The Latest Breaking News on Art

Chinese artist Ai Weiwei says COVID protests will not shake government

From his Portuguese home, Ai Weiwei, the high-profile Chinese dissident whose art has often criticized Beijing's policies, said the recent wave of protests would not shake Xi Jinping's government because the police would simply crush them into silence.

Reuters · Nov 28, 2022

Greece PM senses "momentum" in "Elgin Marbles" talks with Britain

Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Monday there was "progress" and a sense of "momentum" in talks with Britain to reunite the Parthenon Sculptures in Greece.

Reuters · Nov 28, 2022

London museum returns looted Benin bronzes to Nigeria

There are questions about whether thousands of items which are held at institutions globally, including the British Museum, will ever be sent back.

The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2022

Bulwell tattoo studio to be turned into Santa's Christmas grotto

The owner's big-hearted gesture is coming out of his own pocket

Nottingham Post · Nov 28, 2022

New Van Gogh exhibition offers art lovers immersive experience

The interactive experience is being hosted by Carlisle Memorial Church in Belfast.

The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2022

Linlithgow MSP Fiona Hyslop hosts 'Poetry in Parliament' event aimed at providing powerful perspectives on climate change

The event featured several poets showcasing their work with an emphasis on climate change.

Daily Record · Nov 28, 2022

Wellcome Collection shuts ‘racist’ Medicine Man exhibition after 15 years

The Wellcome Collection has closed its Medicine Man display after 15 years over concerns exhibits contained "racist, sexist and ableist theories and language".

Evening Standard · Nov 28, 2022

Iranian artists call for boycott of cultural institutions with links to regime

Art activism has increased in and outside the country since death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini

The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2022

Royal Mint's rarest 50p coins worth hundreds as people urged to check loose change

The most valuable of 50p coins is the Kew Gardens edition, worth £650. There are 200 million 50ps circulating in the UK alone. The lower the mintage figure, the less coins that are in circulation, making them rarer and more valuable.

Edinburgh Live · Nov 28, 2022

Beaten, jailed, exiled and still taunting Putin: inside Pussy Riot’s filthy, furious show

They fled Russia disguised as food couriers. Now a major exhibition is celebrating the collective’s decade of punky protest art, from a urine-splattered portrait of Putin to the cathedral gig that landed them in prison

The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2022