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‘He threw body piercing parties and lay on a bed of nails’: the wild life of body modification guru Fakir Musafar

A new documentary explores how the pioneer of the ‘modern primitive’ subculture used painful BDSM practices to access new spiritual planes – outraging conventional society

The Guardian - UK

Court convicts thief who stole golden toilet from English palace

A thief who swiped a golden toilet from an English palace has been convicted along with an accomplice who helped cash in on the spoils of the 18-carat work of art valued at more than $6 million

The Independent UK

Two men guilty over theft of £4.75m golden toilet from Blenheim Palace

It is believed the distinctive toilet has now been split up and disposed of, Oxford Crown Court was told previously.

Evening Standard

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Where Creatives Travel to Get Inspired

From New Mexico landscapes to a remote Norwegian island, these retreats offer the perfect place to focus on your artistic side.

Marie Claire

Mario Cresci review – mind-bending tricks from an Italian iconoclast

Whether photographing the cave-dwelling inhabitants of the south or a black square he’d painted on a wall, Cresci showed how the camera could manipulate our memories

The Guardian - UK

Proclaimers and Val McDermid lead calls to scrap controversial Elsie Inglis statue

The Proclaimers are among those who have signed an open letter calling for the proposed statue of Dr Elsie Inglis in Edinburgh to be rejected by…

The National (Scotland)

British tourist detained in US after visa mix-up returns to UK – reports

Images broadcast of Rebecca Burke’s arrival at Heathrow after her release from immigration detention centre

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Sebastião Salgado's 40-year journey in photographs celebrated in Deauville exhibition

Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado's 40-year career, over the course of which he has travelled to more than 130 countries, is being celebrated with an exhibition in Deauville, Normandy.

Radio France Internationale

How to easily create complex and abstract animation using Maya

Amid Rajabi teaches you how to create atmospheric robotic strands with Maya’s Bifrost plugin, with help from Arnold and Nuke.

Creative Bloq

150 artists of African descent celebrated in 'Black Paris' exhibition at Pompidou Center

An unprecedented exhibition at the Pompidou Center in Paris explores the presence and influence of Black artists in the city from the 1950s to 2000

The Independent UK

Man denies causing £150k worth of damage to statue at BBC headquarters

David Chick, 58, of Bozeat, Northamptonshire, is accused of damaging the Grade-II listed statue in Portland Place, central London on May 20, 2023

Evening Standard

‘I think my fetish furniture hampered my career’: Allen Jones on decades of controversy

He wanted to remove sculpture’s safety valve – and blew up the 60s as a result. The great pop-pioneer looks back on an extraordinary career, from getting thrown out of art school to covering Kate Moss in fibreglass

The Guardian - UK

Nuisance, "Modern Female Artists," Hunting, and Fiber Lines for Internet Access

In Bingham v. Kentucky Foundation for Women, Inc., decided Mar. 6 by Judge Charles Simpson (W.D. Ky.), writer Sallie Bingham… The post Nuisance, "Modern Female Artists," Hunting, and Fiber Lines for Internet Access appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason

The Mona Lisa is a vampire

When Bernard Berenson learned that Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa had been stolen from the Louvre Gallery in Paris, the art critic heaved an enormous sigh of relief. Finally, he reflected, he could remove himself once and all from the dangerous influence of the work. “She had simply become an…

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"The 9 to 5 work routine was draining my creativity”: a day in the life of Tina Touli

The designer, artist and creative director discusses her work with the Pentawards and the value of celebrating small wins.

The Guardian - UK

Borderline genius: how José María Velasco’s landscapes redefined perceptions of Mexico

An exhibition of works by the 19th-century artist shows his role in creating a sense of Mexican identity – revealing that he was more polymath than painter

The Guardian - UK

The art expert did it: LGG Ramsey revealed as 1951 thief of Van Dyck painting

Exclusive: How one historian’s investigative work led to artwork finally being returned to ‘English Versailles’

The Guardian - UK

‘The Polynesians loved him’: the astonishing revelations that cast Paul Gauguin in a new light

He has been tarred as a French colonialist who spread syphilis to underage girls in the South Seas. But, writes the author of an acclaimed new book, fresh discoveries challenge this view of the artist – and even show him as a hero

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Serwah Attafuah: a powerful and most welcome voice in contemporary Australian art

Virtuosic digital artistry is on show in Serwah Attafuah’s installation The Darkness Between the Stars, currently showing at ACMI.

Evening Standard

Banksy explains use of Tox’s tag in his work in Big Issue interview

Banksy opens the interview saying: ‘Hello Tox. Are you allowed to carry pens on a bus yet?’

Radio France Internationale

From Rwanda to the Gulf War, retrospective captures a photographer's journey

Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado's 40-year career, over the course of which he has travelled to more than 130 countries, is being celebrated with an exhibition in Deauville, Normandy.

The Guardian - UK

Britain’s ‘trailblazing’ female war artists finally come out of the shadows

A new exhibition and documentary celebrate the women who have been undervalued for years

The Guardian - UK

‘A cultural embarrassment’: anger as male sculptor commissioned for statue of suffragist

Planning application reignites row over statue on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile of Elsie Inglis, Scottish suffragist and maternal health pioneer

The Guardian - AU

‘A real loss’: regional Victoria prepares for its major galleries to go dark

Ballarat’s art gallery has closed for a year and Bendigo’s is set to shut for two years, both for necessary upgrades. But what will happen to the cities’ cultural life in the meantime?

Radio France Internationale

Fundraising drive offers donors chance to win piece of Notre-Dame cathedral

A French organisation dedicated to the conservation of the country's heritage has launched a fundraising drive offering participants the chance to win a fragment of Paris's Notre-Dame cathedral.

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