The Latest Breaking News on Art

Art as the beginning of healing: A Q&A with Tanya Gill

“So many people have disabilities and trauma that aren’t visible. So if I make that visible, it gives us a starting place for that conversation.”

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 26, 2023

Revival of Stonehenge road tunnel plan triggers new legal challenge

Campaigners to return to the courts after planned two-mile tunnel near site, blocked in 2021, is greenlit again

The Guardian - UK · Aug 26, 2023

‘His life was full of contradictions’: Picasso’s grandson defends the artist’s behaviour towards women

The painter has been called out as a misogynist but Olivier Widmaier Picasso says his numerous lovers knew his nature

The Guardian - UK · Aug 26, 2023

Recovery of British Museum artefacts under way, says George Osborne

Institution’s chair of trustees admits its reputation has been damaged by suspected thefts

The Guardian - UK · Aug 26, 2023

How to create surreal art in Procreate

In this Procreate tutorial, Rafael Sarmento creates surreal art and pays tribute to one of the most inspiring surreal artists of the 20th century.

Creative Bloq · Aug 26, 2023

British Museum director resigns, admits to failings in theft investigation

Museum’s director Hartwig Fischer says that he did not take warning of theft from museum collection seriously enough.

Al Jazeera · Aug 26, 2023

Creepy portrait returns to a charity shop - twice - for being ‘cursed’

The manager of the store said the girl in the painting had ‘a very odd look about her’

The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2023

British Museum deputy director steps back after boss quits over theft probe

Director Hartwig Fischer and his deputy Jonathan Williams both announced their decisions on Friday.

The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2023

After the British Museum thefts, what other major art heists have there been?

One Rembrandt has been stolen four times, and works by Van Gogh, Munch and Picasso have also been targeted by criminals

The Guardian - UK · Aug 25, 2023

The Guardian view on the British Museum losses: a diplomatic own goal

Editorial: The disappearance of artefacts has delivered a propaganda coup to nations campaigning for the return of historical treasures

The Guardian - UK · Aug 25, 2023