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Picasso in Fontainebleau: what happened in the summer of 1921?

A new exhibition at MoMA in New York offers a strange selection of differently styled masterworks from the artist

The Guardian - US

Torres Strait artist brings Charm to National Gallery

Janet Fieldhouse is the first Torres Strait Islander artist to unveil a commission in the NGA's sculpture garden, and the process has been career-changing.

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This vibrant Government school library in Tamil Nadu makes reading soulful

Butterflies light up the Writer Ku Alagirisamy Centenary School Library in Arachalur, TN, Started by Cuckoo Movement For Children

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300-year-old painting stolen by an American soldier during World War II returned to German museum

After going missing nearly 80 years ago, a baroque landscape painting was returned to Germany on Thursday

The Independent UK

'Metaphor for the earth' takes out Sculpture by the Sea

John Petrie's 23.5 degrees has been awarded the top prize at the 25th edition of Sydney's Sculpture by the Sea open-air exhibition.

AAP

Silvio Berlusconi heirs weigh up fate of his mostly worthless art collection

Italian former PM estimated to have spent €20m on artworks, often buying through TV auctions

The Guardian - UK

Windrush: Portraits of a Pioneering Generation – collaborative approach reveals the people behind the paintings

Scotland’s first Black professor, Sir Godfrey Palmer, described the Windrush: Portraits of a Pioneering Generation exhibition as “an acknowledgement that we are the same people from the past … who wouldn’t have [had] our portrait put up in this way”, in a recent BBC documentary.

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Not just St Ives: Redruth festival will shine light on vibrant Cornish arts scene

First Flamm festival in old mining town this weekend will include ‘art rave’ and installations using local natural materials

The Guardian - UK

Hidden rooms found in Egyptian pyramid may contain pharaoh’s riches, archaeologists say

Researchers uncover passage and find that it links up to eight storerooms

The Independent UK

British Museum thefts were ‘inside job’, says George Osborne

Chair of trustees tells MPs security has been tightened and that recovered items will go on display

The Guardian - UK

Elgin Marbles could be returned temporarily to Greece in swap scheme – George Osborne

Greece has long called for the return of the Parthenon sculptures

Evening Standard

Elgin Marbles could be returned temporarily to Greece in swap scheme – Osborne

Greece has long called for the return of the Parthenon sculptures.

The Independent UK

‘We were just hustling to be there’: beatboxer Conrad Murray on bringing working-class voices to theatre

His passion for music took him from the estate to the arts. Now, ahead of his new show Pied Piper, the writer and rapper inspires a new generation as Beatbox Academy’s artistic director

The Guardian - UK

Records ‘altered’ during British Museum thefts and million items ‘unregistered’

An unnamed member of staff was sacked by the London-based attraction.

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George Osborne says British Museum ‘victim of inside job’ as ‘steps taken to conceal’ thefts

Around 2,000 items - including gold jewellery, semi-precious stones and glass - were stolen from the British Museum

The Independent UK

British Museum ‘confident’ similar theft will not happen as records digitised

British Museum interim director Sir Mark Jones is appearing before the Culture, Media and Sport Committee on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

MPs to grill British Museum director and George Osborne over stolen artefacts

The one-off evidence session will ‘focus on the reputational and financial implications for the museum and the wider national collection’.

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Graham Hill's F1 trophy collection up for auction

Renowned auction house RM Sotheby's reckons this is the first time a prize of this type has been offered for public sale and estimates the FIA award will fetch between £25,000 and £35,000.

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Evening Standard

OPINION - London now has the hottest cultural scene on the planet

Frieze and its pilgrims may have just left town, but art is making an indelible mark on London. The Fair and its counterpart Masters in total saw over 160 galleries from over 40 countries taking part. In the first few hours of the fair, New Delhi’s Nature Morte gallery sold…

The Hindu

Hyderabad artist Harsha Durugadda’s fourth date with Sculpture by the Sea, Australia

Hyderabad artist Harsha Durugadda’s sculpture Brood, a comment on the human family structure, will be a part of Sculpture by the Sea 2023 on Bondi Beach, Australia. This will be his fourth showcase at Sculpture by the Sea. Some of his new sculptures have also been installed at the Bengaluru…

The Guardian - UK

Suspected killer opened up to undercover officer, Bristol court hears

Officer spent 20 months befriending Darren Osment, who is now on trial for the murder of his ex Claire Holland

The National (Scotland)

Rodin sculpture worth £3m among artworks 'missing' from Glasgow museums

A SCULPTURE by the world-renowned artist Auguste Rodin, worth an estimated £3 million, is among some 1700 works missing from Glasgow museums ...

The Guardian - AU

‘I see myself as a royal’: artist Vincent Namatjira on colonialism, satire and his great-grandfather’s legacy

The Archibald-winning portraitist and descendant of Albert Namatjira explains why he wields his paintbrush like a weapon – and always has the last laugh

Evening Standard

Smithfield Market gets a new life as the Museum of London sets its plans in stone

The venue will reopen as the London Museum with double the public space

The Independent UK

MPs to ask British Museum about thefts and damage to international reputation

A Metropolitan Police investigation is under way.

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