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Surreal landscapes, psychedelic techno visions and pop art fairground rides – the week in art

Pre-internet computer creations get rebooted at Tate Modern, Graham MacIndoe documents his drug use, and a Keith Haring carousel is on show in New York

The Guardian - UK · Nov 22, 2024

Iran's vast collection of Western art, much long hidden, re-emerges despite high tensions with US

As Iran faces increasing tensions with the West and turmoil at home, a new exhibition at the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art is displaying Western artwork including pieces not seen by the public in at least a decade

The Independent UK · Nov 22, 2024

How Clive of India’s 1767 sofa ended up in a British south Asian living room

Seven artists launch project to ‘decolonise’ national museums and arts organisations in Wales

The Guardian - UK · Nov 21, 2024

Transgender woman wins record payout in China after electroshock treatment

Case marks first time a trans person has successfully challenged use of such conversion practices in country

The Guardian - UK · Nov 21, 2024

Duct-taped banana artwork sells at auction for almost £5m to crypto entrepreneur

Justin Sun purchased a certificate of authenticity that gives him the authority to duct-tape a banana to a wall and call it “Comedian.”

Evening Standard · Nov 21, 2024

Majority back British Museum exhibit on transatlantic slave trade

New poll finds 53% of Britons support permanent exhibition on Britain’s role in slave trade at British Museum

The Guardian - UK · Nov 21, 2024

Mexican designers show their metal at Gallery Collectional, Dubai

‘Unearthing’ at Dubai’s Gallery Collectional sees Ewe Studio designers Manu Bañó andHéctor Esrawe celebrate Mexican craftsmanship with contemporary forms

Wallpaper · Nov 21, 2024

Banana Taped To A Wall Sells For $6.2 Mn In New York

A fresh banana taped to a wall -- a provocative work of conceptual art by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan -- was bought for $6.2 million on Wednesday by a cryptocurrency entrepreneur at a New York auction, Sotheby's announced in a statement.

International Business Times · Nov 21, 2024

Banana duct-taped to wall bought at art auction for $6.2m by crypto mogul who plans to eat it

Cryptocurrency entrepreneur Justin Sun identified himself as the buyer, pledging to ‘personally eat the banana’

The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2024

The right to duct-tape a banana to a wall for art has sold for $6.2 million

The buyer own a certificate that gives them the authority to duct-tape a banana to a wall and call it ‘Comedian’

The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2024