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129PodcastsN.C. Wyeth painting purchased at a thrift shop for $4 could sell for $250,000 at auction
When an antiques enthusiast purchased a painting that appeared to bear the signature of N.C. Wyeth at a thrift store in 2017,...
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115Columns‘The last remaining argument against restitution has now been lost’
“We believe we have been the victim of thefts over a long period of time.” This statement in the ten-past-eight interview slot...
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110ArtChinese state newspaper calls for the return of cultural relics
A state-run Chinese newspaper has demanded that the British Museum “returns all Chinese cultural relics acquired through improper channels to China free...
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109Museums & heritageSuspects in Maurizio Cattelan’s gold toilet theft may soon be charged
Up to seven people may soon be charged with stealing Maurizio Cattelan’s solid gold toilet which was removed from Blenheim Palace in...
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137ExhibitionsVenice Biennale artist Alberta Whittle accused of using parts of another artist’s sculpture in her work
The Scottish artist Mary Redmond has filed a copyright claim against the National Galleries of Scotland in Edinburgh (NGS) for showing a...
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133BooksWill Italy’s right-wing government control who gets to direct the nation’s biggest museums?
A government appointed committee tasked with helping select the new directors of some of Italy’s biggest museums—including Florence’s Uffizi Galleries and Milan’s...
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306PodcastsGallery of Modern Art in Glasgow shreds box-office record with Banksy exhibition
The Gallery of Modern Art in Glasgow (Goma) attracted 180,000 visitors during its ten-week run of an exhibition by the enigmatic artist...
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285ExhibitionsA brush with… Analia Saban
Analia Saban talks to Ben Luke about her influences—from writers to musicians and, of course, other artists—and the cultural experiences that have...
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57BooksBrexit, inflation and a downturn in sales force FOLD gallery in London to close
FOLD, a commercial gallery in central London, has closed due to “mounting historic debts, the fallout from the pandemic lockdowns, Brexit, inflation...
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265PodcastsNational Gallery London in ‘ongoing police incident’ after man scales roof
The National Gallery in London is dealing with an “ongoing police incident” after a man, described by police as “distressed”, climbed onto...
