Banksy takes aim at British life in suburban ‘homewares’ shop
Banksy has set up a “homewares” store in a south London suburb, displaying politically-provocative pieces such as the Union Jack stab-proof vest he designed for...
Monkey business? Banksy’s primates in parliament up for auction
A Banksy painting of primates sitting in Britain’s parliament goes under the hammer next week and is expected to fetch up to $2.5 million....
Court jails man who walked out of Moscow art gallery with million-dollar masterpiece
A man who stole a Russian masterpiece worth about $1 million from a Moscow art gallery in broad daylight in January was sentenced to three...
Long-lost Italian painting could fetch $6 million at French auction
A long-lost painting by a 13th century Italian master discovered in the kitchen of an elderly French woman has been valued at up to six...
Artist displays 440 pairs of high heels for women murdered in Turkey in 2018
Turkish artist Vahit Tuna has mounted 440 pairs of high heels on the facade of a building on a busy Istanbul street, to symbolize the...
French auctioneer defies Mexico with sale of pre-Columbian artifacts
French auction house Millon denied accusations by the Mexican government that a sale of dozens of pre-Columbian artifacts was illegal and proceeded with an auction...
Treasured Notre-Dame tapestry restored after blaze
An ornate tapestry woven in the early 1800s and rescued from Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral after a massive fire in April is going on public...
Chagall’s famed ‘Fiddler’ painted on a tablecloth – researchers
Marc Chagall, the 20th century French-Russian artist who delighted fans with his vividly coloured, whimsical works, did many of his paintings using the same nine...
‘Blindsided by the beauty’: architects struggle to save Cairo’s historic heart
Alaa al-Habashi was looking for ingredients for a Ramadan feast when he stumbled on an Ottoman-era mansion being used as a slaughterhouse and butcher’s shop...
UK’s Johnson sticking to Brexit plans, says foreign minister
Prime Minister Boris Johnson remains determined to pull Britain out of the European Union on Oct. 31 come what may, his foreign minister said on...