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Planned $2bn Melbourne skyscraper project to deliver Australia’s tallest building

Green-lit project will feature pair of towers, apartments, offices, luxury hotel and 6,000 sq metres of green space

The Guardian - AU · Apr 17, 2023

Sotheby’s to Auction World’s Largest Ruby in New York in June

The largest ruby in the world to come to auction will be offered by Sotheby's in New York in June, the auction house said at a preview in Hong Kong on Monday, and is estimated to achieve more than $30 million. That would probably make the 55.22-carat gem, known as…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 17, 2023

‘Like an exploded iPhone’: why Sarah Sze is the perfect artist for the age of information overload

The American artist’s planetarium-like structures combine painting, sculpture, architecture and even ladders, wire and scissors. They are impossible to take in all at once – much like modern life

The Guardian - UK · Apr 17, 2023

Cecily Brown: the British painter with the New York art world at her feet

Cecily Brown worked as a waitress and nearly gave up art when she moved to Manhattan in the 90s. Now she describes how it feels to be celebrated

The Guardian - UK · Apr 16, 2023

From childhood to cubism: on the Picasso travel trail in Spain and France

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the artist’s death. Here are seven great spots to commemorate his work. By Louise Roddon

The Guardian - UK · Apr 16, 2023

How Vermeer made me a social success for the first time ever

The art was, of course, sublime. Unlike the boat trip to Holland, the relentless rain, clogged motorways and packed gallery rooms

The Guardian - UK · Apr 16, 2023

Major contemporary urban art festival will showcase top work in Scotland

ONE of Europe's biggest events dedicated to graffiti and urban arts is returning to Glasgow next month.

The National (Scotland) · Apr 16, 2023

Man, 26, has to be rescued after getting trapped INSIDE famous sculpture in Canada

Firefighters had to use special heavy cutting equipment to free the chap from the Edmonton artistic structure after he fell into the controversial piece while trying to climb it

Daily Mirror · Apr 16, 2023

Too cramped? Too big? No name: Sydney’s newest art gallery weathers critique in its first months

As the controversial new gallery known as Sydney Modern makes it through its first summer, visitors and critics are divided on whether it is living up to its promise

The Guardian - AU · Apr 15, 2023

Two Basquiat exhibitions in Paris shine light on art superstar

American painter Jean-Michel Basquiat is the subject of two major exhibitions in Paris this spring, one focusing on music, the other on his collaboration with Andy Warhol.

Radio France Internationale · Apr 15, 2023