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Celebrations as final mural in major Nottingham city centre project completed

The murals have taken five months to prepare

Nottingham Post · Nov 5, 2022

Microsoft co-founder’s collection poised to raise $1bn in ‘largest art auction in history’

Proceeds from sale of 150 works owned by the late billionaire Paul Allen will go to charity

The Guardian - UK · Nov 5, 2022

John Singer Sargent sketch to return to National Trust house where it was created

Oil sketch of Elsie Palmer to go on display at Ightham Mote in Kent after being acquired by trust

The Guardian - UK · Nov 5, 2022

Face Off make up artist Laney Chantal, 33, dies from 'accidental drug overdose'

Make-up artist Laney Chantal Parkhurst, who first found fame in 2013 after taking part in the show, was found dead on October 31 from an 'accidental drug overdose', according to her family

Daily Mirror · Nov 4, 2022

Climate Protesters Splatter Van Gogh in Rome with Pea Soup

Environmental activists tossed pea soup on a Vincent van Gogh painting Friday in Rome to protest carbon use and natural gas extraction, but caused no damage to the glass-covered painting. Security intervened immediately and removed the protesters kneeling in front of “The Sower” at the Palazzo Bonaparte to deliver a…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Nov 4, 2022

For Riverwalk mural, artist Kate Lewis drew inspiration from classic Chicago architecture

“The Radiance of Being” celebrates iconic Chicago structures with Art Deco elements, including The Rookery, the Palmer House and the Palmolive Building.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 4, 2022

‘The past glory is returning’: Ibadan’s nascent artistic revival

Oluwole Omofemi is just one of many rising artistic stars in Nigeria’s third-largest city.

Al Jazeera · Nov 4, 2022

‘He was like a father’: Picasso’s forgotten muse and daughter open exhibition

Lydia Corbett was one of Picasso’s muses and went on to be an artist herself. Now she has a new exhibition with her daughter Alice. Maddy Mussen talks to them about a remarkable past and a creative present

Evening Standard · Nov 4, 2022

Who was Tutankhamun? New research on pharaoh’s jewellery to be presented

Research suggests that some of the jewellery might have been taken by Howard Carter, a British archaeologist.

Evening Standard · Nov 4, 2022

Scots city named one of the most cultured in Europe - beating Paris, Florence and London

Edinburgh finished second only behind Venice in Italy in the top 10.

Daily Record · Nov 4, 2022