‘A nest and a trap’: sculptor Gormley unveils Brooklyn installation, funded by K-pop band
British sculptor Antony Gormley unveiled a sprawling aluminum art installation called “New York Clearing” to the public under a gray sky in Brooklyn, New York,...
An auction with a twist: Mona Lisa made of Rubik’s Cubes goes on sale in Paris
An image of the Mona Lisa made of 330 Rubik’s Cubes is going on sale in Paris, just down the road from Leonardo da Vinci’s...
Lempicka headlines impressionist auction in London
Tamara de Lempicka’s “Portrait de Marjorie Ferry” is expected to fetch up to 12 million pounds ($16 million) when it comes up for auction in...
Brexit will strengthen European support for return of Parthenon Marbles, says Greek minister
Greece will step up its campaign for the return of the Parthenon Marbles from Britain and expects to win more support from European peers as...
Thieves steal Dali works in Stockholm smash and grab raid
Thieves stole bronze sculptures and etchings by surrealist artist Salvador Dali from a gallery in Stockholm in a smash and grab raid in the early...
Venezuela’s PDVSA, in default, says total debt remained unchanged in 2019
Venezuela’s state-run oil company PDVSA said its financial debt fell less than 0.1% in 2019 from the prior year to some $34.5 billion, though it...
Blind Bulgarian artist finds a way to keep painting
Stamen Karamfilov bends low over a canvas, adding the finishing touches to a woodland landscape – no mean feat considering the Bulgarian artist is almost...
SNB seen on sidelines as virus fears push Swiss franc to near three-year high
The Swiss National Bank appeared to remain on the sidelines as the Swiss franc surged to its highest level in nearly three years on Monday,...
Philippine artist paints images of volcanic devastation using ash
Ash from a rumbling Philippine volcano has inspired an artist and instructor to paint watercolors using the grey powder that had covered the plants in...
Germany returns Nazi art from Gurlitt trove to French family
Germany on Wednesday returned three art works to a descendant of a Jewish French collector who owned them until his death in 1941 in Nazi-occupied...
