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If These Beautiful Ornaments Could Speak

“The Clamor of Ornament,” a dazzling new exhibition at the Drawing Center, gathers nearly 200 drawings, etchings, photographs, tunics and weavings to tell a complicated story, one that spans five centuries, about cultural exchange and appropriation. The curators define ornament as “embellishment, surface or structural, that can be lifted from…

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A takeover in Swansea and a phallic Antony Gormley – the week in art

There’s surrealism at the V&A and the queering of a Swansea gallery’s ‘heternormative’ collection, while Gormley’s latest proposed public sculpture has caused a furore

The Guardian - UK

‘Mind-blowing’: Why do men’s paintings cost 10 times more than women’s?

For every £1 fetched by a male artist’s work, one by a woman gets a mere 10p – and its value plummets further if she signs it. The creator of Recalculating Art, a shocking new radio exposé, reveals her findings

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Does Amber Heard really have the world's most beautiful face? An expert explains why the Golden Ratio test is bogus

Amber Heard has one of the world’s most beautiful faces – that is, according to cosmetic surgeon Julian De Silva. The claim has been recycled for some years now, and recently resurfaced in the wake of Heard’s (widely reported) trial with ex-husband Johnny Depp.

The Conversation

How Leonardo figured out the beauty of anatomy

An exhibition in the National Museum of Scotland gives us a glimpse into the mind of a genius – and the grisly history of medical science

The Guardian - UK

The secret world of Leonardo da Vinci, with Jonathan Jones

Discover the true extent of Leonardo da Vinci’s genius, in a masterclass that draws on Jonathan Jones’s lifelong interest in both the artist’s dazzling works and the many lives he led

The Guardian - UK

Just Stop Oil campaigners glue themselves to Da Vinci copy in Royal Academy

Protesters from the coalition have staged disruptions at major British museums five times in the past week

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Climate protesters storm Royal Academy and glue themselves to Leonardo Da Vinci painting

Five Just Stop Oil supporters have spray-painted "No New Oil" in white letters onto the red slab under the vast painting in central London as police were called to the protest

Daily Mirror

Just Stop Oil protestors glue themselves to The Last Supper painting

It is the latest in series of actions

Wales Online

Bones, bowels and body-snatchers – Anatomy: A Matter of Death and Life review

William Burke’s skeleton looms over this gripping exhibition showcasing the spooky relics of science’s thirst for anatomical knowledge – and the horrors this often unleashed

The Guardian - UK

Rare drawings of Leonardo da Vinci’s The Last Supper on sale

The sketches are expected to fetch up to £120,000 each.

The Independent UK

Great Minds Alike: What Albert Einstein, Pablo Picasso And Steve Jobs All Had In Common

Dyslexia has affected some of history’s greatest minds – including Leonardo da Vinci, Albert Einstein, Pablo Picasso and Sir Stephen Hawking.

Zenger

Unfinished work by Leonardo da Vinci heads ‘home’ to French chateau where he died

The Vatican is allowing a rare loan of the Saint Jerome painting to the artist’s last residence in Clos Lucé

The Guardian - UK

Cholita Mona Lisa: Bolivian Artist Gives Famed Portrait Indigenous Makeover

High in Bolivia's Andean mountains, surrounded by small thatched roofed houses and sheep, Claudia Callizaya, 32, makes the final brushstroke to her newest piece of art: a take on the "Mona Lisa" as a local indigenous cholita woman. Her adaptation has the same steady gaze as in Leonardo da Vinci's…

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Mona Lisa attacked with slice of cake

A man, who's since been arrested, created an elaborate disguise in order to get close enough to the masterpiece

Irish Mirror

Mona Lisa gets pied by man using wheelchair disguise in bizarre incident

The cake did not splatter the painting, but landed on the glass protection that covers the Leonardo da Vinci artwork

Irish Mirror

Man disguised as elderly woman in wheelchair throws cake at the Mona Lisa in bizarre environmental protest

The iconic Leonardo da Vinci painting was undamaged in the bizarre attack, which left cream smeared across its protective glass

The Times of India

Man dressed as an old woman throws cake at Mona Lisa portrait

In a shocking incident, a man dressed as an old woman threw a piece of cake at the famous Mona Lisa portrait on May 29, 2022 at the Louvre Museum in Paris, France. Fortunately, the famous painting by Leonardo da Vinci has a glass covering which protects it from any…

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Evening Standard

Mona Lisa smeared with cake by suspected climate protester

The man, who wore lipstick and a wig to disguise himself as a woman, is seen being escorted away by security in footage posted online

Evening Standard

The 10 most expensive artworks ever sold

As Andy Warhol’s iconic portrait of Marilyn Monroe sells for $195 million, Amy Francombe charts the world’s other record-breaking works of art

Radio France Internationale

Warhol's portrait of Marilyn Monroe auctioned for $195 million

An iconic 1964 portrait of Marilyn Monroe by American pop artist Andy Warhol was sold at Christie's for a record $195 million (€185 million) on Monday.

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A 'Da Vinci of Violins' Goes Up for Auction in France

A near three-century-old instrument lauded as a Leonardo da Vinci of violins could fetch as much as 10 million euros ($10.6 million) when it is auctioned next month, the French house overseeing the sale said. Crafted in 1736 by revered Italian luthier Giuseppe Guarneri, it is owned by virtuoso Regis…

Newcastle Herald

Newcastle artist Trevor Weekes and his incredible flights of fantasy

'Those blurred lines make great art, there's a level of magic.'

Inverse

Keep your eyes peeled for meteor dust, courtesy of Halley's comet

In this edition of Inverse Daily, learn the best time to see the Eta Aquarids meteor shower, if you still need to protect yourself from Covid-19, and more.

The Guardian - UK

Romantic aliens, talking hills and riddling rhododendrons – the week in art

Nathan Coley places neon signs in Sussex, Edinburgh goes botanical and Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster gets cosmic in London – all in your weekly dispatch

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