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Churchill painting gifted to Greek Aristotle Onassis sells for $1.85 mln
A painting by wartime British Prime Minister Winston Churchill that was gifted to Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis sold for $1.85 million at a ... Art and culture -
Saudi Arabia’s Ithra launches unique exhibit on Islamic art, mosque artifacts
Saudi Arabia’s King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture (Ithra) has launched a first-of-its-kind exhibition showcasing more than 100 objects and ... Art and culture -
Who is Lokman Slim: A profile on Lebanese activist, Hezbollah critic shot to death
Lokman Mohsen Slim was a Lebanese publisher and independent social and political activist, who was well-known for being a critic of Iran-backed ... Features -
Leading advocate for Lebanon’s arts dies from Beirut explosion injuries
Yvonne Sursock Cochrane, a leading advocate of arts and cultural heritage in Lebanon, has died at the age of 98 after sustaining injuries in the ... Middle East -
Ithra calls on creative Saudi youth to participate in latest innovation challenges
The King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture (Ithra) in Saudi Arabia’s Dhahran has launched six new design and innovation challenges for creative Saudi ... Art and culture -
Send a selfie, get a portrait: One German artist thanks coronavirus frontline workers
One German artist, confined in his countryside atelier for about six months, has created portraits of health care workers on the coronavirus front ... Coronavirus -
‘A Century in Flux: Chapter II’ virtual exhibit highlights women in Arab art
Coronavirus has forced many cultural institutions to shut their doors as governments attempt to control the spread of the virus, and in response, many ... Art and culture -
Young Saudi Arabian artist expresses herself on broken pieces of marble
Rehab Zakri’s father, who works in construction, used to bring home samples of wood and marble to test them for his projects. Little did he know that ... Art and culture -
Saudi artist Zaman Jassim in the spotlight after work seen in Crown Prince’s office
Saudi Arabian artist Zaman Jassim has received renewed attention for his artistic work after one of his paintings was seen in Crown Prince Mohammed ... Art and culture -
Wealthy snap up art, antiques as coronavirus hits traditional investments
Sales of art and other luxury products have surged in the first months of 2020 as the coronavirus pushes investors to change what they are buying, ... Economy -
New Banksy artwork vandalized in UK
A new Valentine’s Day work by UK street artist Banksy, showing a young girl firing a slingshot of flowers, has been defaced after appearing on a ... Art and culture -
Saudi Arabia’s Council of Ministers approves 11 new cultural commissions
Saudi Arabia’s Council of Ministers on Tuesday approved 11 new cultural commissions, as part of the Kingdom’s plans to enhance and ... Gulf -
Preparing for 33rd show, blind Bulgarian artist finds a way to keep painting
Stamen Karamfilov bends low over a canvas, adding the finishing touches to a woodland landscape - no mean feat considering the Bulgarian artist is ... Art and culture -
Painting found in Italian gallery’s walls verified as Klimt
Art experts have confirmed that a stolen painting discovered hidden inside an Italian art gallery’s walls is Gustav Klimt’s ... Art and culture -
King Tut’s 7,260 coffee cup mosaic breaks world record in Egypt
King Tutankhamun made a comeback in Egypt in the form of a Guinness world record – the largest coffee cup mosaic of his death mask.A group of ... Art and culture -
Serie A defends monkeys painting for anti-racism campaign
Serie A said “true art is provocation” after being criticized as insensitive toward racism for installing a painting at the Italian ... Sports -
Man eats $120,000 piece of art
The move was bananas... or maybe the work was just too appealing. A performance artist shook up the crowd at the Art Basel show in Miami Beach on ... Art and culture -
Vintage Marvel Comics book sells for record $1.26 mln at auction
A 1939 comic book that introduced Marvel characters for the first time sold for a record $1.26 million at auction, Dallas-based auctioneer Heritage ... Art and culture -
Saudi Arabian schools to now teach music, theater, art
Music, theater, and the arts will now be included in the curriculum of public and private schools in Saudi Arabia, according to the Ministry of ... Art and culture -
Long-lost Italian painting could fetch $6 mln at French auction
A long-lost painting by a 13th century Italian master discovered in the kitchen of an elderly French woman has been valued at up to six million euros ... Art and culture -
Early Van Gogh works auctioned in Belgium
Two early works by Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh were auctioned in the Belgian city of Ghent on Sunday, fetching near estimate prices that the ... Art and culture -
Banksy work stolen from outside Pompidou Centre in Paris
A stenciled work by the elusive British street artist Banksy has been stolen from outside the Pompidou Centre in Paris, the modern art museum ... Art and culture -
Egyptian artist paints murals on houses to celebrate Hajj
Eid al-Salwaawi, 69, paints murals of the rituals of the Hajj pilgrimage on the walls of a house in Cairo’s Sayeda Zainab neighborhood. ... Features -
Paint relief: Singaporeans make messy art to de-stress
Singaporeans dressed in overalls squirted paint onto walls and canvases using water pistols and syringes at a new pop-up art studio where people get ... Art and culture -
Artist Leon Kossoff, who painted post-war London, dies at 92
British artist Leon Kossoff, who painted his home city of London in all its moody, rough-edged glory, has died. He was 92. Annely Juda Fine Art, which ... Art and culture -
Tutankhamun head set for London auction despite Egyptian protests
A brown quartzite head of young king Tutankhamun was due to be auctioned in London with an estimate of more than $5 million on Thursday, in the ... Art and culture -
China’s largest ever Picasso exhibition opens
The largest Picasso exhibition ever held in China opens on Saturday, featuring more than 100 works -- many of them from the artist’s early years ... Art and culture -
‘Jeddah Season’ festival offers entertainment, unique experiences to visitors
“Jeddah Season: Sea & Culture,” a festival taking place in Saudi Arabia’s city of Jeddah from June 8 until July 18, offers ... Features -
Jeddah art exhibition looks at the history of oil in Saudi Arabia
An art exhibition that looks at the cultural impact of oil in Saudi Arabia’s history kicked off on Saturday in Jeddah’s Khuzam Palace, and ... Art and culture -
Aznavour sculpture sells for $2.3 million
A bronze sculpture of a bullfighter owned by the late singer Charles Aznavour has sold for 2.1 million euros ($2.3 million), Christie’s said. ... Variety