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Swiss paper cutting artist takes the scissors to old ways
AFP, Published on 07/08/2023
» CHâTEAU-D'ŒX (SWITZERLAND) - Marianne Dubuis stared intently through a magnifying glass, using a slim cutter to make tiny incisions in paper as she carved out delicate tableaux of life and human emotions.
Iraq's prized modern art plagued by forgery, trafficking
AFP, Published on 29/06/2023
» BAGHDAD - Many masterpieces of Iraqi painting were looted or destroyed during the years of war, but now the country's artistic heritage faces another threat: rampant counterfeiting and illicit trafficking.
Tree-mendous ride: Wooden Citroen 2CV sells for 210,000 euros
AFP, Published on 05/06/2023
» TOURS (FRANCE) - A Citroen 2CV made of wood, thought to be the only one of its kind, has sold for 210,000 euros ($225,000) at auction in France, setting a new price record for the iconic vehicle.
Coronation tiara crowns Geneva jewels auction
AFP, Published on 17/05/2023
» GENEVA: A dazzling tiara worn at two British coronations and the Star of Egypt diamond purportedly once belonging to King Farouk are among the historical itms of jewellery being auctioned on Wednesday by Christie's in Geneva.
Jewellery with Nazi links set to fetch $150mn at auction
AFP, Published on 01/05/2023
» GENEVA - Christie's auction house will next week launch the sale of hundreds of jewels that belonged to Austrian billionaire Heidi Horten, whose German businessman husband made his fortune under the Nazis.
Unlocking global supply chains
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 23/04/2023
» At a cotton gin in the San Joaquin Valley, in California, a boxy machine helps to spray a fine mist containing billions of molecules of DNA onto freshly cleaned Pima cotton.
Trinity the T-rex claws in more than $6 million
AFP, Published on 18/04/2023
» ZURICH (SWITZERLAND) - A composite Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton called Trinity sold for 5.5 million Swiss francs ($6.1 million) in a rare auction on Tuesday.
French icon Alain Delon to auction art collection
AFP, Published on 05/04/2023
» PARIS - More than 80 artworks from the private collection of iconic French actor Alain Delon will go up for auction in June, it was announced on Tuesday.
Clickbait or creativity? The art world wrestles with AI
AFP, Published on 01/02/2023
» PARIS - Online tools that can create wonderful, absurd and sometimes horrifying images using artificial intelligence (AI) have exploded in popularity, sparking soul-searching over the nature of art.
Brazil rioters trash priceless artwork in stormed capital buildings
AFP, Published on 10/01/2023
» BRASíLIA - Slashed canvas on a modern masterpiece, graffiti spray-painted on statues, a smashed Louis XIV clock: the horde of supporters of far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro who invaded Brasilia's hubs of power at the weekend ransacked everything in their path, including priceless works of art.