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Banksy artwork appears overnight in London, Mystery statue sparks debate

Banksy has seemingly dropped a new statue in central London overnight. The artwork, depicting a flag-blinded suited figure stepping off a plinth, appeared in Waterloo Place. The installation was swift and professional, drawing attention to its commentary on leadership. Westminster Council, though unnotified, expressed excitement, allowing public viewing while options…

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‘It has become a symbol of hope’: the epic journey of Ukraine’s origami deer to the Venice biennale

As cities emptied on the eve of Russia’s full-scale invasion, artist Zhanna Kadyrova’s defiant concrete sculpture began its odyssey to this year’s festival

The Guardian - UK

Papillons review – rich and strange collaboration exemplifies the spirit of Multitudes festival

Works by Kaija Saariaho, Imogen Holst and Chaines were woven into Manchester Collective’s concert that blended music with dance, theatre and multimedia, with cellist Laura van der Heijden at its heart

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Georg Baselitz, German artist known for provocation and upside-down paintings, dies at 88

Georg Baselitz, an acclaimed and award-winning neo-expressionist German artist with a penchant for provocation and known for painting images upside down, has died

The Independent UK

A mind-bending Spaniard, an imagistic Puerto Rican and a lush Latvian – the week in art

A revelatory Zurbarán show proves him the equal of Goya and Picasso, Angel Otero takes up a Somerset residency and Daiga Grantina brings nature to abstraction – all in your weekly dispatch

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May Nails Are All About Shine, Sheer Color, and Micro Crystals

This is your sign to try jelly manicures and tiny crystals.

Marie Claire

Genuine Fake Premium Economy review – brilliantly obnoxious millennial rage at a rigged financial world

Jenna Bliss, Buck Ellison and Jasmine Gregory were born in the 80s and endured the financial crash as they set out as artists – their fury is intoxicating

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Westminster Council reveals plans for new Banksy flag statue after it appears in London

The elusive artist unveiled new sculpture in central London earlier this week

The Independent UK

TV tonight: fun mockumentary St Denis Medical returns

Season two of the Oregon hospital series starts with the launch of a birthing centre. Plus, Bill Bailey’s moving portraits series. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

German artist Georg Baselitz dies aged 88

Prominent contemporary visual artist explored range of techniques across six decades of work

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Venice Biennale jury quits amid row over participation of Russia

Decision follows backlash from Italian government and European Commission

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‘In every slurp of paint, you see the Holocaust’: the genius and torments of Georg Baselitz

The German artist lived through Nazism and communism – and his horrific, shaming works, including a masturbating Hitler, forced his country to face its past. Yet in later life, he beautifully captured human frailty, portraying himself and his wife nude

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Georg Baselitz obituary

Painter and sculptor whose raw, expressive works reflected on postwar Germany and courted controversy over his 60-year career

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Banksy confirms he is behind new central London statue after furious debate

The new sculpture shows a man, potentially a politician, walking off a plinth while carrying a flag that appears to be blowing in his face

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New York officials return more than 650 antiquities valued at $14m to India

Move comes after mayor Zohran Mamdani spoke of return of the Koh-i-noor diamond after UK royals’ visit to New York

The Independent UK

Banksy signature appears on mysterious new London statue

Enigmatic artist has claimed ownership of the sculpture on his official Instagram page

Evening Standard

Banksy claims new statue in central London

The sculpture has been installed on a plinth on Waterloo Place.

The Independent UK

Collection including masterpieces by Klimt and Schiele to fetch ‘up to £150m’ at auction

Collection comes from Joe Lewis and his daughter Vivienne, whose family owns Tottenham Hotspur

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Banksy confirms statue of man blinded by flag in London is his work

Artist posted social media video showing large sculpture being towed into Waterloo Place in middle of night

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Nancy Holt review – cosmic thrills as the universe’s hidden power is unleashed

The late great land artist’s alfresco metal and concrete works are richly engaging and elemental – but the gallery material indoors lacks some heft

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Masterpieces by Klimt, Matisse and Freud set for London’s most valuable auction

Sotheby’s said collection of billionaire Spurs’ owner Joe Lewis and daughter Vivienne expected to fetch more than £150m in June sale

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‘Sensitive, sexy and surreal’: Japan’s Kyotographie festival

Highlights of this year’s international photography festival in Kyoto include Linder Sterling’s exclamatory collages, a retrospective of groundbreaking Daido Moriyama and a journey though apartheid South Africa with Ernest Cole

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This artist takes the cyberpunk aesthetic to the east

Environmental concept artist Max Bedulenko searches for new syntheses inspired by different countries and cultures.

The Guardian - UK

Jarvis Cocker and Kim Sion to curate art exhibition at Hepworth Wakefield

Musician and his wife, a creative consultant, hope the Hodge Podge can expand ideas of creativity and community

AAP

Hamlet 'double portrait' wins Archibald packers' prize

Sean Layh has pocketed a time-honoured art award, with the subject of his innovative prize-winning portrait both real and fictional.

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