Lisa Schiff, NYC art ‘advisor’ to stars including Leonardo DiCaprio, pleads guilty in $6.5M fraud
Art advisor in Manhattan. Actor Leonardo DiCaprio and other stars On Thursday, he pleaded guilty to wire fraud, admitting to stealing $6.5 million from more than a dozen customers over five years. Federal prosecutors in Manhattan say Lisa Schiff, 54, kept the transactions secret from her clients and pocketed all of the profits from the […]
How the 2024 Election Will Affect Hunter Biden’s Art
President Joe Biden's decision not to seek re-election will reduce the value of Hunter Biden's art, according to art market experts. This assessment indicates that Hunter's artistic career was just another means by which he sought to profit from his father's career as a U.S. senator, vice president, and now president. “His father is no […]
‘I make architects’ dreams come true’: Hanif Kara, the magician who makes impossible buildings stay up | Art and design
FFrom Will Allsopp's whimsical columns to Zaha Hadid's gravity-defying curves, there's always someone behind an architect's impossible visions. In the case of the most unlikely buildings of the 21st century, that person is more often than not Hanif Kala. The Ugandan-born engineer has been announced as the 2024 recipient of the award. thorn medala prestigious […]
Glenn Youngkin and the art of the flip: A guide to winning in tough areas
It is often said that imitation is the best form of flattery. Ancient Rome imitated the classical Greeks. Julius Caesar imitated Alexander the Great. The French Revolution's Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen was a copy of the American Declaration of Independence. In today's American politics, it would be logical to think […]
‘I didn’t know he was a fascist’: the artist who spent years stalking Trump | Art
FArtist captures a Brooklyn studio that looks like a cross between a ransacked Toys R Us and a serial killer's hideout david henry nobody jr. He is planning the first investigation of his career. Suspended by a headless dummy hanging from the ceiling by its heels is a set of photographs taken at the turn […]
New York art adviser Lisa Schiff’s collection to be auctioned
This is an auction that no one wants. The personal collection of an alleged art world fraud. She has long boasted of her connections to the art world. leonardo dicapriois scheduled to go up for sale in New York next month to pay off some of its hefty debts. Lisa Schiff, 54, has been a […]
Just Stop Oil radicals sentenced to jail for throwing soup at van Gogh art — comrades respond as expected
Two members of an environmental extremist group Please stop using oil A man will spend a significant amount of time behind bars after throwing soup at a priceless painting by legendary artist Vincent van Gogh. In October 2022, Anna Holland and Phoebe Plummer marched into the National Gallery in London and threw tomato soup at […]
‘I’m pointing a finger’: Barbara Walker on her paintings about the Windrush scandal and her son’s victimisation | Art and design
FFor most of her life, Barbara Walker channeled her anger at political and personal events into her art. “When I'm trying to understand something, I turn to my work. It's cathartic,” she says. “Maggie Hambling said that art should be your best friend, and those words really resonate with me.” Creating art helped her when […]
‘A memorial to humanity’: Washington DC’s monumental first world war sculpture | Art and design
The creator of the 60-foot-long bronze sculpture is World War I Memorial We are soldiers of peace in Washington DC. “No one hates war as much as I do,” says the sculptor. Sabine Howardwho released his contemporary masterpiece earlier this month, said: “The people caught in the crossfire of war are innocent bystanders. They are […]
Dream ’scapes: Europe’s 10 best surrealist trips for art lovers | Travel
TThis autumn, the dreamy and subconscious world of Surrealism will be fully revealed. September 2024 marks 100 years since André Breton founded the movement. Not only will exhibitions be held across Europe to celebrate the anniversary, but it's also a chance to lose yourself in artists' homes and studios, from Mallorca to Sussex to Rome. […]