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AFP, Published on 08/12/2023
» MADRID - A new exhibition at Madrid's Prado museum is throwing a spotlight on the reverse side of paintings, letting visitors see labels, seals and sketches that are usually hidden from view.
AFP, Published on 28/11/2023
» BRISTOL (UNITED KINGDOM) - In their studio in Bristol, western England, rescue dogs Rosie and Alba are hard at work on their canvases, redefining the essence of abstract art -- one tail swish at a time.
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.
AFP, Published on 26/05/2023
» ADEN - Yemeni artist Alaa Rubil uses the shell-pocked buildings of his hometown as canvas, painting images of death and despair to shine a light on the horrors and victims of war.
AFP, Published on 10/01/2023
» BRASíLIA - There was still a lingering smell of tear gas in the air.
AFP, Published on 05/11/2022
» MADRID - Two climate activists on Saturday each glued a hand to the frames of two paintings by Spanish master Francisco Goya at the Prado museum in Madrid, police said.
AFP, Published on 05/11/2022
» ROME - A group of activists on Friday splashed pea soup onto a Vincent van Gogh masterpiece in Rome, in a protest they warned will continue until more attention was paid to climate change.
AFP, Published on 29/10/2022
» PARIS: Art world professionals have slammed recent attacks on famous paintings by climate protesters as "counterproductive" and dangerous acts of vandalism.
AFP, Published on 27/10/2022
» THE HAGUE - Climate activists glued themselves to Johannes Vermeer's "Girl with a Pearl Earring" at a Dutch museum on Thursday in the latest stunt targeting famous artworks, but the painting was undamaged.
AFP, Published on 15/10/2022
» LONDON: Environmental protesters threw tomato soup over one of Vincent van Gogh's "Sunflowers" paintings at London's National Gallery on Friday, in the latest "direct-action" stunt targeting works of art.