Louvre forced to shut due to staff strike
The museum rarely shuts its doors.
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Lost Auguste Rodin sculpture sells for $1 million
The sculpture has been rediscovered 120 years later.
Damien Hirst plans art that can be made and sold in his name up to 200 years after his death
“My manager calls them the preposterous paintings.”
Salman Rushdie attacker sentenced to 25 years in prison
Before sentencing, his assailant called Rushdie a “bully”.
Exhibition of Bob Dylan paintings to open in London
“The idea was not only to observe the human condition, but to throw myself into it with great urgency.”
Victoria and Albert Museum to display London’s lost music venues in 2026 exhibition
The exhibition will display everything from “sweaty basement gigs to legendary nightclubs.”
Child damages $50 million Rothko painting in Rotterdam museum
The child left “a number of visible scratches in the unvarnished paint layer.”
Artwork of Donald Trump’s head on a spike removed at Kent State amid backlash
The image was one of many in the gruesome installation.
Turner Prize 2025: The full nominees revealed
The four artists explore everything from the deep sea, to identity, to life in exile.