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Artist Creates $94,000 Microscopic Banksy Work Inside Eye Of Needles

The artwork, encased in a metal and glass viewing dome, is accompanied by a microscope.

Zenger

Dutch art detective recovers stolen Vincent van Gogh painting

Van Gogh’s 1884 Parsonage Garden at Nuenen in Spring was brazenly taken from a museum during the COVID-19 lockdown.

Al Jazeera

Picasso: The Beauty and the Beast on BBC Two review – a missed opportunity for a radical take on the artist

The problem with the series is it feels too safe

Evening Standard

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Chris Ofili tribute to Grenfell Tower victim Khadija Saye unveiled at Tate Britain

A huge new mural by Turner Prize winner Chris Ofili has been unveiled at Tate Britain in tribute to artist Khadija Saye who died in the Grenfell disaster.

Evening Standard

London Design Festival: our pick of the best exhibitions, shows and workshops

From exhibitions engaging with pressing climate issues, to extraordinary installations in churches, this year’s LDF boasts a cracking line-up

Evening Standard

Secrecy as crane lifts £6m Banksy mural into new exhibition in early hours

The artwork, titled Valentine’s Day Mascara, weighs 3.8 tonnes

The Independent UK

V&A to look after ancient Yemen stones found in London shop

Museum agrees to care for stelae dating from second half of first millennium BC until it is safe to return them

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£6m Banksy mural lifted by crane into new London exhibition

The artwork, titled Valentine’s Day Mascara, weighs 3.8 tonnes.

The Independent UK

‘I want it to hit people in the gut’: Chris Ofili on his epic, three-wall Grenfell fresco

The artist has finally chosen to address the tragedy – with Requiem, a vast work depicting a flaming building, fleeing souls and an ocean of tears. He explains why he placed an artist who died at its centre

The Guardian - UK

Marina Abramović says she will ‘definitely not’ be dying for her art

Abramovic, 76, has previously created several conceptual art pieces that tested the limits of her body and mind

The Independent UK

V&A Dundee boosts Scottish economy by £304m, report finds

V&A Dundee has generated £304 million for the Scottish economy to date, according to a new report published ahead of its fifth anniversary.

The National (Scotland)

Is Theresa May cosplaying as Napoleon? What this portrait tells us about powerful women

Saied Dai’s painting captures the former PM’s sternness and stoicism, her failure and her femininity. But it also raises questions about how artists use male traits to depict female leaders

The Guardian - UK

A new start after 60: My job threatened to make me ill – so I moved out of London and started a magazine

Mich Maroney, 61, moved to West Cork and launched Swerve, a literary and arts magazine, in 2022. Now her cottage in Skibbereen has become a creative hub

The Guardian - UK

The persistence of nature, the movement of water, the rigidity of walls: photographer Zoe Leonard documents the US–Mexico border

For Zoe Leonard, photography is not just about using a camera. Photography is also about a way of thinking, seeing and interacting.

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The Independent UK

Pursuing art over university made difference to mental health: sneaker artist

Stella Stockbridge, 20, has garnered the attention of global footwear brands such as Nike for her unique artwork.

The Guardian - UK

Adam Nathaniel Furman: ‘I like the senses to be tickled’

The British artist and designer, whose work spans Greta Gerwig’s Barbie and a Bristol underpass, is redefining public spaces with an outsider’s eye for the monumental and an emphasis on craft and delight

Salon

Auctioning Freddie Mercury's belongings

Some may wonder why Mary Austin is letting Sotheby's sell the late Queen frontman's belongings, but I get it

The Guardian - UK

Siouxsie review – more Greek than goth goddess

Ten years after her last London gig, the former Banshees frontwoman shows she’s not just a punk survivor, with a wide-ranging, glamour-heavy set

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The Independent UK

Sugar sculpture of London’s iconic Tower Bridge makes a surprise appearance

The stunning artwork of one of the UK’s most popular landmarks was painstakingly put together using more than 25kg of sugar – which is the equivalent of nearly 100,000 calories

The Independent UK

Grimes accuses Elon Musk of not allowing her to see son as she pleads with mother of his twins

Canadian musician shares two children with Tesla CEO

The Independent UK

Artists want complete control over their public exhibitions. Governments say it’s not that simple

Collaboration between art and government sometimes breeds conflict

The Guardian - UK

Restoring the reputation of British Museum curators

Letters: A sad episode at the museum has been characterised by ill-informed comment, writes Andrew Oddy, while Elizabeth Lewis says George Osborne should be replaced as chair

Chicago Sun-Times

With Chinatown mural, artist Ocean Muerto says he’s playing with the idea of ‘dust to dust’

The artist says his message was that “even something negative can regenerate into something positive.”

The Hindu

Craft of the candle

Arushi Agrawal's passion project of crafting candles, Seva Home, recently launched limited-edition candles in collaboration with artist Suryakant Lokhande. The teak-wood boxes feature a Maharaja and Maharani portrait, and come in two variants. With every purchase, eye cataract surgeries are conducted for villagers. The range of candles vary in size…

Chicago Sun-Times

Illinois governor’s mansion haunted by history, hijinks, heirlooms and art — but no ghosts

First lady M.K. Pritzker gave columnist Michael Sneed a tour of the quietly elegant, Illinois artist-infused, dreamily redecorated mansion and exclusive details on the book she’s written about its history and secrets.

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