US Arts Academy chief quits over false resume
The chief executive of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences has agreed to resign on July 31, the body announced Thursday following reports she had embellished her cv.
Granddaughter puts Picasso muse nudes on show
Four decades after Pablo Picasso's death, the gates of the house she inherited, along with thousands of his art works, are always promptly opened to visitors.
Looted Cambodian sculptures returning home from US
Two 10th century statues that Cambodia says were looted from a jungle temple several decades ago are set to arrive home on Tuesday from New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Art will always triumph, says Tunisia revolution singer
"Art will always triumph in the end," says acclaimed Tunisian singer Lotfi Bouchnak, who composed songs for the 2011 revolution but has since seen his profession come under threat from firebrand Islamists.
New York readies major Le Corbusier show
Nearly half a century after his death, New York's Museum of Modern Art will pay homage to celebrated French architect and designer Le Corbusier in a major exhibit that opens next week.
Australia challenged to match France in promoting indigenous art
Australia has been challenged to match France's promotion of Aboriginal art after the inauguration of a landmark work in Paris.
Chinese imitators copy Hong Kong's giant duck
The popularity of a giant inflatable duck afloat in Hong Kong harbour has not gone unnoticed in mainland China, where two copies have been launched in as many days.
Norwegian father of 'The Scream' finally recognised at home
Long neglected at home, Edvard Munch is finally to get his due as Norway honours one of its greatest artists with the most comprehensive retrospective ever to mark the 150th anniversary of his birth.
After Kabul attacks, 10,000 peace balloons
After a day of explosions and gunfire, residents of Kabul woke up on Saturday morning to be greeted by a public art project in which volunteers handed out 10,000 neon-pink "peace" balloons.
Digital reincarnation for Dunhuang's Buddhist art
Inching their cameras along a rail inside the chamber, specialists use powerful flashes to light up paintings of female Buddhist spirits drawn more than 1,400 years ago.
Kazakhstan’s best break dancer selected in Almaty
The contest's jury made of world break dancing stars selected Nikolay Chernikov, a.k.a. B-Boy Killa Kolya, out of 16 contestants.
NY auction houses toast staggering billion dollar week
Two of New York's leading auction houses combined for the art world's richest sales week ever, with works going under the hammer for a breathtaking total of more than one billion dollars.
At Cannes, shock movie tests China's boundaries
The only Chinese contestant in the running for this year's Palme d'Or, "A Touch of Sin" (Tian Zhu Ding) reaped enthusiastic applause at a press screening on Thursday.
Christie's art auction sells nearly half billion dollars
A blockbuster auction of Contemporary art in New York, including a record $58.4 million for a Jackson Pollock drip painting, fetched nearly half a billion dollars on Wednesday -- the biggest haul ever at an art auction.
Jackson Pollock work sells for record $58.4 million
A Jackson Pollock drip painting sold Wednesday at Christie's in New York for a record $58.4 million and a work by one-time graffiti artist Jean-Michel Basquiat set another record at $48.8 million.
DiCaprio environmental art auction tops $33 million
Leonardo DiCaprio urged wealthy art collectors Monday to bid at an environmental charity auction in New York as if the planet's fate "depends on us" -- and they responded by splashing out $33.3 million.
Getty Museum in LA lands Rembrandt, Canaletto works
The Getty Museum of Los Angeles announced Thursday it has acquired a self-portrait by Rembrandt and a painting by the Venetian artist Canaletto.
Brazil art to be showcased at Sotheby's in New York
Brazilian contemporary art takes center stage at Sotheby's in New York this month in the latest sign of the South American giant's global rise.
Historic Chinese silk scroll up for auction in France
A section of a silk handscroll depicting a historically important trip by China's longest-serving Emperor is to go up for auction in France next week.
Kazakhstan Modern Art exhibition receives Sergey Kuryokhin award
Nailya Allakhverdiyeva won in the Best Curatorial Project category at Sergey Kuryokhin award for the exhibition Bride’s Face. Kazakhstan Modern Art.
