Visual arts
Forbes Pigment Collection: The world’s rarest & most ancient colors (video)
These pigments aren’t just about aesthetics; they hold secrets that unravel the authenticity of artworks, guiding experts in distinguishing originality from restoration
Zagori Added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List
Made up of 46 traditional villages, the region has been recognised for its authenticity and unique architectural beauty
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Glorious Immortality | Athens | To July 11
The Tsantilis Art Gallery (artmodern.gr) presents a solo exhibition by up-and-coming visual artist Antonia Iroidou. Having honed her skills at renowned institutions in Germany and Switzerland, Iroidou's love of digital art shines through in her work.
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Sinop’s mosaics belong to dining room of wealthy family
The Hellenistic-era pebble mosaics found during the archaeological excavations in the Balatlar Building Complex in the northern province of Sinop have been revealed to belong to the "dining room of a wealthy family."
Exhibition pays tribute to late photojournalist Behrakis
The Thessaloniki Museum of Photography is presenting an exhibition dedicated to Greek photographer Yannis Behrakis (1960-2019) with material from the rich archive of the internationally renowned photojournalist.
Golden tip fixed atop Paris obelisk
Though few onlookers have ever noticed, the famed golden-topped obelisk at the center of Place de la Concorde in Paris has stood without a tip for nearly 200 years - until June 20.
In a ceremony attended by VIPs, a trainee craftworker showed no signs of vertigo as she placed a new gold-plated point atop the 3,000-year-old monument, which was gift to France from Egypt in 1830.
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Basel defies forecast of art market slowdown
The Basel contemporary art fair last week defied forecasts of a market slowdown, with wealthy collectors buying works with seven or eight-figure price tags.
At its VIP day on June 13, Zurich's Hauser and Wirth gallery sold a spider by Franco-American sculptor Louise Bourgeois for $22.5 million.
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High art becomes body art at Rembrandt House Museum
Henk Schiffmaker's needle whirrs as he tattoos the familiar lines of an elephant on Lilian Rachmaran's back.
"Highbrow to lowbrow" is how the famous Dutch tattoo artist describes his latest project, inking sketches by Rembrandt van Rijn onto the skin of visitors to the building the Golden Age master once called home. Or call it high art to body art.
Rembrandt’s self-portrait ‘on display’
A Rembrandt self-portrait bought from the Rothschild family with 150 million euros ($162 million) of Dutch state cash went on display at Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum on June 15.
The Netherlands agreed to buy "The Standard-Bearer" with public money in 2022, after Paris cleared its sale despite the painting being considered as a "national treasure" in France.
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Turkish rug sector eyes market leadership
Türkiye aims to take over the market leadership in the carpet industry from India in handmade rugs, which was once one of the most purchased Turkish products by tourists, a sector representative has stated.
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