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Club And Ex-Employee Battle Over Ownership Of A Banksy Mural
A club in East London is fighting a legal battle with its ex-employer over the ownership of a Banksy mural once painted over its office wall.
The mural Yellow Lines Flower Painter appeared on the walls of the office of Bethnal Green…
Parallel Souls: Sally Gabori and Forrest Bess in Switzerland
An extraordinary encounter between two visionary artists—Sally Gabori from Australia and Forrest Bess from Texas—takes place in the heart of the Swiss Alps. Hosted at the Opale Foundation, the only European institution dedicated to…
Tourist Damages Medici Portrait While Taking Selfie
While taking a selfie, a tourist damaged a 17th-century portrait of Ferdinando de' Medici in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy.
The incident occurred when the man in question was visiting the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy, with…
Well Preserved Millenia-Old Sword Goes To Display In Netherlands
A recently excavated 1000-year-old sword in great condition is now on display at a museum in Leiden, Netherlands.
The sword was discovered in the Korte Linschoten river on a private estate near the city of Utrecht in the Netherlands.…
Picasso Painting Smeared With Paint By Climate Activist In Canada
Last week, a Picasso painting at the Montreal Museum of Fine Art was attacked with paint by a climate activist.
The incident occurred on Thursday, though it gathered traction only after the footage was posted on Instagram by the…
Louvre Shut Down On Monday After Workers Strike Over Working Conditions
On Monday, the Louvre remained closed after the workers called an impromptu strike over ‘untenable’ working conditions.
During an internal staff meeting, the workers, who included ticket sellers, security, and museum maintenance, decided…
Tourist Sits & Breaks Crystal-Studded Chair Artwork Before Fleeing
A man sat on a Svaroski-studded chair while taking pictures, before breaking it and fleeing from the museum in Italy
The incident originally occurred in April at the Palazzo Maffei museum in Verona, Italy. The artwork in question was by…
Echoes of Art Rock: When British Music Met Visual Art
Music and visual art have always shared a common rhythm, a dialogue between sound and image, emotion and expression.
From psychedelic album covers to surreal stage costumes, the crossover between these two creative worlds has birthed…
Helsinki Biennial 2025: When Art Listens to the More Than Human World
The third edition of the Helsinki Biennial becomes a dialogue between public art and nature, imagining new forms of ecological coexistence.
In recent years, biennials have multiplied across the globe, evolving from exclusive gatherings…
Christie’s Design Sale A Moderate Success, Fetching $23.6M
Thanks to a Tiffany Studios work, the design sale at Christie’s brought in a combined total of $23.6 million even in a slow market.
On Thursday, Christie’s organized two auctions related to design works. The first was the “American…