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Yukon artists welcome $100,000 touring fund
Yukon artists say they're thrilled with a new fund to help them present their work nationally and internationally.
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Thieves escape with $163M of artwork in ’spectacular’ Zurich heist
Art thieves have struck again in Switzerland, making off with a quartet of paintings by Paul Cézanne, Edgar Degas, Vincent van Gogh and Claude Monet, just days after a theft of Pablo Picasso works.
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Russia creates online database of Nazi-looted art
The Russian government has set up a website detailing some 46,000 artworks missing due to looting by the Nazis during the Second World War.
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First ever hip hop exhibit opens at Smithsonian’s portrait gallery
The Smithsonian Institute in Washington D.C. has mounted its first ever show examining the influence of hip hop culture on America featuring paintings, photography and videos.
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2 Picasso works stolen from Swiss exhibit: police
Two paintings by Spanish master Pablo Picasso have been reported stolen from an exhibit in Switzerland, police announced on Thursday.
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Dark Bacon triptych fetches more than $50M in London
A highly touted Francis Bacon triptych, which the artist created after the suicide of his lover, sold for more than $50 million in London Wednesday.
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Arts, culture not an elitist pursuit: report
Many Canadians who read as a hobby are the same people attending concerts, visiting art galleries, watching the latest flicks and participating in cultural activities in general, according to a new report.
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Art lovers rally to save Spiral Jetty from oil drilling
Spiral Jetty, a work by American Robert Smithson that extends into Utah's Great Salt Lake, is threatened by oil exploration.
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Animator Condie donates work to Manitoba university
Winnipeg animator Richard Condie has donated thousands of drawings and memorabilia from his animated films to the University of Manitoba.
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London impressionist and modern art sales stay strong
A Picasso painting of his mistress Dora Maar sold for £5.7 million ($11.2 million) at auction in London Monday night, well up from its presale estimate of $6.9 million.
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