A new show in Athens tells how the Yorkshire sculptor’s sole visit kicked off a mutual adorationThrough the gargantuan windows of an art deco villa suffused with natural light on the slopes of central Athens, the monumental sculptures of Henry Moore st…
“There’s a message here, right? To come back to the scene,” said one Republican.
Shootings by Swedish gang members in other countries ups pressure on government in Stockholm.
Work of German-Jewish sculptor Fred Kormis, who fled Nazis in 1930s, is subject of exhibition in LondonThe work of an overlooked German-Jewish artist who created the UK’s first memorial to victims of Nazi persecution is to be the focus of an exhibition…
Based on a Jane Fallon novel and directed by Guy Unsworth, a new show is powered by the Swedish pop duo’s songs. Co-founder Per Gessle reflects on Roxette’s arrival at the operaGreeting visitors in the foyer of Malmö Opera is a formidable bronze sculpt…
Birmingham’s Ikon Gallery pairs the Baroque painter’s masterpiece with modern artist Jesse Jones, who uses film and sculpture to explore the position of women
The British-Indian artist draws on politics, religious traditions and her cultural heritage to make works of subtle power
After Russia’s invasion in 2022, historian Leonid Marushchak saw that Ukraine’s cultural heritage was under threat, too. So he vowed to get to these irreplaceable works before Putin’s forces could. Photographs by Julia Kochetova, Ed Ram and Natalka Dia…
Costanza Piccolomini was physically disfigured by her lover, the Baroque sculptor Bernini: 400 years later her story can finally be toldAround 1637, the Baroque “superstar” artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini created his first, and only, non-commissioned scul…
Artist behind controversial piece in Linz cathedral says vandalism shows there are still ‘people who question women’s right to their own bodies’Vandals have beheaded a sculpture of the Virgin Mary giving birth to Jesus on display in the cathedral in th…
Official says no sign of permit in Ottoman archives, in blow to British Museum, which defends legal right to statuaryGreece has won an unlikely ally in its campaign to retrieve the Parthenon marbles from the British Museum after Turkey publicly rejecte…
Sotheby’s loses head; Christie’s shelves June evening sale in London; Old Masters dealer gets into sculpture
Two installations host a 24/7 live stream in both cities, but a small number of visitors initially abused the opportunityThe live video portal linking Dublin, Ireland, to New York, New York, has reopened after unruly behavior got the modern art sculptu…
Le Corbusier called grain silos ‘the magnificent first fruits of the new age’. But what can be done with these soaring industrial cathedrals when they’re redundant? A Norwegian tycoon has the answerIf you’ve ever wondered what it would feel like to be …
Dubliners urged to give ‘Irish welcome’ via interactive sculpture but bad behaviour is also on displayRain sluiced down on a grey Dublin afternoon but the crowd clustering around the portal ignored the downpour and waved at a man cycling towards the sc…
The artist has translated children’s schooldesk drawings into real-life works in a New York rooftop commission
Pope Francis to attend installation that includes short film featuring Zoë Saldaña and Giudecca inmatesOriginally a convent dating to the 13th century, and once a reformatory for prostitutes, the Giudecca women’s prison, set on an island in the Venetia…
What Europe’s largest private collection of Asian art says about the trade in cultural heritage.
Only five in 101 statues in Copenhagen depict women, with 26 of animals and 70 of menDenmark has pledged to put up more statues of women, with the country’s culture minister saying the capital has “more statues of mythical beasts and horses”.According …
Eight-metre statue dating from fifth century BC restored and assembled piece-by-piece to be displayed in Valley of the TemplesA colossal statue of Atlas that lay buried for centuries among ancient ruins has been reconstructed to take its rightful place…
At the ancient citadel of Spandau, German history is redefined with rejected sculptures of figures ranging from Kant to HitlerHoused in a former munitions depot in a fortress on the outskirts of Berlin is an exhibition like no other: a v…
Florence museum boss compares process to cleaning a bathroom as media are granted privileged accessMichelangelo’s David is recognised as one of the most sublime works in the history of sculpture, but according to the director of Florence’s Accademia Ga…
Carved wooden figure at Venice Biennale aims to spark debate about colonial blindspots in the art worldA statue depicting the angry spirit of a Belgian officer beheaded during a 1930s uprising in the Congo will go on display at the Dutch pavilion of th…
The expansive showcase offers an in-depth exploration of the renowned 20th century Swiss artist’s work, spanning sculpture, painting, graphics, and drawing.
Guinness World Records initially said 7.2-metre structure made from more than 700,000 matches broke rulesA man has been awarded the Guinness world record for creating the tallest structure using matchsticks – after his effort was initially rejected.Ric…
Italian artist whose idiosyncratic sculptures and installations were part of the ‘arte povera’ movement of the late 1960s and 70sThe most formative experience in the life of the Italian artist Giovanni Anselmo, who has died aged 89, came during a dawn …
Culture minister Lina Mendoni pledges to ‘fill the void’ at British Museum should ancient sculptures be returned to AthensGreece is prepared to part with some of its greatest treasures to “fill the void” at the British Museum if the Parthenon marbles w…
Lead books stolen from artwork, representing loss of more than $1m, according to prosecutorThieves have stolen parts of a lead sculpture by the German contemporary artist Anselm Kiefer from a warehouse in France, representing a loss of more than $1m (£…
PM reaffirms stance after George Osborne suggests snub to Greek counterpart was result of ‘petulance’UK politics live – latest updatesRishi Sunak has denied having a “hissy fit” over the Parthenon marbles row and has said they cannot be returned to Gre…
For both the UK prime minister and Kyriakos Mitostakis, this row is actually about nationalist politics. The sculptures are just a facadeFor Britain, renewed demands by Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Greece’s prime minister, to relinquish the Parthenon marbles b…
Prime minister escalates row with Athens counterpart in first public comments after cancelling their meetingRishi Sunak has intensified his diplomatic spat with his Greek counterpart, accusing Kyriakos Mitsotakis of using his recent trip to London to “…
V&A director says trustees should be able to ‘make case’ for items to be retained or returned to countries of originMuseum trustees should be able to “make the case” whether items in their collections should be retained or returned to their countri…
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Kyriakos Mitsotakis to raise issue of ‘reunification’ of sculptures when he meets Rishi Sunak this weekTalks over a possible return of the Parthenon marbles from the British Museum to Greece are not advancing quickly enough, the Greek prime minister ha…
On the eve of a major retrospective, the artist reflects on the culture and politics of the 1960s and his lifelong fascination with cars Veteran German pop artist Thomas Bayrle’s latest work, which was unveiled atop the former Fiat factory in Turin’s L…
The show in Newcastle brings to life the artist’s thoughtful use of rough materials
In May 1973, TV presenter Russell Harty went to film Dalí at his seaside house in Spain. On his return he wrote an account of the meeting for the GuardianBy Russell Harty9 November 1973 Continue reading…
Some artists use paintbrushes. Zhanna Kadyrova uses an AK-47. And for her latest show, she braved unexploded mines to turn the shrapnel-hit roads of a formerly occupied town into astonishing artViewed from a distance, Zhanna Kadyrova’s latest works mig…
Atelier 11 in the Cité Falguière, a home and workplace of famous painters and sculptors since the 1870s, needs urgent renovationFor 150 years, Atelier 11 in the Cité Falguière in Paris has been a home from home for international artists.The Italian pai…
With chocoholics from around the world gathering in Paris this weekend for the annual Salon du Chocolate, we revisit the French artisan Patrick Roger to admire his incredible talent of transforming the glorious confectionery.
A version of Le Bourgeois de Calais, last exhibited in Glasgow in the 1940s, is among hundreds of items listed as missing.
Exclusive: archaeologist Christos Tsirogiannis accuses Manhattan DA’s office of abusing intellectual propertySince 2017, when the Manhattan district attorney’s office announced the formation of its first antiquities trafficking unit, it has recovered n…
The sculptor’s new work is heavily influenced by black history and Afrofuturism
The Russian leader has wanted a new history curriculum for over a decade and now he has it — one written partly by himself and his unabashed apparatchiks.
Venus of the Rags, one of the contemporary Italian artist’s most famous works, was burnt to cindersOne of the most famous works by Italian contemporary artist Michelangelo Pistoletto, Venus of the Rags, has been burnt to cinders in a suspected arson at…
