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NFTs are throwing Japanese artists a lifeline during COVID

Local Japanese artists are taking stock of how NFTs have changed the stakes in their industry as the first crypto art exhibition opened in Japan last week.

People

Ukraine’s Soviet mosaics are more than just old propaganda

Soviet mosaics in Ukraine were neglected after the end of the USSR. Now artists and locals are trying to restore this important piece of Ukraine’s art history.

Destinations

A design-led city: The best of Lisbon's arty hotels and restaurants

What to do and where to stay in the Portugese city of turquoise, baby blue, pink, and tangerine.

Nature

Could 3D-printed ivory be the key to saving elephants?

The technology has already saved antique artworks, the question remains if it can save animals too.

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Italy

Looted artefacts found in Antwerp collector's home return to Italy

The discovery of almost 800 treasures came after specialist officers tracked down an ancient tombstone to a Belgian art dealer's home.

Nature

How are these underwater sculptures protecting marine life?

The six mask-like sculptures are designed to encourage flora and fauna to return to the seabed.

Green News

Discover the forest that appeared overnight in London

The interactive installation is linked to the UN's Sustainable Development Goals.

Cult

Venice Architecture Biennale explores how will we live in the future

The pavilions on display aim to show how architecture can shape the way we live and face up to challenges including climate change, rising inequalities and access to healthcare.

Green News

Climate change is destroying the oldest cave paintings in the world

Archaeologists have observed 44,000-year-old paintings appear to be blistering and peeling off the cave walls.

United Kingdom

Privately-owned Banksy art exhibition hits London

Over 90 of the street artist's works - including originals and prints - have gone on display in a 12,000 square foot underground space in Covent Garden.

Work

Robot or Rembrandt? 'Ai-Da' the AI portrait artist debuts her work

Can a machine create art? Ai-Da is an AI powered robot artist coded to be creative who has just opened a show of self-portraits at London’s Design Museum.

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Tech News

Bitcoin and Ethereum will be accepted in Sotheby's Banksy auction

While NFTs are growing in popularity, physical artworks have yet to be swept up in the world of cryptocurrencies. Until now, that is.

Experiences

Seven strange museums to visit this international Museum Day

From creepy underwater statues to 15th century dog collars, these are some of the most unusual museums around.

Cult

Art galleries across Europe organise exhibitions around COVID-19 rules

Art galleries, displaying works by famous artists such as Salvador Dali and Maurits Cornelis Escher, have planned exhibitions around Coronavirus restrictions.

Germany

Gemany agrees to repatriate Nigerian bronzes looted in colonial times

In an historic move Germany has agreed to repatriate hundreds of Benin Bronzes in the Humboldt-Forum museum in Berlin to Nigeria next year.

Destinations

Extraordinary aerial shots show City of Love from a new angle

A new book from Jeffrey Milstein shows a new side of the famous city.

Cult

Polka dots and pumpkins: Artist Yayoi Kusama showcases seventy years of her work

Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama is exhibiting sculptures and art inside and outside in Berlin and in New York, with her signature polka dots and infinity rooms.

Money

Meet the buyer of the world's most expensive digital artwork

The €58 million sale of a digital collage by the artist Beeple made headlines as the most money ever paid for an NFT. We meet the 32-year-old behind the purchase.

Belgium

Stolen Roman statue recovered by Italian art police after chance discovery in Belgium

The find was made in Brussels by two off-duty officers from the Carabinieri Art Squad, Italy's specialist art and antiquities crime unit.