ARTICLES RELATING TO ART

Ai Weiwei mocks China in new music video

2013-05-22 14:26

Chinese dissident Ai Weiwei has released an obscenity-filled, metaphor-rich music video for his single Dumbass in which he profanely mocks state power.

Jackson Pollock sale breaks art records

2013-05-16 10:16

A painting by Jackson Pollock during his "three year bust of creativity" has sold at Christies in New York for a record-breaking $58.4m.

Tretchikoff painting up for auction

2013-05-02 09:49

One of South Africa's most iconic paintings, The Dying Swan by Vladimir Tretchikoff, will go under the hammer in Johannesburg this month.

Madonna sells art to fund education

2013-04-04 13:27

Madonna is selling an abstract painting by French artist Fernand Leger worth up to $7m, saying she wants to trade something valuable for something invaluable - art for education.

Tretchikoff's Chinese Girl heading back to SA

2013-03-22 17:40

Vladimir Tretchikoff's iconic painting Chinese Girl is heading back home to South Africa, after it had been bought at an auction in Britain for $1.5m.

Marilyn Monroe's 'lips' auctioned off

2013-03-07 19:10

An online-only auction of a trove of Andy Warhol's lesser works has raised $2.3m at Christie's, with a lithograph of Marilyn Monroe's lips coming out on top.

Bob Dylan paintings on show in Milan

2013-02-07 13:16

A little known side of famous US singer Bob Dylan has gone on show in Milan this week - a series of paintings of New Orleans that he produced between 2008 and 2011.

Marilyn Monroe subway pic on view in NYC

2012-12-21 08:24

A famous image of Marilyn Monroe with her skirt billowing atop a New York City subway grate is on display in a picture-perfect spot: outside the Times Square subway station.

Man strips at art exhibition of nude men

2012-12-12 13:15

An Austrian museum says a man has taken the concept of life imitating art to an extreme when he suddenly stripped at an exhibition of pictures and sculptures portraying nude men through the ages.

Art recovered in Port Elizabeth authentic

2012-11-13 18:33

The four pieces of art recovered at a private cemetery in Port Elizabeth have been confirmed as the originals stolen from the Pretoria Art Museum, an official says.

Stolen art found in PE cemetery - report

2012-11-13 15:43

Some of the pieces of art stolen from the Pretoria Art Museum during a brazen robbery have been found in a Port Elizabeth cemetery, reports say.

Art theft: Overseas shopping list?

2012-11-12 22:36

An official has hinted that growing international demand for SA artwork might be the reason for a brazen robbery at the Pretoria Art Museum where art worth about R17.5m was stolen.

Municipality warned before art theft - DA

2012-11-12 17:07

The Tshwane metro had been repeatedly warned about the lack of adequate security measures at the Pretoria Art Museum, the Democratic Alliance claims.

Scarred Madiba face on banknote painting

2012-11-12 08:21

Cape Town artist Ayanda Mabulu's latest painting depicts a scarred face of Nelson Mandela on one of the new banknotes, according to a report.

Mayor opposes Henry Moore sculpture sale

2012-11-09 07:55

London Mayor Boris Johnson is urging a cash-strapped local government not to sell an iconic Henry Moore sculpture.

Sydney to host Yoko Ono retrospective

2012-11-01 13:22

Sydney's Museum of Contemporary Art has announced it would host a retrospective of Yoko Ono's work which she described as a show designed specially for Australia.

Art thieves were no Ocean's Eleven team

2012-10-18 09:26

The thieves who snatched seven paintings by Picasso, Matisse and Monet worth millions, appear to have taken a less glamorous approach, relying mostly on speed and brute force.

John Lennon drawings coming to NY gallery

2012-10-02 13:54

Fans can see another side of John Lennon in New York this week at an exhibition featuring 100 drawings and sketches by the late Beatle.

4 fridge personality types

2012-08-21 10:46

Your fridge reveals a lot about the way you approach family life.

Brad Pitt splashes out on graffiti art

2012-06-22 17:27

Brad Pitt has splashed out on graffiti paintings of the British royal family and late singer Amy Winehouse.

Drop art court challenge: FXI

2012-05-29 20:20

The ANC should drop its court challenge to ban the controversial painting The Spear, says the Freedom of Expression Institute.

Board overstepping legal mandate - lawyer

2012-05-29 12:22

The Film and Publication Board has no legal jurisdiction to classify content published or broadcast by media outlets, says the lawyer representing City Press.

Too early to discuss sales - City Press

2012-05-29 07:45

It is too early to determine the sales of Sunday's edition of City Press after a boycott called by the SACP and the ANC, says Fikile Moya, the newspaper's deputy editor.

Cape Town artist praises Zuma painter

2012-05-23 17:05

Cape Town artist Ayanda Mabulu has praised painter Brett Murray for his controversial portrait of President Jacob Zuma.

Film board adjourns Zuma hearing

2012-05-23 07:26

The Film and Publication Board adjourned a hearing on the classification of a painting depicting President Jacob Zuma with his genitals exposed, saying parties in the matter had requested that they be given more time to prepare.

 

Huge Mandela portrait to mark 95th bday

2013-05-16 14:42

To mark Nelson Mandela's 95th birthday in July, the largest ever portrait of the former president by South African artist Paul Blomkamp is up for sale at R2.75m.

Madonna's painting sells for $7.2m

2013-05-08 18:25

A French painting owned by Madonna has sold at a New York City auction for more than $7m.

New York launches Mandela art event

2013-04-19 10:25

The public is invited to share their own inspirational quotes at a Times Square event in New York tied to a video installation of Nelson Mandela's speeches.

Tilda Swinton performs art of sleeping

2013-03-25 14:01

Tilda Swinton has performed her one-person art piece called The Maybe at New York City's Museum of Modern Art which saw her sleeping in a glass box for the day.

FBI offers $5m reward for stolen art

2013-03-19 09:01

The FBI have released new information about one of the largest art heists in US history, saying they know where the pieces were first taken, and by whom.

Kate 'amazed' by official portrait

2013-01-11 14:39

The Duchess of Cambridge has described her first official portrait as "amazing", after she and her husband Prince William had a private viewing of the masterpiece.

P Diddy buys Brett Murray artwork

2012-12-14 08:46

US rapper P Diddy has bought a piece of art by controversial South African artist Brett Murray.

Owners of stolen paintings sought

2012-11-16 17:35

Eastern Cape police are still looking for the owners of paintings found in Port Elizabeth four months ago, a spokesperson says.

No obvious damage to recovered Pretoria art

2012-11-13 17:24

Police say there is no obvious damage to four high-value pieces of art recovered at a Port Elizabeth private cemetery after they were stolen in a brazen robbery at the Pretoria Art Museum.

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Art theft in Pretoria

2012-11-13 10:28

Art worth about R17.5m was stolen from a gallery in Pretoria. Watch.

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Museum removes paintings, beefs up security

2012-11-12 20:51

The Pretoria Art Museum has taken precautionary steps by removing valuable pieces of artwork, and security will be tightened, after paintings worth about R17.5m were stolen.

Thieves dump R12m Stern painting on road

2012-11-12 09:56

Thieves who had made off with paintings worth millions of rands dumped one of them, a R12m Irma Stern, on the pavement as they were making their getaway.

Picasso sells for $41.5m in New York

2012-11-09 14:29

An erotically charged Picasso oil painting of his mistress alongside tulips and fruit has sold for $41.5m on an otherwise anemic night for high-end art in New York.

Monet fetches $44m at New York auction

2012-11-08 11:38

Despite high prices for paintings by Monet and Kandinsky, Christie's first auction of the season saw many mid-level works failing to find buyers.

Stolen art a burden without contacts

2012-10-19 13:42

If the thieves who robbed Rotterdam's Kunsthal exhibition don't have a plan, the instantly recognisable pieces by Picasso, Matisse and Monet worth millions, could quickly become a burden.

Stolen masterpieces worth up to €200m

2012-10-16 19:22

Seven masterpieces, including paintings by Picasso, Matisse, Monet and Gauguin, have been stolen from a Dutch museum in a pre-dawn heist, police said.

'Younger' Mona Lisa to be displayed

2012-09-27 13:35

An earlier version of Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa will be displayed in Geneva, even despite critics still questioning if it is really a Da Vinci masterpiece.

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National Arts Festival 2012

2012-07-10 10:03

One of News24's interns visited the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown. Check out her experience.

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Irma Stern painting fetches R17.2m

2012-06-12 09:50

An Irma Stern painting of a distinguished Omani Arab man has been auctioned off for R17.2m in Johannesburg.

Remove insults to the movement: YCL

2012-05-29 13:23
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If the Goodman Gallery does not remove all symbols that insult the ANC and its affiliates, it will be closed down, the Young Communists' League has told protesters in Johannesburg.

The Spear not classified yet: FPB

2012-05-29 11:20

The Film and Publication Board has not made a classification on the controversial painting of President Jacob Zuma, says an official.

Contemporary art often controversial - gallery

2012-05-25 12:47

In order for a contemporary art gallery to be successful it cannot have an overt political, religious or ideological agenda, says the Goodman Gallery.

Playboy Sachs' art trove fetches $56m

2012-05-23 14:42

The art collection of the late German-born playboy Gunter Sachs, featuring works celebrating his obsession with his former wife Brigitte Bardot, has fetched over $56m.

Zuma painting: Streets closed for court bid

2012-05-22 09:11
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Several streets around the South Gauteng High Court will be closed to allow ANC members to protest as the ANC goes to court to try and stop the Goodman Gallery in Johannesburg and City Press newspaper from displaying a painting of President Jacob Zuma with his genitals exposed.

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