Dutch Supreme Court orders return of historical artifacts to Ukraine
The collection of archaeological objects, some more than 2,000 years old, was on display in Amsterdam when Russia annexed the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine in 2014.
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‘Rather insensitive’: Fife council to remove menacing witch mural
Mural by Rogue One found to be not in keeping with historic area, after complaints about portrayal of women accused of witchcraftA “gaudy and inaccurate” mural by a renowned street artist will be removed from a historic fishing village after objections…
Out of this world – 2023 Film London Jarman award nominees announced
The shortlist for the prestigious prize includes boundary-pushing stories about migration, capitalism … and technicolour cocktail barsFrom Nigerian Guinness factories to the British countryside via small German towns and distant galaxies, this year’s F…
Edinburgh festival fringe 2023 to host artists from nearly 70 countries
Executives urge audiences to ‘fill yer boots’ and watch as many shows as possible amid Covid fightbackEncore! Surefire shows returning for the Edinburgh festival in 2023The Edinburgh festival fringe is expecting to host artists from nearly 70 countries…
UK seaside community unites to restore vandalised statue of Black woman
When the sculpture in Bexhill was spray-painted white, its artist invited locals to help repair it in a powerful gesture against racismWhen a three-metre-tall sculpture depicting a Black woman leisurely turning in her chair towards the English Channel …
Art dealer sentenced to more than two years for fake Andy Warhol paintings
A 69-year-old Florida dealer is set to go to federal prison after a scheme involving the sale of fake artworkA south Florida art dealer was sentenced on Tuesday to two years and three months in federal prison in connection with a scheme involving the s…
Ilya Kabakov, ex-Soviet conceptual artist, dies aged 89
Ukrainian-born artist who turned whimsical albums into installations moved to US in 1980s with wife and collaborator, EmiliaIlya Kabakov, a Ukrainian-born conceptual artist considered to be one of the most influential of the Soviet Union, has died at t…
The Mystery of the Disappearing van Gogh
After a painting by the Dutch artist sold at auction, a movie producer claimed to be the owner. It later vanished from sight, with a trail leading to Caribbean tax havens and a jailed Chinese billionaire.
Flaming June, once a student poster favourite, returns to London home
The only colour study by Frederic Leighton for his famous painting is set to go on show at restored museumFlaming June, surely the most romantic and summery of all well-known British paintings, is finally returning home, to the London house where Frede…
Statue of peace protester Brian Haw to be installed in south London
Bronze maquette of activist who camped outside parliament will be sited opposite Imperial War MuseumA statue of the peace campaigner Brian Haw, who spent 10 years camped outside the Palace of Westminster, is to be installed in south London after a camp…