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A tourist from Kazakhstan was stopped on Saturday morning by security and reception staff while he was carving the letters ALI on a light-coloured plaster in the House of the Ceii in the Archaeological Park of Pompeii. The tourist was reported to the Carabinieri, and will be questioned on any damage caused following an assessment of the plaster. Park Director Gabriel Zuchtriegel said the tourist would have to pay for any restoration to the wall. "Bravo to the Ministry and Ales employees who promptly intervened. Excellent collaboration with the Carabinieri, whom we thank for their promptness," ...
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Michelangelo, the Italian genius behind the breathtaking Sistine Chapel ceiling and the iconic statue of David, is often celebrated for his early achievements. However, a new exhibition opening today (2 May) at London's British Museum aims to shed light on a lesser-known period: his final years. Spanning from his 50s until his passing at almost 89-years-old, the exhibition titled "Michelangelo: The Last Decades" showcases rare treasures, including the two-metre-high "Epifania". The drawing completed in black chalk by Michelangelo is being unveiled to the public for the first time since undergo...
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The Vatican chose to stage its pavilion inside Venice’s women’s prison, and through a deal with the Italian Justice Ministry, invited inmates to work alongside the artists. The result is a multimedia exhibit “With My Eyes,” that is open to the public by reservation only and under strict security conditions. The Vatican exhibit has turned the convent-prison into one of the must-see attractions of this year’s Biennale, an unusual art world darling that greets visitors at the entrance with Maurizio Cattelan’s wall mural of two giant filthy feet. The work, titled “Father,” recalls Caravaggio’s dir...
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A portrait of a young woman by Gustav Klimt that was long believed to be lost was sold at an auction in Vienna for €30 million. The Austrian modernist artist started work on the “ Portrait of Fräulein Lieser” in 1917, the year before he died, and it is one of his last works. Bidding started at €28 million, and the sale price was at the lower end of an expected range of €30 million - €50 million. The painting went to a bidder from Hong Kong, who wasn't identified. The Im Kinsky auction house said that “a painting of such rarity, artistic significance, and value has not been available on the art...
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On 25 April 1974, Alfredo Cunha was working as a photographer for 'O Século', a daily newspaper published in Lisbon. Little did he know, when he left for work that morning, he was about to embark on a three-day, career-defining assignment. Over the next few days, Cunha, who was then 20 years-old, documented the Carnation Revolution; the nearly bloodless coup that ended more than forty years of authoritarian rule in Portugal and Europe's longest-lasting dictatorship. Today, Cunha's pictures are considered one of the most important and complete testimonies of the revolution which takes its name ...
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First Nations artist, Archie Moore, has clinched the prestigious Golden Lion Award for Best National Participation at the 60th edition of the Venice Biennale. This is the first time an Australian artist has received this honour. Moore's work "Kith and Kin" explores his Australian aboriginal and British ancestry and spans an incredible 65,000 years. Moore traced his family history back to create a family tree, which he carefully drew in chalk on the black walls of the Australia Pavilion. The work thus examines First Nation Australian history and the impact of colonisation. In a speech recognisi...
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Brazilian curator Adriano Pedrosa’s main show, which accompanies 88 national pavilions for the seven-month run, is strong on figurative painting, with fewer installations than recent editions. A preponderance of artists are from the Global South, long overlooked by the mainstream art world circuits. Many are dead. Frida Kahlo, for example, is making her first appearance at the Venice Biennale. Her 1949 painting “Diego and I” hangs alongside one by her husband and fellow artist, Diego Rivera. Despite their lower numbers, living artists have “a much stronger physical presence in the exhibition,”...
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