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Posted by Rachael on Feb 20, 2013 in Public Art | 0 comments

US-based artist Yazmany Arboleda (above) will release 10,000 pink balloons into the skies of Kabul, Afghanistan as a piece of...

Posted by Rachael on Jan 8, 2013 in Controversy | 0 comments

After several years of owning a web address with a Syrian domain suffix, online start-up Artsy has ultimately changed its URL to...

The artist Christo – famous for his temporary wrappings of well-known landmarks, both natural and man-made – has gotten the go-ahead...

Posted by Rachael on Jul 11, 2012 in Antiquities | 0 comments

After concluding its 36th session, UNESCO has added 26 new sites to its World Heritage list, bringing the final number to 962 properties in...

Posted by Rachael on Jul 10, 2012 in Controversy | 1 comment

A luxury-goods embargo, which includes fine art, has been placed on Syria by the European Union. The embargo, which was confirmed in June,...

Posted by Rachael on Feb 3, 2012 in Markets | 0 comments

When Greek shipping magnate George Embiricos was shopping around for a buyer for Cézanne’s “Card Players” (1892-93)...

Posted by Rachael on Jan 30, 2012 in Controversy | 0 comments

The Iraqi National Museum received 45 relics today from German police who confiscated them from looters active during and in the aftermath...

Posted by Rachael on Jan 25, 2012 in Architecture | 0 comments

Abu Dhabi’s Tourism Development & Investment Company (TDIC) has set new dates for the openings of the Middle East satellites of...

Posted by Rachael on Jan 19, 2012 in Museums | 0 comments

In a solo show entitled Conscious and Unconscious, the Qatar Museums Authority will show 32 works by French-American artist Louise...