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Italian authorities smash massive €200 million art forgery network

One of the biggest networks of art forgers copying works by Warhol, Banksy and Picasso has been broken up by the Italian authorities.

Art

A family hangs a Picasso painting for 50 years without knowing it

For more than 50 years, a family in Pompeii kept a real treasure inside their home without having any idea about its worth. The canvas, found in the 1960s by a junk dealer, hung in their living room before they discovered it was a masterpiece by Picasso, now valued at 6 million euros.

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Book of Mormon reopens for a second run in Spanish capital

Lots of laughs, good catchy music and a strong critique of serious problems laced with doses of dark humour, ‘The Book of Mormon’ is a musical revelation that has conquered audiences in Madrid, the world's third biggest stage for musical theatre.

Design

Reuse and adapt: The keywords of 2024 Brussels design festival

September is design month across many European capitals and Brussels is no exception, with the city's art scene coming to life for four weeks.

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Pioneering Spanish artist Pedro Sandoval hails the rise of AI

The images generated by this technology are based on the works of Pedro Sandoval who strongly defends the use of this tool. What's important he says is to not forget the past by educating new generations about culture.

Art

Inside Encontros Fotográficos das Neves, the unmissable photo exhibit

Names like Agnès Varda and Gilles Caron, but also some young talents, can be seen at the Encontros Fotográficos das Neves until the end of the year. Euronews spoke to the "soul" of the event, Diamantino Quintas.

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Tourist stopped from vandalising Pompeii site

A Kazakh tourist was stopped after writing the word ALI on a wall of the House of the Ceii in the Archaeological Park of Pompeii.

Art

British Museum show explores final decades of Michelangelo's life

Among the exhibition's highlights is Michelangelo's sole surviving complete cartoon (Epifania), a full-scale preparatory drawing, which is one of the largest Renaissance works on paper.

Europe News

Pope greets artists and inmates at Venice Biennale

The Pontiff travelled to Venice to see the Holy See’s pavilion for this year’s Venice Biennale. It’s a first for a pope, and has given the 60th edition of the world’s longest running international art exhibit reason.

Art

Lost portrait by Gustav Klimt sold for €30 million at auction

The sale price for Klimt's painting was at the lower end of an expected range of €30 million - €50 million, and failed to reach the same heights as Klimt's final work "Dame mit Fächer", which broke the European auction record last year.

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Alfredo Cunha: The photographer who defined the Carnation Revolution

Fifty years after the Carnation Revolution, Cunha's photographs continue to immortalise the military coup that changed the course of Portuguese contemporary history.

Art

Indigenous artists scoop Venice Biennale’s Golden Lions

Archie Moore won best national pavilion for Australia, and a group of four Māori women awarded the Best Participant Golden Lion at the world's oldest and most prestigious art exhibition.

Italy

Venice Biennale titled 'Foreigners Everywhere' gives voice to outsiders

Outsider, queer and Indigenous artists are getting an overdue platform at the 60th Venice Biennale contemporary art exhibition that opened Saturday.

Art

Banksy's Bankstree: Artist confirms new artwork on London building

The elusive artist has confirmed that he is responsible for the mural, located on Finsbury Park’s Hornsey Road in London.

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Akira Toriyama, creator of Dragon Ball manga series, dies aged 68

Akira Toriyama leaves behind an unparalleled manga legacy.

Art

Art saved from Ukraine on display 2 years after Russia’s invasion

The exhibition “From Odesa to Berlin” features 12 paintings salvaged from the Odesa Museum of Western and Eastern Art, as the second anniversary of the Russian invasion approaches.

Creators

Meet the creator of the smallest micro art in history

As a child, Dr Willard Wigan's teachers told him he would amount to nothing, but now he's a celebrated micro artist famous for his microscopic handmade creations.

World News

Greenpeace calls for Gaza ceasefire with protest at Madrid Museum

The Unmute Gaza movement, which supports photojournalists reporting from the war zone, also took part in the action.

Creators

Mountain murals: meet the world’s most famous snow artist

Artist Simon Beck is known for his incredible snow drawings that span between 100 and 150 metres in diameter. He creates them armed only with a magnetic compass and his snowshoes.

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Watch: Durham Cathedral lights up for 2023 Lumiere Festival

Hosted in winter time, and free to attend, the festival typically comprises a number of light art installations, as well as illuminating iconic buildings and locations.