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When Eli Broad backed public art in Los Angeles, the gift changed who got to see it

Eli and Edythe Broad transformed cultural access by establishing their art collection in Los Angeles, opting for distribution and free public access over a private gallery. Their initiative, including a lending library and endowment, broke down socioeconomic barriers, making high art accessible to all and enriching the city's cultural fabric.

The Times of India

Fraudster trying to sell fake ancient statues to Sotheby’s foiled over bogus invoices

Paperwork supplied by Andrew Crowley, 46, found to be made using printing methods 25 years too modern

The Guardian - UK

The trolls come indoors as a Danish recycling artist stages his first museum exhibit

For more than a decade, Danish recycling artist Thomas Dambo has scattered wooden troll sculptures around the world

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Multimedia arts project wins Sycamore Gap tree commission after public vote

‘Living archive’ will mark loss of Northumberland landmark with storytelling, sound and sculpture using saved wood

The Guardian - UK

National Trust announces winner of Sycamore Gap artwork competition with ambitious ‘soundscape’ set to go on display

The centuries-old sycamore tree was illegally felled in September 2023

The Independent UK

'The water of life': a Vivid take on Pasifika storytelling

A major projection work by Samoan-Australian artist Angela Tiatia is transforming a Sydney landmark.

Newcastle Herald

Police drop case against artist who depicted high-profile Australians in uniforms with Nazi symbols

Michael Agzarian was charged despite internal legal advice that the images were ‘political satire’, court hears

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The Guardian view on gallery and museum gardens: a blooming triumph

Editorial: The award-winning Tate design at the Chelsea flower show reveals how urban spaces can be transformed by bringing art and nature together

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Phyllida Barlow: Disruptor review – sexy latex and gobs of gum as a stately home gets trashed

From an explosion of plywood chairs to something akin to big gobs of bubblegum stuck to the walls, the imaginative exhibition reverberates with Barlow’s punk irreverence

The Guardian - UK

Fraudster who tried to sell grandfather’s ancient statues to Sotheby’s foiled by fake invoices

Prosecutors alleged that, if real, the items together would have been worth about £680,000 based on previous sales

The Independent UK

What am I bid for a blown-up van? The bizarre art auction aiming to build an eco power station in Reform-held Clacton

They blew up a van full of banknotes. They sold high-end Ukrainian vodka to Selfridges. Now art duo Hilary Powell and Dan Edelstyn are auctioning their past works – to launch their most ambitious project to date

The Guardian - UK

Section of Eiffel Tower spiral staircase sells for €450,000 at auction

A French collector has paid more than €450,000 for a 14-step segment of the Eiffel Tower staircase at an auction in Paris.

Radio France Internationale

Near death experiences, ‘crip memes’ and the tyranny of the DWP: the new exhibition powered by illness and disability

Bunting from hospital sheets, drawings on letters from the DWP, an installation made of damp: a new exhibition celebrates art that takes the challenges the artists have faced and turns them into drivers of creativity

The Guardian - UK

Lo-fi sci-fi, hollow metal people and Churchill’s big guns – the week in art

First major retrospective for the wartime PM’s paintings, shadows of Berlin Dada, hopeful science and the outrageous art of Valie Export

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The Independent UK

Giant inflatable artworks have taken over The Hague

A giant stew pot is floating in a small lake in The Hague as part of an open-air art exhibition

The Times of India

How J. Paul Getty turned a private art fortune into one of America’s biggest cultural trusts

J.Paul Getty's visionary approach transformed private wealth into a global art conservation engine. Instead of a private collection, his endowment actively invests in research, training, and field conservation worldwide. This model supports human networks and professional development, ensuring the preservation of cultural heritage beyond geographical and temporal limits, a revolution…

The Guardian - UK

Hulda Guzmán review – lizards and ghosts gather for an art freakout in the rainforest

The young Dominican painter’s dizzyingly beautiful jungle scenes will transport you to the tropics – and remind you of the wonders of the natural world

Radio France Internationale

'French Banksy' and Daft Punk star turn Pont Neuf into Alpine cave

Tourists and Parisians goggled at the sight of the French capital's oldest bridge transformed into a giant "cave" on Thursday, a spectacular new public work by the street artist JR.

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In Trishla Jain’s US solo show, silence does the talking

Trishla Jain's solo exhibition, 'In Equilibrium', at Sundaram Tagore Gallery showcases meditative art. Her Yantra and Tantra series, featuring intricate dots and lines in earthy tones and gold, offer a visual refuge. Jain's work encourages viewers to slow down, find peace, and reconnect with themselves amidst life's noise, mirroring ancient…

The National (Scotland)

170 artists to take over city landmarks with 'immersive' shows

A SCOTTISH music festival has unveiled its programme, promising "visionary performances, installations and immersive experiences" across…

The Guardian - UK

Christo: Air review – surprisingly profound manifestation of the wrapper’s impossible dream

Not only does this giant plastic bag make the intangible physical, it gains a bodily sense of weight and an unexpected emotional resonance

France 24

‘French Banksy’ JR wraps Paris’s Pont Neuf bridge in inflatable ‘cave’

The Pont Neuf, the oldest bridge in Paris, vanished from sight overnight Thursday as French artist JR, dubbed the "French Banksy", enveloped the historic structure in an inflatable giant cave. The artwork, "La Caverne du Pont Neuf", is a tribute to Parisian artistic legend Christo and his wife, Jeanne-Claude, and…

The Guardian - UK

Weird Britain: 10 glorious oddities to visit and marvel at

Eccentric public art, strange ruins, eerie landscapes, follies … Britain has a rich store of curiosities. An enthusiast selects 10 of the quirkiest finds from his new book

The Independent UK

Giant ‘cave’ art inflated over Paris’ oldest bridge in latest work by France’s answer to Banksy

The artwork, called La Caverne du Pont Neuf, is a tribute to a Parisian artistic legend

The Guardian - UK

Wiggy stardust! The mind-blowing hair artist who astonished Rihanna and Cate Blanchett

Who says hair can’t be art? We meet Taiba Akhuetie, who uses flowing human and synthetic locks to take brollies, tables, chairs, lampshades, handbags and more into a wild and wavy new dimension

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