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Brazilian Police Discover Stolen Painting Worth $59 Million Under Bed

August 11, 2022

Police in Brazil discovered a painting by pioneering modernist Tarsila do Amaral — worth an estimated 300 million reais ($59 million) —during a police operation on Aug. 10. The police … Read more

Media Topic: Tags Crime Painting Police Theft Visual arts Places: Places

Picasso Sketch Seized in Ibiza Airport

July 19, 2022

Ibiza authorities seized a Picasso sketch worth more than $460,000 after a traveler failed to declare it to airport customs. Spain’s Tax Agency and Civil Guard announced the details of … Read more

Media Topic: Tags Theft Visual arts Places: Places

Pop Art Sculptor Claes Oldenburg Dies at Age 93

July 19, 2022

Claes Oldenburg, an influential pop art sculptor known for making gigantic everyday objects, died on July 18 at the age of 93. Pace Gallery, which has represented Oldenburg since 1960, … Read more

Media Topic: Tags Death and dying Sculpture Visual arts Places: Places

German Documenta Art Show Director Resigns Amid Outrage Over Anti-Semitic Work

July 18, 2022

The director-general of the world-famous German art show Documenta resigned from her post on July 16 amid outrage over an anti-Semitic artwork. The supervisory board of Documenta announced  that an … Read more

Media Topic: Tags Art exhibition Discrimination Places: Places

Hidden Vincent Van Gogh Self-Portrait Discovered by X-Ray

July 14, 2022

Experts at the National Galleries of Scotland (NGS) have discovered a previously unknown self-portrait of Dutch artist Vincent Van Gogh hidden in the back of another painting after more than … Read more

Media Topic: Tags Library and museum Painting Visual arts Places: Places

Climate Protesters Glue Selves to National Gallery Artworks

July 6, 2022

Climate protesters glued themselves to a 200-year-old John Constable masterpiece at London’s National Gallery on Monday. A pair of climate activists from Just Stop Oil covered John Constable’s famous landscape … Read more

Media Topic: Tags Arts, culture, entertainment and media Demonstration Library and museum Places: Places

Frankfurt’s Euro Sculpture To Be Auctioned

July 5, 2022

Non-profit association Frankfurter Kultur Komitee (FraKK) announced it would auction the euro sculpture outside the former European Central Bank in Frankfurt, Germany because of its expensive maintenance. FraKK, the sculpture’s … Read more

Media Topic: Tags Currency Design (visual arts) Odd and weird Sculpture Places: Places

German Art Show Removes Work After Anti-Semitism Accusations

June 22, 2022

An art show in Germany will remove a major artwork by a group of Indonesian artists following anti-Semitism allegations. Documenta — one of the world’s leading shows of contemporary art … Read more

Media Topic: Tags Art exhibition Places: Places

Qatar Helps Return Looted Afghan Artefact from Malaysia

June 16, 2022

Qatari officials will return a 900-year-old looted artefact back to Afghanistan that was initially purchased by Malaysia’s Islamic Arts Museum from an English dealer. Afghanistan’s Ambassador to Malaysia, Moheb Rahman … Read more

Media Topic: Tags Library and museum Monument and heritage site Sculpture Places: Places

FBI Recovers 2 Paintings Stolen 50 Years Ago

June 14, 2022

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) recovered and returned two paintings to their rightful owners after they were stolen 50 years ago. The FBI’s Art Crime Team returned two paintings … Read more

Media Topic: Tags Justice Painting Theft Visual arts Places: Places
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