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Mondrian painting has been hanging upside down for 75 years

Despite the discovery, the work, titled New York City I, will continue to be displayed the wrong way up to avoid damaging it

The Guardian - UK · Oct 28, 2022

‘Why not just go the full Vegas?’ The crass, ad-laden reinvention of central London

There’s a new theatre, four live venues, ‘walk-in’ billboards, and a hotel for Hollywood A-listers with subwoofers en suite. So why is this West End development about as exciting as a 1980s business park?

The Guardian - UK · Oct 28, 2022

A beheaded monarch, subversive ceramics and oil drilling in Gateshead – the week in art

Celebrate Halloween with an executed King Charles, clay like you’ve never seen it and a taste of Kurdistan in Tyneside – all in your weekly dispatch

The Guardian - UK · Oct 28, 2022

Perth first city to get a Jupiter Artland creative hub disguised as an abandoned shop

A seemingly 'abandoned' toy shop in Perth City Centre is in fact a pop-up art centre and holds three storeys of creative inspiration to catch the imagination of local young people.

Daily Record · Oct 28, 2022

The Horror Show! at Somerset House - charting the evolution of modern British horror

From the 1970s to today, horror has a long history of disrupting the status quo

Evening Standard · Oct 28, 2022

Commentary: Throwing food on famous art to sound alarm on climate change distracts from the cause

The worldwide debate over climate change is descending into a political food fight. On Sunday, climate activists threw mashed potatoes on Claude Monet’s famous “Les Meules” painting, which is housed at the Barberini Museum in Potsdam, Germany. This is the latest in a series of incidents in which activists are…

Chicago Tribune · Oct 28, 2022

Taoiseach in TikTok spat with artist as Micheal Martin deletes video and apologises

Micheal Martin included a picture of a mural depicting the housing crisis in a TikTok video

Irish Mirror · Oct 28, 2022

Ukrainian mum speaks of decision to leave her homeland for Dumfries after Russian invasion

Oleksandra Novatska will tell her story, and those of more than six million Ukrainian women and children, through an art exhibition

Daily Record · Oct 28, 2022

Soup on a Van Gogh, mashed potatoes on a Monet: Why are activists throwing food on priceless art?

Centuries-old paintings have been targeted by environmentalists as a way of drawing attention to their cause, with Johannes Vermeer's Girl with a Pearl Earring joining the soupy ranks.

ABC News · Oct 28, 2022

Here’s What Happens When You Get A Beat-Boxer A Visual Artist To Collab On A Wild Music Vid

You never know what you’ll get if you throw two incredibly talented creatives in a room together to collab on an idea. With that many juices flowing, it could end in a beautiful mess or complete chaos.Since we love a bit of experimentation, that’s exactly what we did. We got…

Pedestrian.tv · Oct 28, 2022