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Art, antiques, collectibles, buying guides, galleries, artist profiles written and compiled by our team with more than 25 years professional experience.
Performance art or exhibitionism? Artist arrested in Paris
Performance artist Steven Cohen's latest installation BOUDOIR at Le Centre Pompidou, Paris, 24,25,26th November 2022, Théâtre Vidy-Lausanne until 16 November. Artist arrested for tying a...
Wildlife Photographers in conversation at Australian National Maritime Museum
Capturing the world through a camera lens takes skill and a bit of luck, but it also requires a few senses – namely sight,...
Papua New Guinea photography tour with David Kirkland
One of the world's most widely published travel photographers, David Kirkland has partnered with boutique tour operator Crooked Compass to guide two small-group tours...
The Lie said to the Truth …
The Lie said to the Truth, "Let's take a bath together, the well water is very nice". The Truth, suspicious, tested the water and found...
Fake Photo: Manipulated photography before Photoshop
Faking It: Manipulated Photography before Photoshop was a photographic exhibition held between 2012 and 2013 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Washington's National Gallery of...
Man Ray’s love-hate relationship with Hollywood
The Surrealist artist Man Ray struggled to balance the competing demands of his passion and his wallet Man Ray was by no means the first...
The fine art of Archibald winner and UNSW alumna
Archibald Prize winner Julia Gutman paints portraits whose stories run deep, and are layered with meaning and with textiles, too. Julia Gutman with her work...
Origin of “Welcome to Country” Nimbin Aquarius Festival 1973
Amongst the many firsts, the first Aquarius Festival held the first "Welcome to Country" performed in the country for non-Indigenous Australians in 1973
INTERPOL’s global database of Stolen Works of Art
INTERPOL maintains a global database of Stolen Works of Art, which contains more than 52,000 items from 134 member countries and includes photos, descriptions...
FBI Top Ten Art Crimes, FBI Art Crimes Team – Updated
Here is an update on the FBI Top Ten Art Crimes list investigations, and we've added a few new art heists to keep the...