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Banksy’s Lighthouse Mural in Marseille: A Shadow, a Message, and a Mystery

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Banksy Makes A Comeback in Southern France Guess who’s back? That’s right, Banksy, the elusive street art legend from Bristol, has returned with a brand-new mural. And this time, it’s more emotional, more mysterious, and possibly more personal than ever before. On May 29, 2025, Banksy posted an image of his latest work on Instagram, […]

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Egypt Unearths Three Ancient Tombs in Luxor Ahead of Grand Egyptian Museum Opening

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Egypt’s Ancient Secrets Resurface: Three New Kingdom Tombs Discovered Near Luxor In a landmark archaeological discovery, Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has announced the unearthing of three 3,500-year-old tombs of senior statesmen from the New Kingdom period (1550–1070 B.C.E.) in the Dra Abu el-Naga necropolis, located on the west bank of the Nile River

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Was This €15M Forgotten Klimt Masterpiece Illegally Exported from Hungary?

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The Klimt Controversy: Prince William Nii Nortey Dowuona Sparks International Debate A long-lost Gustav Klimt portrait of Prince William Nii Nortey Dowuona has ignited a firestorm of controversy following its recent appearance at TEFAF Maastricht 2024, where it was offered for €15 million ($16.4 million). The rediscovery of this artwork not only reignited global interest

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The World’s Oldest Fingerprint Proves Neanderthals Created Art

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A 43,000-Year-Old Discovery in Central Spain In the summer of 2022, a team of archaeologists and scientists unearthed something astonishing at the San Lázaro rock shelter near Segovia, in central Spain. What first appeared to be a peculiar stone with red pigment would soon become the focus of a groundbreaking revelation. This granite pebble, roughly

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Orange Tree’s Contemporary Chandeliers Inspired by the Moon

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Homegrown lifestyle brand Orange Tree’s latest lighting collection, ‘Lunora’ is inspired by the enigmatic beauty of the moon that elevates ambient lighting to the realm of sculptural art. The edit comprises five contemporary chandeliers that captivate through form, material, and innovation. The glass orbs in a moon-like design assembled asymmetrically resemble kinetic art, more than

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Pope Leo XIV Talks About Van Gogh’s “The Sower at Sunset” in His First General Audience

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Pope Leo XIV’s Sermon Talks About van Gogh’s The Sower at Sunset In the pantheon of Vincent van Gogh’s expressive landscapes, The Sower at Sunset (1888) stands as a radiant fusion of form, faith, and feeling. While often categorised under the Post-Impressionist umbrella, this particular painting has re-entered cultural consciousness in a new light, quite

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Tiffany’s “Mountain Landscape” Finds Home At Crystal Bridges Museum

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A Luminous Masterpiece of American Stained Glass: Tiffany’s Mountain Landscape In the world of American decorative arts, few creations capture the sublime intersection of craft, color, and nature as brilliantly as Mountain Landscape (Root Memorial Window), a monumental stained-glass window created by Tiffany Studios in 1917 and now a centerpiece in the permanent collection of

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Open call for First Take 2025 with Abir India

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Abir India launches its annual national open call for emerging Indian artists with First Take Abir India, a leading voice in India’s contemporary art ecosystem, has announced the launch of First Take 2025, the ninth edition of its highly anticipated annual open call. This national platform is created to discover, mentor, and spotlight the most promising voices among emerging

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