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Artissima Internazionale d’Arte Contemporanea di Torino Italy’s only art fair dedicated exclusively to contemporary art, announces the first highlights of its 32nd edition, directed by Luigi Fassi. For its 2025 edition, Artissima will revive key initiatives from recent years, reinforcing its role as vibrant core of one of Europe’s most dynamic Art Weeks. The fair […]
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The Art Gallery of South Australia has announced Jack Ball as the winner of the prestigious Ramsay Art Prize 2025, awarding the Sydney-based artist $100,000 for their large-scale photographic and sculptural installation Heavy Grit. Jack Ball was among 22 finalists selected from more than 500 entries for the $100,000 biennial prize, awarded to a contemporary
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An oil portrait believed to be the only painting for which Mahatma Gandhi ever sat is set to go under the hammer at Bonhams this July, with an estimated value between £50,000 and £70,000 (approximately ₹58 lakh to ₹81 lakh). This will be the first time the historic artwork appears at auction. It remained in
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Twenty-five rare paintings by legendary Indian artist Maqbool Fida Husain are set to go under the hammer on June 12, following approval from the Bombay High Court. The artworks, part of Husain’s ambitious but incomplete ‘Our Planet Called Earth’ (OPCE) series, have been locked away in bank vaults for years due to a complex financial
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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’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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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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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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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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The Kimbell Art Museum Acquires Jean Siméon Chardin’s The Cut Melon The Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth, Texas, has added a crown jewel to its collection with the acquisition of The Cut Melon, a rare 1760 still-life painting by Jean Siméon Chardin. Long sought after by the museum, this acquisition marks the end of
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