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Artist Betye Saar, whose work reflects Black identity, dies at 99
10+ hour, 6+ min ago (722+ words) Artist Betye Saar, whose work reflects Black identity, culture and spirituality, died Sunday morning in Los Angeles at 99. Saar's death was confirmed Monday by relatives. She would have turned 100 this week. A central figure of the 1960s Black Art Movement, Saar…...
Louvre's Emptied Gallery Is Open Once Again
6+ day, 8+ hour ago (370+ words) The Louvre's Apollo gallery on Wednesday reopened to the public for the first time since $102 million worth of crown jewels were stolen in a dramatic daytime heist. The public... Louvre's Emptied Gallery Is Open Once Again The Louvre's Apollo gallery…...
Behold, the Return of the 'Peanut Butter Floor"
2+ week, 3+ day ago (442+ words) More than 800 pounds of peanut butter—enough for around 15,000 sandwiches—has been spread across the floor of a museum in the Netherlands in tribute to Dutch artist... Behold, the Return of the 'Peanut Butter Floor' More than 800 pounds of peanut…...
She Was Freud's Muse. Her Portrait Just Sold for $39M
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (311+ words) The woman whose body helped rewrite the market for contemporary portraiture just watched one of those likenesses go for $39 million—not that she saw a cent of that. In the... She Was Freud's Muse. Her Portrait Just Sold for $39M The…...
Vatican Begins 5-Year Restoration of Raphael Loggia
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (431+ words) One of the most intricately decorated parts of the Vatican's Apostolic Palace, a passageway walked by popes and presidents and attributed to Renaissance master Raphael, is... Vatican Begins 5-Year Restoration of Raphael Loggia One of the most intricately decorated parts…...
Backlash Meets Plans for World's Biggest Jesus Statue
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (275+ words) One of Armenia's richest and most polarizing men is trying to "inscribe my name in history" with a mountain-sized monument. The Guardian 's Pjotr Sauer profiles... Backlash Meets Plans for World's Biggest Jesus Statue One of Armenia's richest and most…...
'French Banksy' Transforms a Paris Bridge Into a Cave
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (434+ words) For weeks, a black mountain loomed over the Seine where Paris' oldest bridge should have been. On Monday evening, its doors finally opened. Inside, Paris smells different.... 'French Banksy' Transforms a Paris Bridge Into a Cave "It feels like the…...
Child Punctures Magritte Masterpiece With Pine Cone
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (244+ words) Newser Child Punctures Magritte Masterpiece With Pine Cone René Magritte's floating rock just got a very real hole. The Israel Museum in Jerusalem says a child visiting with family punctured Magritte's 1959 painting "The Castle of the Pyrenees," using a pine…...
He Helped Shape LA's Visual Aesthetic
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (316+ words) David Hockney, the Yorkshire-born artist who helped redraw what modern painting could look like, has died at 88. Rising to prominence in 1960s London—after almost not graduating... He Helped Shape LA's Visual Aesthetic David Hockney, the Yorkshire-born artist who helped redraw…...
Chatbot Turns $100 Thrift- Store Find Into $254K Windfall
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (174+ words) Newser Chatbot Turns $100 Thrift- Store Find Into $254K Windfall The chatbot flagged the work as a 1920s studio portrait by Scottish Colorist FCB Cadell, even identifying the style, studio, and model, then urged the family to seek out experts and provided names....