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The Iranian artist using painting to honor her lost homeland
Middle East
November 22, 2023
The Iranian artist using painting to honor her lost homeland
CNN — Soheila Sokhanvari’s retrospective “We Could Be Heroes…” takes its name from David Bowie’s 1977 classic “Heroes,” a song…
Alleged Picasso painting worth ‘millions’ seized in drugs raid in Iraq
Art news
August 16, 2022
Alleged Picasso painting worth ‘millions’ seized in drugs raid in Iraq
A painting believed to be by Pablo Picasso and estimated to be worth millions of dollars has been found during…
Hidden Van Gogh self-portrait found behind another painting
Art news
July 25, 2022
Hidden Van Gogh self-portrait found behind another painting
A hidden self-portrait by Vincent van Gogh has been discovered behind one of his paintings, covered by layers of glue…
Two rare studies of Leonardo da Vinci’s ‘The Last Supper’ are going up for auction
Art news
June 29, 2022
Two rare studies of Leonardo da Vinci’s ‘The Last Supper’ are going up for auction
Two chalk and pastel studies of Leonardo da Vinci’s “The Last Supper” that once belonged to a 19th-century Dutch king…
Early Renaissance painting found in French kitchen fetches 24 mn euros
Art news
October 28, 2019
Early Renaissance painting found in French kitchen fetches 24 mn euros
A rare masterpiece by Italian early Renaissance master Cimabue that was discovered in a French kitchen was sold on Sunday…
Cervantes Institute to host ‘Diego and Frida’ exhibition in Cairo
Art news
September 24, 2019
Cervantes Institute to host ‘Diego and Frida’ exhibition in Cairo
The Cervantes Institute in Cairo on Wednesday will host the “Diego and Frida: A smile in the Middle of the…
Egyptian student paints graffiti tribute of Mohamed Salah on school wall
Art news
April 9, 2019
Egyptian student paints graffiti tribute of Mohamed Salah on school wall
An Egyptian student has payed a graffiti art tribute to football legend Mohamed Salah on the wall of a school…
Stolen Picasso unearthed by ‘Indiana Jones of art’
Art news
March 26, 2019
Stolen Picasso unearthed by ‘Indiana Jones of art’
A Dutch art detective dubbed the “Indiana Jones of the Art World” has struck again, finding a Picasso painting worth…
Trump hangs painting of self at bar with Republican presidents
Art news
October 16, 2018
Trump hangs painting of self at bar with Republican presidents
It could be any Republican president’s fantasy: hanging out at a bar with fellow conservative American leaders of years,…
Thousands of young people participate to clean Egypt’s streets
Environment
October 14, 2018
Thousands of young people participate to clean Egypt’s streets
Thousands of young people participated on Saturday in the “Share and Clean” initiative, organized by the Ministry of Youth…