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Mario Balotelli Has Ordered A Life-Sized Statue Of Himself
Mario Balotelli has ordered a life-sized statue of himself to keep in his Brescia home.The Milan striker, who was on Tuesday fined €10,000 (£8,600) for making an "insulting gesture" towards...
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China's Government-Run Auction House Is Unstoppable
Editor's note: This is part of GlobalPost's two-part series about China's Poly Group. Read Part 2 about Poly's powerful art auction house.TAIPEI, Taiwan — In Huang Hung-jen’s plush office in old-money...
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A San Francisco Bridge Is Now The World's Largest Illuminated Sculpture
Last night, San Francisco flicked the switch on a massive LED light installation on the San Francisco Bay Bridge, illuminating the span with 25,000 separate lights.The 1.8-mile-long, $8 million...
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Facebook Blocks French Art Museum For Posting Nude Photo
PARIS - On Friday, the Jeu de Paume museum's Facebook account was blocked for 24 hours, following a decision by Facebook to remove a photograph the Parisian museum posted on its page and which the...
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New York City's Biggest Art Show Opens Amid Growing Competition From Rival Fairs
The Armory Show, New York’s largest art fair, opened to the press under a menacing gray sky, with the Hudson river churning angrily alongside the two piers it requisitions for exhibition spaces.It...
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15 New Sculptures, Paintings, And Photos That Have The Art World Buzzing
Art is meant to push boundaries, make people think, and evoke a reaction. A great work of art leaves a lasting impression that people continue to buzz about for years to come.We asked gallerists,...
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Thousands Of Paintings Found In A Long Island Garage Could Be Worth $30 Million
Tens of thousands of paintings found in a Bellport, New York cottage are estimated to be worth $20 to $30 million, according Sean Bergin of Long Island News 12.Discovered by Thomas Schultz and investor...
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Previously Unidentified Painting Ends Up Being $30 Million Rembrandt Selfie
A painting donated to Britain's National Trust by the estate of a wealthy supporter has been identified as a Rembrandt self-portrait worth 20 million pounds ($30 million), the heritage body said...
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23 Years Later, The FBI Is Still Trying To Solve The Largest Art Heist Of All...
The FBI is once again ramping up its efforts to solve the largest art theft in history, a 23-year-old case in which $500 million worth of paintings and other works were stolen from a Boston art...
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The FBI Says It Knows Who Committed The Biggest Art Heist Of All Time
The FBI announced today that it had determined the identities of the thieves behind a 23-year-old art heist that's billed as the biggest art theft in history.It was a major development in the case,...
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19 Works Of Art Made With Food
"Red" Hong Yi is a fan of playing with her food.The Malaysia- and Shanghai-based artist gave herself a challenge for the month of March: Create a new work of art every day, using only food and a white...
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Tilda Swinton Slept In A Glass Box At The Museum Of Modern Art
Museum visitors were surprised to see actress Tilda Swinton live at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMa). The "Moonrise Kingdom" actress was on display at the MoMa in New York City Saturday as part of an...
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Detainees In Guantanamo Bay Made These Unforgettable Works Of Art
Most of the 166 detainees at Guantanamo Bay may never see a day in court. They may never be released from the detention center in Cuba.Among the only ways they will ever get to express themselves is...
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15 Rich And Famous People Who Destroyed Their Expensive Toys
The Picasso painting that hotel mogul Steve Wynn famously ripped is back in the news after billionaire hedge funder Steve Cohen bought it for a whopping $155 million, The New York Post reports.The...
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'Living Walls' Street Art Puts Odd Faces On Russian Cityscape
There's few things cooler than Vladmir Putin in Russia — hacking, guns, vodka — and rising street artist Nikita Nomerz.For the 'Living Walls,' Nomerz draws out pre-existing features in a building...
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The 15 Greatest Masterpieces At The Met In NYC
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York is one of the premier art institutions in the world.But with tens of thousands of works of art on display at any given time and two million square feet of...
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'Russian Banksy' Pasha P183 Dies Aged 29
A prominent Russian graffiti artist who hid his identity behind the tag Pasha P183 and has been compared to Britain's Banksy has died aged just 29.The Teatralnoye Delo theatrical production company,...
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Steve Cohen's Art Dealer Explains Why The Purchase Of A $155 Million Picasso...
Reports surfaced a couple weeks ago that billionaire hedge fund manager Steve Cohen, whose SAC Capital has come under scrutiny lately, secretly bought Picasso's "Le Rêve" from Steve Wynn for $155...
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Here's The Weird Sculpture Of A Bald Man In Steve Cohen's Living Room
Looking at the listing photos for Steve A. Cohen's $115 million Manhattan penthouse, one thing caught our eye: a sculpture of a short, bald man with raised arms standing in a prime spot in the living...
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There's A Massive Tax Break Behind Estee Lauder Heir's $1 Billion Art Donation
Leonard Lauder, the billionaire heir to cosmetics giant Estée Lauder, just donated an unprecedented 78 Cubist paintings to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. It's a gift so monumental that...
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