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Far-Right Member Nikos Papadopoulos Vandalises Paintings With “Sacrilegious Imagery”

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Christoforos Katsadiotis paintings

Nikos Papadopoulos Detained and Released Athen’s National Gallery (Alexander Soutsos Museum) saw an incident where a far-right member of the Niki party, Nikos Papadopoulos was arrested. Greek authorities detained him after he vandalised artworks at the gallery. As reported by Ekathimerini, he had been released on March 10. The gallery remains closed for the time […]

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Pakistani Architect Yasmeen Lari Turns Down Israeli Art Award Over Gaza Genocide

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Yasmeen Lari Turns Down Wolf Prize RIBA Gold Medalist Yasmeen Lari has turned down the 2025 Wolf Prize, awarded by the Israel-based not-for-profit Wolf Foundation, citing the ongoing conflict in Gaza as her reason for doing so. The Foundation is yet to comment on Lari’s decision. The Wolf Prize is a worldwide accolade presented in

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Pro-Palestine Graffiti on the Walls of Jadavpur University, FIR registered for the Rebellious Art

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Graffiti proclaiming ‘Azad Kashmir’ and ‘Free Palestine’ on the walls of a University in West Bengal, noticed by authorities. Street art and graffiti became popular in India after the 1980s, largely influenced by the West, the other side of the world. Although in the beginning these forms were focused on political agendas, later they gained

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The Economy of the Art Market Threatened by Trump’s Tariff Revival

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Artists and the Art makers across U.S, Canada, China and Mexico face potential changes in their practice due to trade wars.  President Donald Trump’s recent move of tariff increase has majorly impacted multiple sectors, including the art market. These trade policies introduce challenges for artists, collectors, galleries, and art suppliers, and have economic effects on

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Would You Pay $88,000 For a Pokemon-Shaped Cheeto?

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Cheetozard

Gotta Catch Em’ All – Cheetozard Auction Recently, Maurizio Cattelan’s Comedian was sold for $6.2 million. This sale is enough to justify the hype behind novelty items. But this isn’t an isolated incident, a 3-inch long Flamin’ Hot Cheeto resembling Charizard, the dragon-like Pokemon, recently fetched an astonishing $87,840 at auction. The online auction ran

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‘And now you care?’ When Three Piglets on Display were Saved from Starvation

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Marco Evaristti’s provocative exhibition in Copenhagen was a protest against Denmark’s pork industry, while freeing the piglets were an act of care. In Copenhagen, an art installation featuring three piglets has taken an unexpected turn after the animals were stolen. The artist behind the performative piece that involved small animals, Marco Evaristti, had placed them

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Christie’s AI Art Auction Surpasses $700,000 Upsetting Artists

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Christie’s AI Art Sales Trends and Ethics Christie’s inaugural art auction, made entirely by AI concluded yesterday, on 5th February 2025. Augmented Intelligence was one of Christie’s art auctions, which resulted in numerous discussions about art trends, sales, and ethics. These offer limited insights into the prospects of using AI in a creative field. What

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Lost Since World War II, Rare Fragment of Bayeux Tapestry Discovered

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Bayeux Tapestry Mystery and New Findings As reported by Canberra Times, a piece of the Medieval Bayeux Tapestry has been uncovered at the Schleswig-Holstein State Archive in northern Germany. Bayeux Tapestry Historical Embroidery Artefact The Norman conquest art found in Germany is an embroidered tapestry, which illustrates the Norman invasion of England led by the

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