Tag: Visual Art
Brazilian police recover stolen paintings
Brazilian police arrest a bakery owner and recover two stolen paintings.[MORE]
SpongeBob waterboarding display hits NY fairground
Artist Steve Power's waterboarding installation at a NY fairground causes controversy.[MORE]
Blake judge quits in protest over painting
Blake Art Prize judge quits in protest over Adam Cullen's controversial painting.[MORE]
Artist facing child sex charges
A SA artist charged with 15 child sex offences is told his case could be moved to a higher court.[MORE]
Changes to Hobart Art Prize on the way
The prize money for next year's Hobart City Art Prize will be doubled to keep the event relevant after two decades.[MORE]
Govt chips in for Parramatta gallery
The New South Wales Government has committed $5 million to building a major new art gallery in western Sydney.[MORE]
London bombings memorial design unveiled
The final design of a permanent memorial to the 52 victims of the July 7, 2005 suicide bombings in London has been unveiled.[MORE]
Kngwarreye's My Country sets new record
Indigenous artist Emily Kame Kngwarreye's My Country 1996 sells for $1.1 million.[MORE]
YSL art auction to be 'sale of the century'
Expected to fetch at least 300 million euros ($495 million), an art collection amassed over four decades by late fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent and his companion Pierre Berge goes up for sale next February.[MORE]
Irish island saved by art
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Locals on a tiny storm-ravaged island off the coast of Ireland have battled to survive over the centuries - but now hope that art will help save them.[MORE]
Faulty air conditioning puts Warhol show on ice
An exhibition of Andy Warhol prints in the only museum in Europe dedicated to the US pop artist is being put off until September due to defective air conditioning.[MORE]
Rudd called to act on Indigenous art inquiry
Marion Scrymgour says the Federal Government must respond to new accusations that Indigenous artists in central Australia are being exploited.[MORE]
Govt finalising response to Indigenous art inquiry: Garrett
Federal Arts Minister Peter Garrett says the Government is finalising its response to a Senate inquiry report on the Indigenous art industry released more than a year ago.[MORE]
Hirst auction expected to raise $135m
A September auction of new works by British artist Damien Hirst is expected to fetch over 65 million pounds ($135.6 million), Sotheby's said.[MORE]
Dealer accused of selling fake Indigenous works
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has accused a far north Queensland art dealer of selling fake Indigenous artworks.[MORE]
Carpet-baggers 'exploiting' Indigenous artists
Allegations of widespread exploitation of Aboriginal artists have surfaced in central Australia. [MORE]
Fake cops steal valuable paintings in Argentina
Thieves disguised as police stopped a truck and made off with 15 paintings of "of great national value," Argentinian Culture Secretary Jose Nun says.[MORE]
Rare Vanuatu art goes on show
A rare art collection from a remote island in Vanuatu is creating a buzz in the art world.[MORE]
Resources boom 'putting Aboriginal rock art at risk'
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Aboriginal rock art is at risk of being by the country's resources boom, experts say.[MORE]
NSW pushes for kids-in-art classifications
The NSW Government is calling for an Australia-wide standard to classify the portrayal of children in art.[MORE]
National Gallery of Victoria to host Dali exhibition
Paintings of surrealist artist Salvador Dali will go on show at the National Gallery of Victoria next year.[MORE]
New claims about Sandy Bay art work
There is continued concern about the suitability of a proposed public sculpture on the waterfront in the Hobart suburb of Sandy Bay.[MORE]
NT super shires mean uncertain future for art centre
A spokesman for the Titjikala Art Centre in central Australia says the future of the centre is uncertain since the introduction of the new super shires.[MORE]
Picasso's Guernica 'needs special care'
Pablo Picasso's masterpiece Guernica has 'suffered a lot and needs special care'.[MORE]
Brazilian police recover Picasso print, nab suspect
Police have recovered a Pablo Picasso print and arrested one person in connection with an armed robbery at Sao Paulo's Pinacoteca Museum last month, local media have reported.[MORE]
