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 before it was even confirmed to be authentic, it was […]
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 to pay for something you accidentally knocked off the shelf? […]
Gulbenkian case highlights authorities’ failure to pursue art fraud
International art fraud is once again under the spotlight with the news that London Metropolitan Police have issued a warrant for the arrest of Angela Gulbenkian, a former high-society art […]
For the fourth year in a row, Trump Administrations seeks to oust the NEA and NEH
Just weeks after the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) were backed by Congress in the US 2020 budget, they’re once again […]
British Museum staff back weekend protesters 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]