Marcel Duchamp
Half-shredded Banksy fetches $25.4 mln on return
A Banksy picture which was half sliced by a shredder concealed in its frame when it was sold at auction fetched $25.4 million when it went back under the hammer in the same room in London on Oct. 14.
Onlookers gasped when the then-titled "Girl with Balloon" was sucked into a shredder as the hammer fell following a bid of $1.4 million at an October 2018 auction at Sotheby's in London.
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New York Art Turns Bulgarian Village into Outdoor Gallery
STARO ZHELEZARE, Bulgaria (Reuters) - With fewer than 500 inhabitants, Staro Zhelezare in southern Bulgaria is a world away from the mean streets of Manhattan, but its houses and barns have now been painted with some of the most famous images from New York's Museum of Modern Art (MoMA).
Artists Turn Bulgarian Village Into Open-air Gallery
Bulgarians may have only heard of New York's Museum of Modern Art, MoMA, but now they can see some the most iconic artworks there - without having to fly to the Big Apple.
They just have to come to the village of Staro Zhelezare, near Hisarya and Plovdiv in central Bulgaria, and stroll along its streets, which artists have turned into an open-air gallery.
Guggenheim celebrates immigrant roots in age of Trump
The Guggenheim Museum is highlighting the work of some of the visionaries who shaped its collection, using the occasion to note immigrants' contributions to American art weeks after President Donald Trump signed a travel ban.
Museum of Cycladic Art takes part in international celebration
The Museum of Cycladic Art takes part for the consecutive sixth year in the international celebration for the Museums’ Night & Day, opening its doors to the public with free admission from 10.00 until 24.00.
Key activities of this year’s programme:
Guided Tours