“Picasso in Tehran” Exhibition extended until June 2 amid public enthusiasm
The Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art has announced the extension of its acclaimed exhibition “Picasso in Tehran” until June 2, due to high public interest.
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‘Ahead of his time’: Guyanese artist gets London show amid reappraisal
Aubrey Williams produced huge, colourful abstract paintings and was influenced by music and climate issuesAn artist whose work was part of the first wave of abstract art to hit the UK and presaged the climate breakdown protests as well as debates over …
Turner’s rarely seen watercolours take centre stage in Bath
Exhibition at Holburne Museum features 32 experimental land and seascapes that chart artist’s evolutionWhy JMW Turner is still Britain’s best artist, 250 years onIt is, says the curator Ian Warrell, a little like peering over JMW Turner’s shoulder as h…
Calligraphy exhibition ‘Khoshnegaran’ opens at Avicenna Cultural Center in Tehran
A group calligraphy exhibition titled Khoshnegaran was inaugurated on Thursday, at the Avicenna Cultural Center’s gallery in the Iranian capital, Tehran.
Calligraphy exhibition ‘Khoshnegaran’ opens at Avicenna Cultural Center in Tehran
A group calligraphy exhibition titled Khoshnegaran was inaugurated on Thursday, at the Avicenna Cultural Center’s gallery in the Iranian capital, Tehran.
‘Napalm Girl’ may be work of different photographer, World Press Photo says
Photo from Vietnam war is now at centre of controversy after documentary claimed it was taken by someone elseThe World Press Photo group has suspended the attribution of authorship for one on the most famous press photographs ever taken, after a new do…
Melania Trump statue disappearance investigated by Slovenian police
The bronze figure, which replaced a wooden statue destroyed by arson in 2020, has been taken from SevnicaThe first Melania Trump statue in her native Slovenia was destroyed by fire and now its bronze replacement has gone missing, prompting a police inv…
The art of making ‘a little mess’ brings Nicolas Party’s showstopper to Bath
Artist borrows from past masters to create centrepiece of latest show, his first major mural in EnglandThere was a time when Nicolas Party would be pursued by police for decorating trains and buildings across Europe with his distinctive street art. Now…
Slovenia to vote in referendum on artist pension that has fostered culture war
Rightwing opposition party claims some artists will receive benefits having contributed little to the stateSlovenia’s populist opposition has mounted a campaign against “degenerate” artists as it seeks to topple government plans for special pension top…
Billionaires’ Battle Over a Sculpture Exposes a Mysterious Art Market
David Geffen and Justin Sun’s unusually public dispute over ownership of a Giacometti sculpture valued at tens of millions of dollars gives a glimpse into a shrouded world.