President Donald Trump has demanded that the Smithsonian remove what he described as a “strange modernist sculpture” from outside the National Museum of American History and install a thirty-foot-high “Colossus statue” of George Washington in its stead. “He is...

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Real estate investor Richard Perlman and his family say they were duped into buying $6.7 million worth of fakes.

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The statue appeared last week outside the Phoenix headquarters of Turning Point USA.

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The School of Visual Arts (SVA) in New York is terminating its MFA program in photography, video, and related media. Launched in 1988, the program will wind down at the end of the 2027–28 academic school year, allowing those...

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Baxter uses materials derived from the earth that are explicitly solid, evoking an intimate tension between vulnerability and strength. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for...

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The Musée du Louvre in Paris has appointed French art historian and curator Vincent Delieuvin to lead its Department of Paintings. A specialist in Renaissance art, in particular the work of Leonardo da Vinci, Delieuvin joined the Louvre in...

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The roughly 50 works, led by a $20 million to $30 million Roy Lichtenstein, are being sold as Hedreen moves forward with his major art gift to Seattle University.

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In a special meeting on Tuesday, the center's Trump-led board will consider its finances and the building's crumbling infrastructure.

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The total 31-piece lot is estimated to fetch between £2.8 million and £4.1 million ($3.8 million and $5.53 million).

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The lot features works from Jeff Koons, Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg, Roy Lichtenstein, and Andy Warhol.

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A pair of oil paintings by Eastman Johnson stolen from separate New York City galleries in 1978 have been recovered, thanks to an eagle-eyed art dealer. The Long Island-based dealer Brandon Levine spotted the works in a private estate...

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The artist describes that he aims to make his paintings “feel like songs.” Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month....

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Revisiting the sculptor's provocations against "consumerist ambiguity" and rigid intellectualism

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Geste de Consolation (Gesture of Consolation) will be staged at the Palais d’Iéna.

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The most reflective element on Earth, silver has transformed the ways in which humans perceive, record, and understand the world Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing...

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This clever poster turns a sentence into a train journey: a simple but effective design trick, delivered in style. Let's be honest, we all know what a travel ad looks like. Beautiful scenery, with not...

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As part of a campaign titled 'Say It Over a Drink', 25 illustrated coasters are getting pub-goers in the UK talking about debt. Anyone who's ever worked for government, a public body or a charity will...

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Led by Samar Maakaroun, these two identities for a maker space and event space highlight how strong brand architecture is built on discipline, not decoration. Msheireb Downtown Doha is a planned city...

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In crafting a new identity for itself, the Bath-based agency focused on fundamentals, rather than just slick visuals. If you've worked in an agency for a while, you'll recognise the pattern. After a f...

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