Art History
Street artists: from vandals to artists!
Jan 26, 2022
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Street art has become a high form of artistic expression, so much so that the work of its major exponents has become a mainstream commercial product, but has it always been this way?
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Vandalism in Florence's Iconic Vasari Corridor
Aug 25, 2023
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Vasari Corridor, a historic Italian treasure, suffers graffiti vandalism prompting Uffizi Gallery's director to demand strict legal consequences. Urgent call highlights need for preserving cultural heritage amidst rising acts of defacement across Italy.
Art History
Cambridge Portrait Vandalism Ignites Israel Support Debate
Mar 11, 2024
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Protester defaced a Cambridge portrait of Lord Balfour, symbolizing UK's support for Israel, sparking controversy. The act highlights ongoing grievances over the Balfour Declaration's impact on Palestinians and scrutiny of Cambridge's ties to Israeli defense companies.
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A controversial painting was vandalized in a Parisian museum
May 9, 2023
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A controversial painting by Swiss artist Miriam Cahn was vandalized with spray paint on Sunday, the Palais de Tokyo contemporary art museum said. The painting was part of an exhibition in Paris.
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Second vandalism to George Floyd statue in Union Square
Oct 5, 2021
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Second vandalism to George Floyd statue in Union Square. A white supremacist group's logo was spray-painted on the sculpture after it was unveiled in Brooklyn. Since then, the sculpture has undergone a thorough cleaning and restoration. The piece is now on display alongside busts of Breonna Taylor and John Lewis.
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Vandals paint white a huge sculpture of a black woman
May 24, 2023
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Last week, vandals in England spray-painted white a 10-foot-tall sculpture of a sitting Black woman that was made by Tschabalala Self.
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Vandals destroy a work by the leader of Arte Povera
Jul 13, 2023
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A man has been arrested after the life-size version of Michelangelo Pistoletto's 'Ragged Venus' was smashed. City officials said the artwork would be reinstalled.
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Climate activist pleads guilty to vandalizing Degas exhibit at National Gallery of Art
Dec 19, 2023
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A climate activist named Joanna Smith has admitted guilt for defacing Edgar Degas's renowned ballerina sculpture exhibited at the National Gallery of Art (NGA) in Washington, DC...
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Vandalism at Israel Museum Sparks Concern Over Cultural Heritage in Jerusalem
Oct 10, 2023
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An American tourist was arrested for vandalizing Roman statues at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, citing religious objections. The incident highlights concerns about cultural heritage preservation and the rise in religiously motivated attacks in the city.
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Environmental vandalism at the National Gallery: The disfigured portrait of King Charles III
Jul 27, 2023
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Environmental activists have vandalized the portrait of King Charles III at the National Gallery in Edinburgh, despite his support for environmental causes. The group 'This is Rigged' are calling for a halt to oil and gas licenses in Scotland, threatening to 'shut down the oil industry' until their demands are met.
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A sculpture by the Laocoön group has been vandalized, leaving two of its headless figures
Dec 9, 2021
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At San Francisco's Legion of Honor museum, a sculpture of the Laocoön Group was vandalized, leaving two of its figures headless. The museum says it's collaborating with the San Francisco Police Department to recover the statue's missing pieces.
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A Protester Vandalizes an Eric Gill Statue Outside the BBC, igniting Debate Over the Sculptor's Scandalous Biography
Jan 17, 2022
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A man attacked an Eric Gill statue outside the BBC's London headquarters with a hammer. The BBC has no plans to demolish the sculpture, which depicts Prospero and Ariel from Shakespeare's Tempest.
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Ibi-Pippi Orup Hedegaard, a Danish artist is said to have vandalized an emblematic painting by Asger Jorn
May 3, 2022
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Ibi-Pippi Orup Hedegaard, a Danish artist, was arrested Friday in connection with the vandalism of a famous painting by Asger Jorn, one of the most famous Danish artists of the last century. The damage is currently being assessed by experts at the Museum Jorn in Silkeborg, Denmark, where the painting is permanently housed.