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Truck driver's massive Tik Tok-viral NYC replica makes its Big Apple debut " with museum showcase
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (820+ words) America's next top model is now on full display. An upstate truck driver-turned-Tik Tok sensation unveiled his gargantuan wooden model of New York City at a new exhibition Monday in what serves as the replica's museum debut. After amassing millions…...
Lost Rubens painting of Jesus" crucifixion auctioned for $2. 7 M " 400 years after it vanished
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (446+ words) A painting depicting Jesus" crucifixion rendered by Baroque master Peter Paul Rubens sold for nearly $3 million at an auction in Versailles Sunday after it was hidden for nearly four centuries. The masterpiece was only recently uncovered in a private townhouse…...
Paris man wins $1 M Picasso painting with $117 raffle ticket after "checking for hoax
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (369+ words) A Parisian art enthusiast could not believe his luck when he found out Tuesday he'd won a Pablo Picasso painting worth $1 million with a $117 raffle ticket. "How do I check that it's not a hoax?" said Ari Hodara, 58, after organizers…...
Paris raffle offers $1 M Picasso painting for less than $120 to raise money for Alzheimer's research
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (316+ words) PARIS " In a few hours, one lucky winner will find themselves the owner of a Pablo Picasso painting for less than $120. A raffle in France is offering the chance to win a $1 million portrait by the Spanish artist for the…...
This million-dollar Picasso could be yours for just $117
4+ mon, 4+ day ago (291+ words) No need for a heist when you can make off like a bandit at this auction. A Pablo Picasso painting valued at $1. 1 million will be handed over to a lucky raffle winner at an upcoming Alzheimer research charity fundraiser " and…...
Controversial artist who duct-taped a banana to a wall is selling his $10 M solid gold toilet
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (564+ words) He's got the Midas flush. Art world troll Maurizio Cattelan took the world by storm after his notorious duct-taped banana sold for over $6 million at Sotheby's last fall. This year, the Italian prankster will likely turn "crap" into gold when…...
The Louvre's most valuable paintings gallery damaged by water leak: Is the Mona Lisa affected?
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (161+ words) The Louvre museum's Denon gallery, where its most valuable paintings are displayed, was hit by a water leak on Thursday evening, though the area of the famous Da Vinci's Mona Lisa was unaffected, a union representative told Reuters on Friday....
LA28 unveils bold look for 2028 Games inspired by So Cal superbloom
3+ week, 2+ day ago (316+ words) Organizers for the 2028 Summer Olympics just dropped the official "Look of the Games" this week, and it's a technicolor explosion of flowers, street-art vibes and pure So Cal energy designed to transform the city into a living, breathing spectacle. Dubbed…...
Exclusive | Meet the NYC teen behind Brooklyn's new official pin " coming soon to a lapel near you
4+ day, 18+ hour ago (714+ words) A Brighton Beach high-schooler's subway-inspired artwork could soon grace the lapels of Brooklynites everywhere after her design was plucked to represent the borough. Art-loving 17-year-old Mellina Melezhik won the first-ever "Brooklyn Pin Design Competition," a contest that invited Kings County…...
The surprising way colors get their beautiful, ridiculous names
6+ day, 18+ hour ago (538+ words) It was the third definition of "begonia" " describing the color, not the flower " that sent lexicographer Kory Stamper down a Technicolor rabbit hole. The ridiculousness of the entry for "begonia" and other colors intrigued'and'amused her.'She decided'to investigate who was…...