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Cultural leaders in Mexico are expressing their discontent over the planned relocation of Frida Kahlo's masterpieces to Spain, seeking clarity on the collection's return timeline.
Strategic angle: Built to swim rivers and climb rocks, the six-seat Atlas ran a Bring a Trailer auction and walked away unsold
Strategic angle: The popular media scraper Gallery-dl is transitioning to Codeberg following a DMCA notice.
Strategic angle: Moral panic over the pleasures of the flesh prevents us from recognizing the artistic dimension of sexuality, argues Le Monde columnist Maïa Mazaurette.
Strategic angle: As the strikes in Lebanon continue, children are being deeply affected by psychological trauma. In response, art is being used as a means of healing and emotional expression.
Strategic angle: Ukraine is preparing for Easter with the pysanka, a hand‑decorated egg whose colours and symbols differ from one region to another and carry both religious and historical meaning.
Strategic angle: Petrobras continues to supply LPG at high prices despite government efforts to reverse auction results.
Strategic angle: Jacques Tilly faces prison time for his provocative art at Düsseldorf’s Carnival parade.
Strategic angle: Yashoda and Krishna, painted by Raja Ravi Varma, beat a record set by an MF Husain work last year.
Egidio Eleuteri was more than a scholar and critic: he was a guardian of beauty whose life was devoted to illuminating art with rare depth, rigor, and humanity. His legacy endures not only in his books and exhibitions, but in the moral and intellectual example he leaves behind.
Strategic angle: Italy continues its efforts to protect national art heritage by acquiring a significant painting.
Strategic angle: The C-3PO head led the auction, while other highlights included Robert Shaw’s harpoon gun from Jaws, a Wilson volleyball from Cast Away and fragments of a sword from The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
Strategic angle: The Wellcome Collection exhibition in London explores ageing across life, using art, culture and scientific research to show how inequality shapes who gets to grow old well.
Strategic angle: RM Sotheby's saw $2 million in sales across 160 lots, which includes 16 complete cars.
Strategic angle: Marseille's Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilisations (Mucem) is celebrating motherhood throughout history and how the roles of mothers have been depicted in art.
Strategic angle: New insurance product aims to protect art collectors' investments.
Strategic angle: Alibaba's workforce reduction follows the exit from Sun Art, signaling shifts in the retail landscape.
Strategic angle: The media's latest revelation about Banksy's identity has sparked debate among art enthusiasts and dealers.
Strategic angle: Researchers have uncovered the world’s oldest known cave art—a 67,800-year-old hand stencil in Indonesia, hinting at early symbolic thinking.
Strategic angle: Despite her age, Yayoi Kusama's art and its subject matter remain highly relevant. A retrospective of the Japanese artist's work is now on show at Museum Ludwig in Cologne.