Los Angeles fires could test Getty’s claim of being safest place to store artwork | California wildfires
It houses some of the art world's richest treasures, including works by Vincent van Gogh. irispopular rembrandt and precious collection A collection of paintings, portraits, and other works spanning over seven centuries. To protect them, the Getty Center in Los Angeles established the Marvels of fire protection engineering”, completed with firestone and concrete, protected steel, […]
UN removes quilt panel artwork calling for Israel’s extermination
The United Nations says it has removed controversial quilt panel artwork that called for the annihilation of Israel. The inflammatory painting on the panel depicted a map of Israel resembling a watermelon, without the West Bank or Gaza Strip. In the upper right corner was the Palestinian flag. The left side of the map contains […]
Rare Egyptian artwork revealed on the wall’s of ancient temple dedicated to the god Horus
Restoration of the Edfu Temple has revealed ancient Egyptian paintings from thousands of years ago. According to the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, the Edfu temple is dedicated to the worship of the god Horus. According to sources, construction of this temple on the west bank of the Nile began during the reign of Ptolemy […]
Final artwork in Banksy animal series removed by London Zoo | Banksy
A mural painted on the shutters at the entrance to London Zoo shows a powerful gorilla lifting a metal fence to create a dark hole just big enough for other animals to make a quick escape. Now the ninth and final piece in Banksy’s London animal-themed series has been removed as part of the 196-year-old […]
Jodi Arias is selling her artwork from prison and making bank
Jodi Elias is serving a life sentence in Arizona for murdering her on-again, off-again boyfriend in 2008, but that hasn’t stopped her from selling her art online for thousands of dollars. The convicted murderer, who turned 44 this week, is with his family. Website and Instagram page Of her work. Arias says on his website […]