Artists
FBI seizes Basquiat paintings amid doubts over authenticity
FBI agents seized all 25 works at a Jean-Michel Basquiat exhibit in Florida amid questions about their authenticity, the museum which was showing them said on June 25.
French court convicts 8 for stealing Banksy from Paris attack site
A French court has convicted eight men for the theft and handling of a Banksy painting paying homage to the victims of the 2015 attack on the Bataclan concert hall in Paris.
Top German art show starts amid anti-Semitism row
Break-ins and vandalism, accusations of racism and anti-Semitism and a giant compost heap: Documenta, one of the world's biggest art fairs, opened under a cloud of controversy.
The exhibition, which turns the sleepy German city of Kassel into the center of the art world once every five years, kicked off on June 18 after months of bitter rows.
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Moon sculptures, NFTs at futuristic Art Basel fair
The world's leading contemporary art fair has taken a futuristic turn this year, offering buyers the chance to see their sculptures placed on the moon.
Non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, were all the rage at the Art Basel fair in Switzerland, where the world of digital assets is taking off.
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Painter Elda Piščanec’s work on show at National Gallery
Ljubljana – A comprehensive exhibition on Trieste-born painter Elda Piščanec (1897-1967) is being launched at the National Gallery in Ljubljana later on Wednesday, showing 99 of her paintings, drawings and prints as well as multimedia featuring her monumental sacral works.
Ύδρα: Επίτιμο δημότη ανακήρυξε ο Δήμος του νησιού τον Δάκη Ιωάννου
Το παρών έδωσε ο διεθνούς φήμης καλλιτέχνης Jeff Koons
10 Most Famous Greek Temples: Erechtheum
Home of the Caryatids
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“Bored” security guard draws eyes on a million-dollar painting
The guard drew two pairs of eyes with a ballpoint pen on a painting called Three Figures by Anna Leporskaya
New York’s MoMA exhibits Matisse’s paintings within a painting
When Henri Matisse painted "The Red Studio" in 1911 he portrayed 11 of his artworks on a single canvas. An exhibition in New York is about to display all the surviving works together for the first time.
Prolific painter France Slana dies
Škofja Loka – One of Slovenia’s most prolific painters France Slana has died, aged 95, several media reported on Monday. He was most known for his oil paintings and watercolours, but also for his prints, painted ceramics and tapestries. He was one of the 1964 recipients of the Prešeren Fund Prize.
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