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Prominent art collector and real-estate mogul Sheldon H. Solow died on Tuesday at New York’s Cornell Medical Centre. His death at the age of 92, first reported by Bloomberg, was said to be due to lymphoma. Sheldon Solow was one of the…

A sculpture dedicated to Mary Wollstonecraft courted controversy soon after its debut at the Newington Green Park, London yesterday. The sculpture, which is made up of silver-coated bronze and has a statue of a nude woman, was dedicated…

Sindika Dokolo, the famous Congolese art collector, died at the age of 48. According to local news outlets in Angola, he died in Dubai. The cause of death is said to be embolism. Earlier this year, Dokolo was in the news amidst…

The 2021 edition of the Frieze art fair announced a relocation and significant changes in the scale of the event. For the first time since 2012, the art fair will be held outside Randall’s Island. It has been relocated to the Shed in…

Congolese activist Mwazulu Diyabanza was presented in court after his attempted theft at the Louvre museum a few days ago. According to news reports, the incident took place on October 22. Diyabanza was seen in a video posted on Twitter…

The artist collective known as Frankfurter Hauptschule has claimed responsibility for stealing a Joseph Beuys work from Germany and taking it to Tanzania. According to a news report published by German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung, the…

After 23 years since it was stolen and 10 months since its discovery, a Gustav Klimt painting is returning to view. Titled ‘Portrait of a Lady’, the painting was created by Gustav Klimt around 1916-17. It was on view at the Ricci Oddi…

An attempted intrusion in the Palace of Versailles almost succeeded after a 31-year-old man climber the castle walls and entered through a window. The details of the incident were provided by the Versailles prosecutor's office. According…

When life gives you lemons, make a lemonade. The old adage seems too fantastic to believe, but every now and then we come across people who stand true to it. Remarkable humans who overcome their limitations through nothing but sheer will…

During the Covid-19 pandemic, a lot of lives have been affected. Now, major foundations are stepping up to help artists through funds. The Ford Foundation and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation have come together to create a fund for disabled…