflect the cultural diversity of the Islamic ummah (community)...
Art History
Hot air balloons: protagonists or details
Aug 15, 2023
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8 minutes read
Within the narrative of the history of art, the subject of the hot air balloon has taken on the most varied meanings, tying itself, for example, to the explication of historical events, or referring, in a more or less direct way...