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Artist Andy Link claims sculpture was stolen from him and is being sold illegally at Sotheby’s
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Terry O'Neill, who photographed the likes of Faye Dunaway, the Rolling Stones, and more during the '60s' and '70s, has died.
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Photographer Dick Van Duijn told Insider he knew after he took the shot that it was "the picture of a lifetime."
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The annual Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards compile the most hilariously candid photos of animals in the wild for a cause.
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Those aren't clouds in the distance.
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Years after purchasing a house in Toulouse, France, the owner focused on an old painting stored in the attic. It was coated in dust and stained by a water leak, so it seemed unlikely to be worth anything. But to be on the safe side, in 2014 he alerted an art appraiser, Eric Turquin, based in Paris. It took several years to get the report, and when it arrived, the news was astounding.
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Photographer Eric Meola's storm pictures appear in his new book, Fierce Beauty: Storms of the Great Plains. Meola's interest in storms began during a 1977 Nevada road trip with The Boss.
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Fascinating new book Abandoned Cold War Places, by Robert Grenville, explores many of these relics through more than 170 striking photographs. Here we present a selection.
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The judges sifted through entries from 187 photographers, hailing from 54 countries, before deciding upon the winning and shortlisted images across 10 categories.
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Each of these elaborate pumpkins required hours and hours of work—but the end results are sure to get you into the Halloween spirit.
*** These are truly works of art. Since a pumpkin expires, unlike a canvas, the artist can't just set this project aside for breaks and return at their leisure. ... Read more
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Whitney Zelig was completely shocked by how many people stared at her chest as she walked around New York, but she's glad she did it
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An tiny early Renaissance masterpiece found in a French woman’s kitchen during a house clearance has fetched more than €24m at auction, making it the most expensive medieval painting ever sold.
Christ Mocked, by the 13th-century Florentine painter Cimabue, had hung for decades above a cooking hotplate in the open-plan kitchen of a 1960s house near Compiègne, north of Paris. It had never attracted much attention from the woman, in her 90s, or her family, who thought it was simply an old icon from Russia. It might have ended up in a bin during the house move this summer had it not been spotted by an auctioneer who had come to value furniture. ... Read more
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A newly painted portrait of climate activist Greta Thunberg was quickly defaced with pro-oil graffiti.
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Each week, we publish a gallery of readers' pictures on a set theme. This week it is "after dark".
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Robert Rifkind, philanthropist and "game changing" collector of German Expressionist works, has died
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The felon whose mug shot earned him hordes of admirers has secured a Hollywood agent who is negotiating modeling contracts even though he is still in jail.
Jeremy Meeks was arrested as part of a sweep of gangs in Stockton, California, and faces a felony weapons charge. His mug shot went viral after being posted by the police department's Facebook page and has now apparently caught the attention of an agent. ... Read more |
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A mural of climate activist Greta Thunberg painted by an Canadian artist has been defaced, within two days of being painted.
Street artist AJA Louden told Edmonton news outlet Global News that he had painted a mural of the climate activist after she visited the area to give a speech. He says that, two days later, several layers of graffiti had been sprayed across the mural. ... Read more
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John Bodnar has captured over 50 photos of chandeliers from directly under their lights – illuminating a new way of looking at life.
*** I was admiring a chandelier while at the spa this weekend. No joke, what went through my head was, "I wonder if I would think this was so pretty if I wasn't getting a foot massage right now."
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