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How has Picasso's legacy been affected by the #MeToo movement?

"#MeToo damaged the artist", says Cécile Debray, director of the Picasso museum in Paris.

The Exchange

Art and crime - the dark side of the antiquities trade

In partnership with Media City

The global art and antiquities trade is a multi-billion dollar industry. But this market has also spurred illegal trade in stolen antiquities. In this episode, The Exchange explores the growing trade in stolen art and artefacts and asks what more can be done to prevent it.

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600 portraits show another face of a violent Caracas shantytown

Some 600 black-and-white portraits of residents in the San Blas sector of the immense Petare shantytown complex in Caracas, Venezuela, which has a reputation for hyper-violence, are exhibited with the aim of showing another face to the violence that characterises the area.

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Women and non-binary artists shortlisted for 2022 Turner Prize

The nominees work using sculpture, photography, paintings and found objects to express their art.

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International botanical art in bloom at Saatchi Gallery

It's all about the plants at the RHS Botanical Art and Photography Show 2022.

Cult

Art Paris 2022: exploring art and nature

The environment and ecology is the noticeable theme this year Art Paris 2022 fair. Cult's Frédéric Ponsard reports.

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Michelangelo's first known nude goes on display in Paris

The sketch dates back to the end of the 15th century and was only recognised as a Michelangelo in 2019. It spent three years in situ as a designated national treasure of France

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Art Paris 2022: Nature finds its place in contemporary art once more

From the Sublime to the Pink Octopus; young artists breathing fresh air into nature-focused art.

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Aquatic depiction of Picasso's lover set to fetch $60m at auction

Femme nue couchée (Naked woman reclining), completed in 1932, reimagines Marie-Thérèse Walter – a proficient swimmer, where Picasso never learned to swim – as a graceful, multi-limbed sea creature.

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London's National Gallery renames Degas work 'Ukrainian Dancers'

A piece by French impressionist Edward Degas has been retitled by the National Gallery from 'Russian Dancers' to 'Ukrainian Dancers' to reflect the true origin of the artwork.

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Images of hope among the rubble of Kharkiv: Meet Sasha Anisimova

Sasha Anisimova has created illustrations of ordinary life over images of the destruction of her hometown of Kharkiv.

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Can the weather be weaponised? Where climate data and art meet

Via site-specific commissions, sound and video installations, sculptures, films and 3D-printed objects, Weather Engines explores themes, locations and historical contexts.

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Ten anti-war posters that show Ukrainian artists under fire

From using the iconography of folklore to a reworking of a scene from Battleship Potemkin, Euronews Culture deep dives into how artists and illustrators are using their skills in wartime.

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Dubai's thriving art scene attracts top talent

Partner content presented by Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing Dubai

In this episode of City Scenes, we explore Dubai's booming art scene, from its thriving annual fairs to its established art hubs. We also talk to locally based artists about why they've made Dubai home. Among them is Sacha Jafri who has created the first-ever artwork set to be displayed on the moon.

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Seoul museum refuses to return Russian artworks

After South Korea sanctioned Russia due to Putin's war against Ukraine, a Seoul museum has been subject of a demand to return its Russian art early.

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Art market 2022: Global sales return to pre-pandemic levels

Art Basel and USB Group's annual Art Market Report has shown an encouraging return to normality in global art sales as well as revealing more on how NFTs will continue to shape the art market.

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Supreme court to decide if Warhol broke copyright law

The Supreme Court of the US will decide whether an artwork by Andy Warhol is significantly different from the photo it is based on. The verdict will change how artists work in the US.

Destinations

Discover these iconic European shopfronts without spending any money

Shopfronts can easily go unnoticed as we go about our busy lives, but these colourful stores bring European cities to life.

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These playing cards highlight WWII's 'Most Wanted' lost and stolen art

The 52 priceless artworks featured in the deck are among hundreds of thousands that were lost, sold under duress and looted by the Nazis over six years.

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Could Warhol's Marilyn Monroe break records for 20th century art?

Andy Warhol's iconic sage-blue background portrait of Marilyn Monroe is tipped to sell for a record-breaking $200 million at auction in the spring