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‘Doubly erased’: artwork recording names of domestic violence victims removed from Melbourne museum
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An artwork recognising almost 1,000 women and children killed by men in Australia has been removed from a Melbourne museum, partly on the grounds it could traumatise some visitors. Melbourne artist Dans Bain was asked...
Artwork that will be UK’s tallest ceramic sculpture takes shape in Devon
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At the moment the vividly-coloured pieces are dotted around Sandy Brown’s studio, a former sailmaking loft in the north Devon shipbuilding town of Appledore. In a few weeks they will be transported to a Cornish town a...
Geen 10 to talk to Tracey Emin about removal of More Passion artwork
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Downing Street is to hold talks with the artist Tracey Emin after she said one of her works should no longer hang inside No 10 because of her concerns about alleged parties inside the building. The artwork, More Passi...
Vandalism of LGBT artwork is hate crime, say Merseyside police
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Detectives are investigating after two artworks, commissioned in response to a series of homophobic and transphobic attacks in Liverpool, were destroyed. Merseyside police said they are treating the incidents as hate ...
‘Heartbroken’ Osage Nation leaders decry sale of sacred Missouri cave with ancient artwork
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A Missouri cave containing Native American artwork from more than 1,000 years ago was sold at auction Tuesday, disappointing leaders of the Osage Nation who hoped to buy the land to “protect and preserve our most sacr...
Work begins on wrapping Arc de Triomphe for Christo artwork
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The monumental feat of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in 25,000 sq metres of material and posthumously fulfilling a 60-year dream for the artist Christo has begun. As the rolls of silvery blue recyclable fabric descende...
Shredded Banksy artwork goes back under the hammer
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A Banksy painting that partially shredded itself after being sold at auction is going back under the hammer. The subversive street artist stunned the art world when his Girl With Balloon attempted to self-destruct in ...
‘It can’t be ignored’: Osman Yousefzada on his gigantic artwork
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Approaching Birmingham New Street station on the train, you’ll normally spot the scaly curves of Selfridges’ landmark Future Systems-designed building nestling in the cityscape. But right now, rising into the summer s...
‘Not in this town’: artwork about Britain’s ‘nuclear colonialism’ removed
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An Australian artist has accused a group of Conservative councillors of using “bullying strategies” to silence and censor her work after an installation she created to highlight Britain’s “identity as a colonial nucle...
19th-century artwork inspires restoration of Devon estate
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A 19th-century painting found in the archive of a Devon country house is being used to help inspire the 50-year restoration and enrichment of the estate. The artwork depicts a healthy and diverse landscape at Killerto...
Ghent Altarpiece: ‘most stolen’ artwork gets €30m glass case
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One of the world’s greatest masterpieces, and surely the most stolen piece of art of all time, Hubert and Jan van Eyck’s Adoration of the Mystic Lamb, also known as the Ghent Altarpiece, has a new €30m (£26m) glass-ca...