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30Museums & heritageNew women artist-only fair to launch in London during Frieze week
A new art fair focussing on women artists will open in London this October, during the city’s busy autumn art market season....
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29ExhibitionsVictorian stone benches for migrant workers are given listed status
In the late 19th century, modest blocks of stone by the roadside would have been a welcome sight to footsore labourers, many...
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35BooksMedia reports identify objects allegedly stolen from British Museum and posted on eBay
Precious items allegedly stolen from the British Museum in London by one of the institution’s senior curators were put up for sale...
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39PodcastsAccess to Anish Kapoor’s Chicago ‘bean’ limited until 2024 due to construction
Construction on the plaza surrounding Anish Kapoor’s Cloud Gate (2006), the stainless steel sculpture better known by its nickname “the bean”, means...
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36ColumnsSotheby’s UK profits dropped by almost a quarter last year amid ‘Brexit red tape’
Profits for Sotheby’s UK arm dropped 24% last year, falling from £34.5m in 2021 to £26.2m in 2022, according to its latest...
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43ArtFreddie Mercury fans go Ga Ga and line up round the block for Sotheby’s show
Freddie fever has officially hit London’s West End, with the queue for Sotheby’s exhibition of his art and objects snaking around the...
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44Museums & heritageBritish Museum antiquities thief alleged to be veteran curator Peter Higgs
Peter John Higgs, a prominent curator who was employed at the British Museum for 30 years, has been identified in the UK...
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24ExhibitionsBanksy’s ‘Valentine’s Day Mascara’ mural to be sold back to the public for £120 a share
The irony would not be lost on Banksy. A mural he painted for the public in the centre of Margate on Valentine’s...
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46BooksDresden museum returns four objects to Australia’s Kaurna community
Dresden’s museum of world cultures returned a spear, a digging stick, a cudgel and a net that were brought home to Germany...
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32PodcastsOfficials from three countries have called on Denver Art Museum to return eight artefacts in its collection
Officials from Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam have called on the Denver Art Museum (DAM) in recent months to request the return of...
