Louvre Robbery: What Was Stolen
The stolen items include glittering royal tiaras, necklaces and earrings.
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‘A fashion and art moment’: how mediums mix at Frieze art fair
Fashion and art are familiar bedfellows but relevance of fashion at London contemporary art showcase has grown in past decade“When you are at the art fair, you push the fashion to be bold and experiment – no black allowed,” says Belma Gaudio, at the op…
‘Decision to do this secretly is surprising’: NGV returns painting lost in Nazi era to Jewish family
The museum has declined to answer key questions about the decision to return the artwork, prompting the New York-based researcher who uncovered the story to challenge the NGV’s handling of the caseFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesG…
‘It’s been a shock’: Taylor Swift fans flock to see German museum’s Ophelia
Depiction of Shakespeare character by Friedrich Heyser believed to have inspired pop superstar’s new music videoA 200-year-old museum in Germany has found itself in the eye of a storm of delighted Taylor Swift fans when it emerged that one of the proba…
Spanish police investigate as Picasso painting vanishes on way to exhibition
Still Life with Guitar, worth €600,000, noticed missing after van arrives in Granada from MadridPolice in Spain are investigating the disappearance of a tiny Picasso painting, worth €600,000 (£520,000), which vanished en route from Madrid to an exhibit…
Artists plan nationwide US protests against Trump and ‘authoritarian forces’
Michael Moore, Lynn Nottage, Ava DuVernay and Amanda Palmer will take part in an event series to ‘unite in defiance’Artists and artistic organisations around the US are set to take part in a series of protests and events to speak out against Donald Tru…
Kate Bush and artists harness power of Running Up That Hill for War Child appeal
Musician invites 52 UK visual artists to create works based on song lyric to raise money for children affected by warKate Bush is harnessing the power of her global hit Running Up That Hill in collaboration with leading names in British art to raise mo…
Head of Frieze art fair hopes for ‘Barbenheimer moment’ with Paris rival
Simon Fox plays down talk of competition with Art Basel Paris, insisting both cities can thrive despite market slumpThe chief executive of Frieze has dismissed the idea his fair is in a battle with Art Basel Paris, claiming the two events could create …
Every Artist Has a Favorite Subject. For Some, That’s Math.
At the annual Bridges conference, mathematical creativity was on dazzling display.
Ken Jacobs, mainstay of New York’s underground film culture, dies aged 92
Experimental film-maker’s works included Little Stabs at Happiness, Blonde Cobra, and Tom, Tom, the Piper’s SonRenowned experimental film-maker Ken Jacobs, whose works such as Little Stabs at Happiness, Blonde Cobra and Tom, Tom, the Piper’s Son made h…