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Reputed Donatello bust taken into hiding by Slovak government

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An authentic Donatello? The bust had arrived at the museum in 1975, from the former mansion of the aristocratic Csáky family, with the artist listed as being “unknown”. Not everyone, however, is convinced of the bust’s authenticity. in February this year, that media interest in the Levoča bust began to take off.

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With the help of conservators, one of Van Gogh’s finest Arles landscapes will be heading to Japan

The Art Newspaper

Published on Fridays, stories range from newsy items about this most intriguing artist, to scholarly pieces based on meticulous investigations and discoveries. It was spotted by one of readers, Yuri Pikul, a Ukrainian artist based in Kyiv. The Illustrated Provence Letters of Van Gogh has been reissued (Batsford 2021, UK and US ).

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How Gretchen Andrew’s AI art is revealing the societal scars of ‘facetuning’

The Art Newspaper

Once a Silicon Valley software engineer and now an artist with a focus on the digital, Gretchen Andrew creates works that make the invisible impacts of technology visible. I wanted to create a single portrait where our authentic selves and the ‘ideal’ self messily coexist,” Andrew says. “I AI is boring,” she says.

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The Case Against the Current Energy Usage of NFTs: An Art World Environmentalist’s Opinion

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So Is Their Effect on the Earth’s Climate” published in Wired Magazine in March 2021 ( [link] ). Barber writes: “Two years ago, Joanie Lemercier, a French artist known for his perception-bending light sculptures, took on a new role as a climate activist. The problem, as Lemercier saw it, went well beyond himself.

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Artistic Mediums of 2025: Where Touch and Technique Meet

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Join in as we explore these manually motivated artistic mediums popular in 2025. This rapid growth achieved new attention in 2021, when digital artist Michael Joseph Winkelmann, better known as Beeple, sold his non-fungible token (NFT) work, Everydays: The First 5000 Days , at a Christie’s auction for nearly $70 million.

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Troika Pottery Buyer’s Guide: The Artistry of British Ceramics

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Troika was born into a time of artistic flourish within the southwest, fresh off the back of the St Ives School – a British postwar art movement taking root in the small, coastal town. A beacon for abstract artists, the scene had been set for creative innovation on a different level, with new approaches and ideas coming to the fore.

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Great Discoveries: Degas Art Found for $1 May Be Worth $13M

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The Éloge du maquillage drawing produced by French Impressionist artist Edgar Degas. Image Source: Juan Arjona via Artnet Legendary French Impressionist artist Edgar Degas produced pastel drawings and many other masterpieces in the 19th century. The analysis verified that the drawing was an authentic Degas work.