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Just Stop Oil Protestors Fiercely Defend Their Actions In Viral TikTok
Days after vandalizing a Van Gogh painting for 'climate change', Just Stop Oil protestors have come to defend their actions in a video.
In a video, which later when viral on TikTok and Twitter, Phoebe Plummer could be seen making a…
Young Thieves Rob Unaware Workers At Lower East Side Galleries
Over the last weekend, a group of thieves visited various Lower East Side galleries and stole the handbags, credit cards, etc. of workers there.
While the story is still developing, early reports by Artnet News suggest that at least four…
Looted Artifacts Under Dealer Subhash Kapoor Returned To India
More than 300 looted artifacts – mostly linked with disgraced art dealer Subhash Kapoor – have been returned to India.
On Monday, Alvin L. Bragg, Jr. (District Attorney, Manhattan) announced that 307 art commodities were handed over to a…
World Jewish Congress Leader Slams Documenta Over Anti-Semitism Allegations
World Jewish Congress Vice President, Maram Stern, has condemned the Kassel art exhibition documenta after alleged anti-semitism.
Stern went on to call the recently-concluded exhibition “one of the most serious cases of anti-Semitism in…
Jean Paul Gaultier Gets Sued By Uffizi Gallery For Using Botticelli Art
The Uffizi Gallery in Florence is suing designer Jean Paul Gaultier for using a Botticelli image for his latest collection without authorization.
The image in question comes from the 14th-century painting by Sandro Botticelli. Titled…
500 Years Old Moai Statues In Chile Damaged By Volcanic Eruptions
The Moai statues in Easter Island, Chile, built by native Polynesian people 500 years ago, have been irreparably damaged by a volcanic eruption.
According to reports, the Rano Raraku volcano began erupting on Monday. The discharge from…
U.K. PM Rejects Possibility Of Parthenon Marbles Return To Greece
New U.K. PM Liz Truss has rejected the possibility of returning the Parthenon Marbles from the British Museum to the Greek government.
The statement comes from an interview of Liz Truss with the British channel GB News. In the interview,…
Confusion Causes $2K Worth Chinese Vase To Fetch $9M
A Chinese vase - mistook to be a rare artifact - fetched almost $9 million at a French auction – far more than its $2000 estimate.
The vase in question was a Chinese ‘Tianqiuping’-style vase. The vase came under the possession of the…
White House Art Committee Gets Reinstated Under President Biden
President Joe Biden announced the reinstating of the President’s Committee on Arts and Humanities - whose members had resigned under former President Trump.
On Friday last week, Biden signed an executive order to re-form the committee,…
Ancient Buddhist Murals, Structures Discovered In Indian Tiger Reserve
A network of ancient Buddhist structures and caves adorned with murals were discovered at a Bengal Tiger Reserve in India.
The discovery was made by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) at the Bandhavgarh Forest Reserve in the state…