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Hannah Gadsby on culture wars, pot-stirring and Picasso: ‘I created that circus. I don’t need to watch it’

Australian comedian hopes returning to the stage will help them reconnect with the immediacy of standup

The Guardian - AU

Experience: I found Picasso plates worth $34,000 in a thrift shop

I trembled as I took them to the till, buzzing with adrenaline

The Guardian - UK

Paul Mccartney Writes Hit Song On Dare From Dustin Hoffman

Discover the intriguing story behind Paul McCartney's song 'Picasso's Last Words' and his spontaneous musical creativity.

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The Time is Always Now review – striking shades of brilliant black figurative art

From an escaped slave pointing a gun to a kid in a Birmingham barber shop, this terrific show shuttles back and forth between times, places, sculpture and painting

The Guardian - UK

The Moon Thieves review – absurd boyband heist movie is fiendishly watchable

Three members of Hong Kong Cantopop band Mirror feature in this fiendishly watchable crime caper which steals much from Ocean’s Eleven and, oddly, ASMR videos

The Guardian - UK

OPINION - Arts Council England have created a dangerous confusion: art cannot be separated from politics

Earlier this month, during the climax of Chicago rapper Noname’s headline gig in London, she paused, cut the accompaniment, and addressed her sold-out audience. “Can I hear you say free Palestine?” It was, of course, not the first time I’d been at a concert where the artist had made some…

Evening Standard

I’m not trying to destroy art, says man planning to do just that if Assange dies in jail

Andrei Molodkin believes WikiLeaks founder will be freed, leaving $45m of precious artworks unscathed

The Guardian - UK

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Threatening to dissolve masterpieces in acid is a pathetically banal stunt for our shallow times

Russian artist Andrei Molodkin will destroy works by Picasso, Rembrandt and Warhol if Julian Assange dies in prison. It’s an unoriginal idea born of art-historical ignorance

The Guardian - UK

‘They give us beauty and magic’: why prestige dramas about fashion are TV’s newest obsession

From a Cristóbal Balenciaga biopic to a look at Christian Dior and Coco Chanel’s rivalry, stylish television is all the rage. Brace for tabloid titilation, wild characters and tons of glamour

The Guardian - UK

10 Most Expensive Paintings: Brushstrokes Of Value

In the world of contemporary art, a handful of paintings have attained legendary status through their staggering prices at auction. These masterpieces, spanning various eras and styles, epitomize artistic excellence and the vision of renowned creators.

International Business Times

National Gallery should scrap 1900 cut-off date, says art expert

Julian Spalding says work by artists such as David Hockney could hang alongside old masters in bicentenary year

The Guardian - UK

Picasso’s Barcelona: in the footsteps of the artist as a young man

Fifty years after his death, the city where Picasso spent his teenage years now offers vital insights into his life and work

The Guardian - UK

Tim Hilton obituary

Journalist, biographer of John Ruskin and brilliant art critic who wrote for the Guardian and Independent on Sunday

The Guardian - UK

7 famous artwork attacks (it's not the Mona Lisa's first time)

After campaigners target the Mona Lisa, we look back at artworks that have been defaced.

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Sotheby's Sales Drop In 2023 After Record Year

Storied auction house Sotheby's reported on Monday that sales had dipped last year to $7.9 billion, down $100 million from the record-breaking 2022 which was lifted by pent-up demand following the pandemic.

The Guardian - UK

Near-record $7.9bn in sales marks second strong year in row for Sotheby’s

Series of ‘extraordinary collections’ ensures New York-based auction house comes close to highs of 2022

iMore

Mac turns 40: Forty facts you never knew about Apple's computing powerhouse

Apple's Mac is four decades old. Here's what you didn't know.

The Guardian - UK

‘Prepare for the sunset of a lifetime’: readers’ favourite beaches in southern Europe

From remote sandy coves in Galicia to bustling town beaches in the Cinque Terre, our tipsters dream of sunny climes and limpid waters

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Evening Standard

Stolen Chagall and Picasso paintings found in Antwerp basement

The artworks were stolen from a collector in Israel in 2010

The Guardian - UK

Stolen Chagall and Picasso artworks found in Antwerp basement

Months-long covert police operation recovers paintings stolen from Tel Aviv art collector 14 years ago

The Guardian - UK

Art that can be easily copied by AI is ‘meaningless’, says Ai Weiwei

Chinese artist responds to debate about data-scraping as he prepares for new collaboration with AI

The Independent UK

Russian billionaire who bought Trump’s mansion blames Sotheby’s after losing millions on art

Sotheby's is defending itself at a federal court trial against accusations that it participated in the defrauding of a Russian oligarch out of tens of millions of dollars for works by famed artists like Amedeo Modigliani and Leonardo da Vinci

The Guardian - UK

I hadn’t skied for 10 years. Could a trip to the French Alps reignite my enthusiasm?

As well as a good selection of gentle pistes, the modernist resort of Flaine offers an education in architecture, art and sustainability

Radio France Internationale

Gone but not forgotten: Who did France say goodbye to in 2023?

The past 12 months have seen the deaths of people who made history in France and beyond, from politics to culture, business to science. RFI reviews some of 2023's most notable deaths.

Louder

“For all his showmanship, he was first and foremost a composer and musician, making music for the head and the heart”: Rick Wakeman, Ian Anderson, Geoff Downes and others pay homage to Keith Emerson

15 classic cuts from the keyboard genius’ career, as loved by the good and the great of prog rock and beyond

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