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11,000-year-old sculpture of human seated on leopard found on a stone bench at Karahantepe in Türkiye reveals unique Neolithic art

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11,000-year-old sculpture of human seated on leopard found on a stone bench at Karahantepe in Türkiye reveals unique Neolithic art

PC: Official website of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Turkey. Archaeologists in southeastern Türkiye have unearthed an unusual 11,000-year-old stone sculpture showing a human figure seated on a leopard, offering a rare glimpse into the artistic world of one of the world’s earliest settled communities. Archaeologists found the 70-centimetre-high figure … Read more

Quote of the day by Michael Wright: ‘People who are artists want their art to get out. And once it’s appreciated…’

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Michael Wright's reflection on art and recognition has taken on a timeless perspective on creativity and purpose after the acclaimed actor's death at 70. (X | @TorraineWalker)

“People who are artists, they want their music, their art, their acting craft to get out. And once it’s appreciated, that seems to be, unfortunately, enough.” — Michael Wright Michael Wright’s decades-long career included acclaimed performances in The Five Heartbeats, New Jack City, and HBO’s Oz. Michael Wright’s reflection on art and recognition has taken … Read more

Four Renaissance masterpieces stolen from Sicily museum in art heist

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Four Renaissance masterpieces stolen from Sicily museum in art heist

Four Antonello da Messina works stolen in Renaissance painter’s hometown Four works attributed to celebrated Sicilian Renaissance painter Antonello da Messina have been stolen from a regional museum in Messina, Italian media reported Sunday, in a heist carried out during the country’s Ferragosto holiday.The theft took place Saturday evening at the MuMe regional museum, where … Read more

The emperor’s new receipt: Rs 59 cr for a banana? Inside the world of absurd art pricing

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The emperor's new receipt: Rs 59 cr for a banana? Inside the world of absurd art pricing

Sotheby’s auctioneer overseeing the bidding for Maurizio Cattelan’s Comedian (2019) at Sotheby’s on November 20, 2024. Photo: Courtesy of Sotheby’s In a very exclusive room far far away, a very ordinary looking wooden gavel comes down on an equally ordinary looking rostrum and somehow millions of dollars have transpired within that quarter of a second.At … Read more