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Article date: Tuesday, May 19, 2020

France is Suggested to Sell Mona Lisa ‘for 50 billion Euro’ to Cover Coronavirus Losses

France could make up for its financial losses amid the coronavirus pandemic by selling the Mona Lisa, a tech CEO has suggested. Stephane Distinguin, the founder of tech company Fabernovel, made the suggestion in a magazine interview, explaining that France should “sell the family jewellery” for at least €50 billion (£44.7 billion).

Article date: Friday, May 15, 2020

Sean Henry: Seated Figure in Yorkshire Sculpture Park

Sean Henry often portrays contemporary-looking, casual figures in distracted or thoughtful poses. He believes that “all sculpture is inherently theatrical” and has remarked upon watching a play and being struck by the “pure sculpture” of the scene.

Article date: Thursday, May 14, 2020

Interview with Micha Patiniott

'I like to tilt the image by adding what is for just a second an association to the subject. Through simple manipulations, the subjects are given a charge that makes them into something else; they suggest multiple meanings, or even a way of looking at reality'.

Article date: Tuesday, May 12, 2020

Most Detailed Ever Photograph of Rembrandt's Night Watch Goes Online

The Rijksmuseum is publishing the largest and most detailed ever photograph of The Night Watch on its website, making it possible to zoom in on individual brushstrokes and even particles of pigment in the painting. Work on Operation Night Watch will resume on Wednesday 13 May in the glass chamber in the museum.

Article date: Monday, May 11, 2020

101 Arrested and 19,000 Stolen Artefacts Recovered in International Crackdown on Art Trafficking

More than 19,000 archaeological artefacts and other artworks have been recovered as part of a global operation spanning 103 countries and focusing on the dismantlement of international networks of art and antiquities traffickers.

Article date: Sunday, May 10, 2020

Virtual Design Festival on the Run

Running through 30 June, Virtual Design Festival is the world’s first online design festival. On Saturday VDF teamed up with Schloss Hollenegg for the virtual opening of an exhibition exploring the wilder side of nature, including a live tour of the historic castle later today.

Article date: Monday, April 20, 2020

Missing Photographer Peter Beard (82) found Dead

Photographer Peter Beard, world-renowned for his beautiful and intimate images of Africa and African wildlife, was found dead at age 82 after he went missing from his Montauk, New York, home on April 1.

Article date: Thursday, April 16, 2020

A Year after the Notre-Dame Fire, Restoration is Suspended Amid Covid-19 Lockdown

On the first anniversary of the devastating blaze that ripped through Notre-Dame Cathedral, there are no builders on site and the scientists involved are working from home. France 24 investigates how Covid-19 is affecting the reconstruction of the 850-year-old monument.

Article date: Saturday, April 11, 2020

New Ruins. Granite - Urban Art Project in St.Petersburg

For the second street project in its New Ruins series, Manege Central Exhibition Hall invited six artists who have all abandoned what could be called a classic graffiti narrative. Moving away from common statements associated with street art, they began to explore other age-old means of artistic expression.

Article date: Wednesday, April 1, 2020

David Hockney Shares Exclusive Art from Normandy

David Hockney is in lockdown at his house in Normandy with his dog Ruby and two of his long-standing assistants, JP and Jonathan. He is in the garden most days, drawing the spring awakening on his iPad. In a BBC exclusive, he is sharing 10 of his most recent images (including one animation), nine of which have never been published before, for us all to enjoy at this difficult time, along with his thoughts on the role of art in life.

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