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French Politician Demands the Statue of Liberty Back From the U.S.

The Statue of Liberty, an iconic sculpture makes it to international news for French Politician’s remarks on changing Politics of the U.S. French politician Raphael Glucksmann, a centre-left politician recently stated that France should take back the iconic statue, suggesting that the United States of America, no longer is rooted in similar values that inspired

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M.F. Husain’s Painting Sold for Record-Breaking $13.8 Million in New York 

Indian Pioneer M.F. Husain’s Painting has a record-breaking sale at Christie’s New York auction house  M. F. Husain’s painting, Untitled (Gram Yatra) has been sold at Christie’s for $13.8 million in New York, which makes it the most expensive work of modern Indian art to be publicly auctioned till now.  Initially the amount anticipated by

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This Indian Artist Created the World’s Deepest Ocean Art Installation

One of the cubes designed by Lakshmi Mohanbabu Artist

Lakshmi Mohanbabu Makes The World’s Deepest Ocean Art Installation Lakshmi Mohanbabu; an artist of Indian descent from Singapore is now the record holder for the world’s deepest ocean art installation. On 19 March, Singapore and Japan presented three metal cubes designed by Lakshmi. These cubes were put at a depth of 7 km underwater. The

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U.S. Appeals Court Rules AI-Generated Art Cannot Be Copyrighted Without Human Authorship

Why the Law Still Favors Human Creativity Over Machines In a decision that could shape the future of artificial intelligence and creative rights, a federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., has ruled that artwork created entirely by AI without human input does not qualify for copyright protection under U.S. law. The U.S. Court of Appeals

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Nepal Reclaims Stolen Heritage, $3 Million Artefacts, Make it Home 

Though priceless, Artefacts smuggled for their value recovered by​​ the Antiquities Trafficking Unit in the U.S. make it back to Nepal.  Twenty stolen Nepalese antiquities, valued at over $3 million (approximately NPR 410 million), have been returned to Nepal after the investigations, by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Antiquities Trafficking Unit, were carried out. The recovered

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The Art Expert Who Stole a Masterpiece: The Shocking Tale of LGG Ramsey

The Portrait Wolfgang Wilhelm of Pfalz-Neuburg

How a 70-Year-Old Art Heist Finally Cracked A mystery that has riddled the art community for decades has now finally been solved. The criminal was a respected British art expert. Leonard Gerald Gwynne Ramsey, known as LGG Ramsey was once editor of the prestigious journal The Connoisseur. He has now, albeit posthumously been exposed as

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Sotheby’s and Pace Gallery Rumored to Unveil a New Working Model

Sotheby's Auction

Sotheby’s and Pace Gallery’s New Partnership Sotheby’s and Pace Gallery are rumoured to be discussing a substantial partnership that may result in the auction house investing a huge sum in the gallery. The news isn’t surprising to the art world, as the rumours of the negotiation between the two have been circulating for quite some

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Attack or Administration:​​​​ Library Funding Targeted in New Executive Order by Trump

Trump’s Executive Order Dismantles Institute of Museum and Library Services, Raising Concerns in the Art Community In a move that has alarmed cultural institutions across the United States, President Donald Trump signed an executive order effectively dismantling the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), a federal agency that has supported museums, libraries, and arts

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Julien Pradels is The New Christie’s President for The American Region

New Christie’s President for the American Region Christie’s Global Head of Operations, Julien Pradels has got a promotion now. A “proud” Pradels is the new Christie’s President for the American Regional Team, as mentioned by a report released on March 14. He will succeed Bonnie Brennan in spring, under whose leadership the American market accounted

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