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“I want to be a f***ing Medici.” A Banksy original formerly owned by Blink-182's Mark Hoppus has sold for £4.3million at auction, and the punk rocker wants to use the money to buy work from upcoming artists.

Banksy's ‘Crude Oil (Vettriano)’ has a new owner, whose bank account is now £4.3 million lighter

Louder

Martha Edelheit, 93, on her erotic exhibition: ‘Art always has a sensual aesthetic’

The artist and curator assembled a range of erotic, sex-positive pieces of art aiming to show variety while also reminding people that sex isn’t restricted to youth

The Guardian - US

Short almond nails are the chic and tidy shape we're seeing everywhere

For an elongated look without excessive length, short almond nails are set to be 2025's go-to shape...

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Piglets left to starve as part of a controversial art exhibition in Denmark have been stolen

A controversial Chilean artist who planned to allow three piglets to starve as part of an exhibition in Denmark to raise awareness of the mass meat production processes has had to close the show after the the animals were stolen

The Independent UK

A new exhibition highlights how German artist Anselm Kiefer was inspired by Vincent van Gogh

When he was 17 years old, German artist Anselm Kiefer retraced the footsteps of Vincent van Gogh from the Netherlands through Belgium and into France

The Independent UK

Anselm Kiefer review – creative giant crushed under Van Gogh’s starry might

This alienating exhibition makes the German artist look like a kitsch cabaret version of the Dutch master – the comparison is catastrophic for Kiefer

The Guardian - UK

Banksy’s take on Vettriano painting sells for £4.3m days after artist’s death

Scottish painter died this week aged 73, as Blink-182 bassist Mark Hoppus sold the Banksy interpretation of one of his most famous works at Sotheby’s

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"I want to push against what I've always done": Magic: the Gathering artist explains how her imagination for fantasy was born

First impressions with artist Sarah Finnigan.

Creative Bloq

Ernest Cole: Lost & Found review – tragic story of fiercely pioneering photographer

Cole was a black South African photographer whose work illuminated the reality of life under apartheid, but Raoul Peck’s excellent documentary unearths a life of exile and homesickness

The Guardian - UK

Part of pro-Palestinian student art exhibit at UNT removed amid antisemitism complaints by state lawmakers

Five GOP lawmakers who targeted the exhibit also called for the cancellation of the “Palestinian Children and the Politics of Genocide” lecture, which is still scheduled.

The Texas Tribune

Trump's Immigration Crackdown Hits Tourists: German Woman Locked in ICE Detention with No Charges

A young tattoo artist from Berlin was detained while trying to go from Tijuana, Mexico, to San Diego despite having a valid visa.

International Business Times UK

UK arts sector is getting a £270 million funding boost – but there are winners and losers

“In any civilised community the arts … serious or comic, light or demanding, must occupy a central place. Their enjoyment should not be regarded as something remote from everyday life.” This was a central statement in the white paper (a statement of policy intent) issued 60 years ago by Jennie…

The Conversation

Jack Vettriano obituary

Bestselling Scottish painter loved by the public but dismissed by the art establishment and cultural critics

The Guardian - UK

Thief was ‘stressed’ trying to sell gold from Blenheim Palace toilet, jury hears

It is believed the stolen golden toilet was broken up and sold in Birmingham for £520,000 less than two weeks after the raid, jurors heard.

Evening Standard

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"Motorhead are the hardest, loudest band in the world – why wouldn't you make those your heroes?”: An 8ft bronze of Lemmy from Motorhead is about to tower over Stoke-on-Trent

With a design ready, and plans approved the project now just needs your funding to get it over the line

The Guardian - UK

‘I see things in very short bursts’: blind painter Bianca Raffaella on her explosive still lifes – and being mentored by Tracey Emin

Her paintings of stems and flowers, made by ‘seeing’ them through touch, give a unique perception of the world. She explains why she gave up a career in fashion to paint seriously – and why thumbs are better than brushes

The Guardian - UK

Brueghel painting stolen from Poland in 1974 found in local Dutch museum

Art detective and magazine help crack case of Flemish masterpiece thought to have been stolen by Polish agents

Evening Standard

Man denies helping thief sell gold from golden toilet after Blenheim Palace raid

Frederick Doe is accused of helping James Sheen sell gold from an 18-carat toilet that was stolen in an ‘audacious raid’ at Blenheim Palace in 2019.

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The Guardian - UK

Jack Vettriano: ‘His paintings are like a double cheeseburger in a greasy wrapper’

The Scot painted singing butlers, ‘broads’ in bras and tough guys in suits, in works critics found lurid, chintzy, devoid of irony and often sexist. But they were also hugely popular – showing the power of ‘I get it’ art

The Guardian - UK

Alison Watt: From Light review – hollow heads and spectral sheets loaded with meaning

Watt’s bleak nothingness casts spectral shadows – it is positively strange to look this hard at things nowadays

The National (Scotland)

'A household name': John Swinney pays tribute to Jack Vettriano

First Minister John Swinney has paid tribute to Scottish artist Jack Vettriano, who has died at the age of 73...

Evening Standard

Jack Vettriano’s most popular paintings

The late Scottish painter has left a legacy as a populist artist who matched commercial intent with a romantic style

Evening Standard

Jack Vettriano: From Fife mines to worldwide fame

The artist died in France at the age of 73 on Saturday.

The Guardian - UK

‘People cry, get angry’: remembering the enslaved in Ghana’s remarkable sculpture park

Kwame Akoto-Bamfo started by shaping one clay head in 2009. Now thousands are displayed at the Nykyinkyim Museum, each representing an African who was lost to slavery

The Guardian - UK

Paper tigers: how Kandinsky, Kokoschka and Klee sparked an artistic revolution

A new show of visceral, violent and anxiety-strewn drawings reveals a history of expressionist artists seeking to make the world a better place

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