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NBC’s ‘The Good Place’ makes the Getty Center its own heaven
For centuries, people and artists have tried to envision what heaven must look like. John Martin painted a sweeping landscape
A Banksy for Valentine’s Day?
Banksy’s back at it for Valentine’s Day. A Banksy-esque mural popped up in the artist’s hometown of Bristol yesterday and
Art critic apologizes for broken artwork at Mexico City art fair
When you break something at work it can make for a bad day. Who hasn’t worked in retail and had
British Museum staff back weekend protestors who used a Trojan Horse to call for BP ties to be cut
Over the weekend, demonstrators gathered inside and out of the British Museum (BM) to protest its connection to BP, a
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$10,000 AWARE Prize will recognise 20th century female artist at the Armory Show
As the kick off to the 2020 edition of the Armory Show edges closer and closer, the fair has announced
Amoako Boafo makes his auction debut with a major sale of a work completed less than a year ago
Phillip’s postwar and contemporary art evening sale on Thursday in London was less of a smashing success but a few
British Museum staff back weekend protestors who used a Trojan Horse to call for BP ties to be cut
Over the weekend, demonstrators gathered inside and out of the British Museum (BM) to protest its connection to BP, a major oil company. Following those events, members of the BM’s staff have echoed the protestors’ sentiments also calling for the
For three nights only, Louvre extends blockbuster da Vinci exhibition to an all-night affair
Who hasn’t stayed up until midnight to see the premier of a long-anticipated movie? Well, get your coffees ready as the Louvre will be adding tickets to see its blockbuster Leonardo da Vinci exhibition but the catch: the tickets are
A €100 raffle ticket could win you a painting by Picasso
In 2015, Pablo Picasso’s Les femmes d’Alger (Version ‘O’) set the artist’s auction record when it sold for a whopping $179.3 million at Christie’s. But, what if you could snag a Picasso for €100 ($110 or £85)? A French nonprofit
Why should the art world be concerned about the prevalence of export bans?
Five years after he dramatically attempted to smuggle a rare Pablo Picasso painting out of Spain, Jaime Botín— the ex-president of Spanish financial institution Bankinter—has been sentenced to three years in jail and lumbered with a €91.7 million fine. The
Art Basel Hong Kong cancelled due to coronavirus
As the coronavirus continues to wreak havoc on the world, causing global concern, illnesses, and in some places, death, Art Basel Hong Kong has now fallen victim to the outbreak. Yesterday afternoon, the 2020 edition of the fair, which was
Christie’s 100, where bidding started at just $100, wrapped up with success
Yesterday, an online auction at Christie’s wrapped up but this auction wasn’t like most of the art world’s sells today. Christie’s was hoping to bring in new clientele and first-time bidders in an abnormal way, and it worked well. The
Two men confess to stolen Klimt found in gallery wall
When a gardener found Gustav Klimt’s Portrait of a Lady in the garden wall of the very gallery the painting was stolen from more than 20 years ago, it shocked the art world and left a lot of unanswered questions.
Art Lesson: The history of Art Deco
Purpose of this lesson: Entering a new decade means entering into a new, exciting time. If you take a second to think about it, each decade of your life has brought on incredible new things, there have been times of
Tate posts a £40k ‘Head of Coffee’ job and faces backlash over low curator pay
Despite the backlash, Tate has defended its latest job posting for a head of coffee role with a salary of nearly £40,000, slightly more than the average salary of a London-based curator. Criticism of the role highlights how low museum
