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In 1820, a farmer moved stones through ruins on a windy Greek island: A buried marble figure emerged from the rubble and became one of the world’s most famous sculpturesOn the idyllic shores of Milos in 1820, a farmer's unassuming chore of clearing stones opened the door to history when he stumbled upon the...
The Met Gala 2025: Its origins, impact, rules, and how to be part of the biggest fashion event of the yearThe Met Gala, which began as a New York high society charity event, has evolved into a globally influential fashion night. The 2025 Met Gal...
Trump moves to ‘fix’ US history at Smithsonian Institution: Here’s what it meansUS President Donald Trump has issued an executive order aimed at reshaping the Smithsonian Institution, arguing that it has embraced a "div...
President's meltdown: Donald Trump furious over his Colorado Capitol portrait; here’s what’s got him fumingDonald Trump’s criticism of a “distorted” portrait in Colorado’s Capitol sparks debate. Explore the artist’s intent, Governor Polis’s respo...
Christie's first AI art auction sees hits... and plenty of missesChristie's first auction of art made by artificial intelligence (AI) ended Wednesday with mixed results, providing scant clues as to the fu...
Police reported no cognisable offence by DAG: Art gallery on order to seize M F Husain paintingsA Delhi court ordered the seizure of two M F Husain's paintings at DAG after complaints of obscenity and hurting religious sentiments. DAG ...
Delhi Court orders seizure of MF Husain's 'objectionable' paintings; here's whyA Delhi court ordered the seizure of two of M.F. Husain's paintings after allegations that they portrayed Hindu deities in an obscene manne...
A Rs 5 banana sells for Rs 50 crore in art auction. What is so special and who bought it?A banana duct-taped to a wall sold for $6.2 million at a Sotheby's auction. Cryptocurrency entrepreneur Justin Sun bought the artwork title...
South Korean art student eats $120,000 banana art installation; Here’s why he did itAs per reports, the Italian sculptor and performance artist based in New York, Maurizio Cattelan has also responded to the incident of the ...
AI recreation of ‘Girl with a pearl earring’ trigger controversy in Dutch art circuitsThe painting has sparked a fierce debate about whether it classifies as art.
Over 20K fans throng Tehran museum to check out Western art masterpiecesThe current exhibition features 132 works by 34 world-famous contemporary artists.
Israeli museum unearths sketches hidden in painting by 20th-century artist Amedeo ModiglianiModigliani is considered one of the 20th century's great Modernist artists.
View: The art mart can make a chimp a champArtistic licence can go bananas, literally, as it did in a 2019 Miami show where an exhibit titled, 'Comedian,' consisting of a ripe kela s...
Louvre gets its first-ever woman boss in Laurence des Cars, more than 2 centuries after openingDes Cars, who comes from a family of writers and journalists, will in September succeed Jean-Luc Martinez, the current Louvre chief.
Pakistan's censor board clears 'Padmaavat' without any cutsUnfortunately for the movie, the movie faced innumerable cuts and nation-wide protests.
Wrote letter to AIBA to save Sarita Devi's career: Sachin Tendulkar"Our effort was to see that Sarita Devi's career was not jeopardised. She committed a small mistake," said Sachin Tendulkar
- Row over CPM's use of 'Last Supper' for an anti-capitalistic campaign
The 'reworked painting,' printed with the caption 'last supper of capitalism,' showed Barack Obama at the centre and Congress and BJP leade...
- Madrid's PHotoEspana: A must for amateur photographers
The event did not restrict itself to just displays; there was plenty for people to do to, making it a true tourist draw.
- First Indian Art Summit comes to a close
The first Indian Art Summit, which displayed 400 works of over 200 artists from India and abroad apart from the M F Husain controversy, dre...
- Museum shows, a definite tourist magnet
India has not realised that museums can be a wonderful way to showcase culture and also atrract tourists.