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France

French Étienne Terrus museum discovers over half collection is fake

A French museum dedicated to painter Etienne Terrus has discovered around 82 articles in its collection are fakes.

28/04/2018

Cult

Sorolla and Fashion

New exhibition in Madrid explores presence of fashion in impressionist's work

17/04/2018

USA

Jim Carrey's artistic takedowns of Donald Trump start a buzz

Better known for his acting, Carrey has added a second string to his bow while movies take a back seat for a while.

31/03/2018

France

Stolen Degas painting left in suitcase on French bus

Paris' Musee d'Orsay have confirmed its authenticity, but its not known why the painting was on the bus or who left it there.

23/02/2018

USA

Salvator Mundi: stunning backstory of Leonardo's long-lost masterpiece

There are many Salavator Mundis.

16/11/2017

Cult

Lost Magritte Painting Found Behind Work

The final quarter of a lost painting by Belgian artist René Magritte has been discovered behind another piece of his work in Brussels with the use of x-ray imaging.

15/11/2017

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnian pensioners make art to survive

Senior citizens in Bosnia and Herzegovina are turning to art and design to escape poverty.

03/11/2017

Cult

French exile artists exhibition to open in London

A new exhibition highlighting works by French artists in exile during the Franco-Prussian War in the 1870s at the Tate Britain Gallery in London.

31/10/2017

United Kingdom

Leonardo da Vinci's $100 million rediscovered painting

It's currently on display at Christie's in London before its sale next month in New York.

24/10/2017

Cult

'Lost' Leonardo Da Vinci painting to be auctioned

The last Leonardo de Vinci painting in private hands is going to auction in New York in November

11/10/2017

France

The day President Macron met Picasso's daughter

At the Picasso museum in Paris the Macrons met Picasso's daughter, which produced some surreal exchanges.

09/10/2017

France

'Nude portrait of the Mona Lisa' discovered

Curators believe that a nude portrait kept for years could be a sketch version of the Mona Lisa.

29/09/2017

Cult

Magritte in 3D at the Atomium: surrealist!

This exhibition specifically designed for the 60th anniversary of the Atomium launches the visitor into the magical world of René Magritte and the surrealism. Two Belgian icons meet!

25/09/2017

Italy

Picasso exhibition in Rome celebrates centenary of artist's visit to Italy

The father of Cubism and collage travelled to Italy with Jean Cocteau for a 1917 production of the ballet 'Parade'.

22/09/2017

Spain

Dali is not the Daddy, says DNA

06/09/2017

Spain

Who is the urban artist who painted Trump kissing the pope?

TV Boy is an Italian urban artist based in Barcelona who has gained international recognition for his portraits of famous people, transforming them using irony and sarcasm.

29/08/2017

Cult

Artist paints in plastic to highlight how branded soft drink bottles litter the environment

South African artist, Mbongeni Buthelezi's new exhibition addresses the problem of plastic soft drink bottles littering the environement.

17/07/2017

Cult

Nazi-era art to go on show in Bern

11/07/2017

Spain

Dali exhumation to resolve paternity suit

A judge in Madrid orders the exhumation of the body of Spanish artist Salvador Dali to resolve a paternity suit.

26/06/2017

World News

Artist paints Donald Trump and other world leaders as refugees

How would you react if you saw Kim Jong-un, the North Korean leader, walking with no shoes?

20/06/2017