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Disguised as old lady, man throws dessert on the Mona Lisa in Louvre

Bulletproof glass protected the 16th century masterpiece from damage, even as the attacker was escorted out by security while espousing against climate change    View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Lukeee??‍♂️ (@luke_sundberg_) A man disguised as a wheelchair-bound elderly lady attacked what is probably the most famous painting in the world on

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\’Basquiat painting\’ in Orlando under FBI scrutiny; in New York, couple tries to casually walk away with his $45,000 painting

Young and enigmatic American Neo-expressionist Jean-Michel Basquiat is in the eye of the storm of recent news On view at the Orlando Museum of Art beginning February 12, 2022: 26 works by Jean-Michel Basquiat from 1982. Mark your calendars! ?#HeroesandMonsters #Basquiat #OrlandoMuseumofArt pic.twitter.com/NmjO3OyTcl — Orlando Museum°Art (@omaorlando) January 17, 2022 Fresh concerns have erupted about

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Art Basel Hong Kong 2022 concludes; robust participation from galleries this year

The 2022 edition of Art Basel Hong Kong concluded yesterday. As always, the event brought fresh works and concepts to the fore and proved to be a feast for the senses. This was the second year in a row that the show functioned in a hybrid model with both online and in-person viewing facilities available.

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Moscow gallery restores iconic Ilya Repin painting for the second time

Once attacked by an “overwhelmed” drunk man wielding a metal pole in 2018, Ilya Repin’s 1885 masterpiece Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan will be back on display at Moscow’s State Tretyakov Gallery after its proper restoration and with a “protective capsule” on it, reported The Art Newspaper. Before getting the protective capsule on

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Woman-Ochre, a painting stolen in broad daylight, returns on display at Getty Museum

Woman-Ochre, the stolen painting of Willem de Kooning will return to public view at the Getty Center in Los Angeles in the exhibition, Conserving de Kooning: Theft and Recovery, reported The Art Newspaper. The painting was removed from its frame and stolen from the University of Arizona Museum of Art (UAMA). The painting is coming

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Art speaks out against the Mafia in Italy; in Africa, it helps reclaim looted artefacts

A SUMMARY OF THE MOST EXCITING ART NEWS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE While we focus on Indian art, we can’t obviously function in a vacuum. It’s a small world and everything is connected, especially on the web. So, let’s train our spotlight across the world map to see what’s going on — from art trends

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Victorian government spends $500,000 to retrieve rare Aboriginal art to Australia

It was a long-drawn effort to retrieve aboriginal art that culminated in success recently owing to a proactive move by Australia. Two rare artworks by Wurundjeri artist William Barak at auction at Sotheby’s in New York and The Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Cultural Heritage Corporation had raised $117,627 via a crowdfunding page to buy the artworks

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Collector Rennie to go big by housing Chinese Canadian Museum

Eminent collector Bob Rennie was first approached last year about transforming the Rennie Museum in Vancouver’s Chinatown into a new home for the Chinese Canadian Museum, he initially declined the offer. After meetings between Rennie and the society as well as Melanie Mark, BC’s minister of tourism, arts, culture and sport, it was announced in

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