Ancient Earthworks Trodden by Golfers Become a World Heritage Site
The UNESCO World Heritage Committee has recognized the Octagon Earthworks in central Ohio as a cultural marvel.
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Danish artist who submitted empty frames as artwork told to repay funding
Jens Haaning must return about 532,000 krone loaned by Kunsten Museum in Aalborg, court saysA Danish artist who pocketed large sums of money lent to him by a museum – and submitted empty frames as his artwork – has been ordered by a court to repay the …
‘Used as dartboards’: rare British war comic art rescued from bins, skips and floods
Original drawings and paintings from 60s and 70s comics such as Hotspur and Commando will feature in an exhibition in OxfordshireWhen the war comic was at the height of its popularity, titles included Battle, Warlord, Valiant, the Hotspur and the pocke…
Joe Lycett and mum Helen stage joint exhibition Lycett and Mummy
Presenter Joe Lycett and retired graphic designer Helen Lycett will show their work in London with proceeds to go to charityTake a comedian and his somewhat unwilling parent, send them on a roadtrip, throw the pair in amusing situations, and you have a…
Nicolas de Staël exhibition aims to put art back at centre of tragic artist’s story
Works by painter, whose turbulent life often overshadowed his short career, go on display in ParisThe life of the Russian-born French artist Nicolas de Staël was short, turbulent and ultimately tragic.Forced into exile by the 1917 revolution, orphaned…
‘The most fun!’ Paul Simon unveils collaboration with The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse illustrator
Charlie Mackesy created his new drawings while listening to Simon’s music, the pair explain at the exhibition launch, with Simon outlining how the Covid-19 pandemic helped his creativityThe singer-songwriter Paul Simon and artist Charlie Mackesy, known…
Constable sketch that was found in suitcase to be sold at auction
The 200-year-old pencil sketch of a view across Dover Harbour was discovered during a house clearanceA sketch by the English landscape artist John Constable that was found in a suitcase during a house clearance is to be sold at auction.The pencil sketc…
Stolen Van Gogh Painting Is Returned in Ikea Bag
A tipster handed the work over to a Dutch art crimes detective who had been investigating the theft together with the police.
Big Panda author using proceeds to set up animal sanctuary in Swansea
Exclusive: James Norbury says he is fulfilling pledge made after his debut book landed him a six-figure dealThe self-taught artist and writer James Norbury was living below the poverty line and volunteering with a cat charity when his self-published bo…
‘It was a little bit cursed’: how stolen Van Gogh was a ‘headache’ for the criminal world
‘Indiana Jones of art world’ traces lost artwork seized from museum during Covid lockdownIt was a masterpiece with a curse: an early Van Gogh worth €3m-€6m (£2.6m-£5.2m) stolen from a Dutch museum three years ago was being passed around the criminal wo…