Mona Lisa copy goes under the hammer for €210,000 in Paris auction
PARIS (REUTERS) – A faithful copy of Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa, one of the world’s most recognisable portraits, sold for €210,000 (S$320,000) [...]
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Half-shredded Banksy fetches $34 million on return to Sotheby's
LONDON (REUTERS) – A Banksy picture which was half sliced by a shredder concealed in its frame when it was sold at auction [...]
Danish artist loaned $113,000 by museum keeps cash, says it's art
COPENHAGEN (AFP) – A Danish museum loaned an artist 534,000 kroner (S$113,000) in cash to recreate old artworks of his using the banknotes, [...]
New Van Gogh drawing of 'Worn Out' old man discovered
AMSTERDAM (AFP) – A newly discovered Vincent van Gogh drawing that has been hidden in a private collection for more than a century [...]
Sotheby's sale of digital-only artwork fetches US$16.8 million
LONDON (REUTERS) – An online sale of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) by the digital artist Pak fetched a total of US$16.8 million (S$22 million) [...]
Thousands protest in Barcelona to demand release of arrested rapper
BARCELONA (REUTERS) – Thousands of protesters took over some of Barcelona’s streets on Tuesday evening (Feb 16) to demand the release of a [...]
NTUC nominates Union of Power and Gas Employees general secretary as next labour NMP
SINGAPORE – Mr Abdul Samad Abdul Wahab, vice-president of the National Trades Union Congress, has been put up as the labour movement’s choice [...]
ST readers help puppet master's 'babies' find new home
SINGAPORE – Two weeks ago, The Sunday Times reported on a difficult decision that puppet master Frankie Yeo made – to sell his [...]
Puppet master selling 'babies' to pay bills
For more than 20 years, puppet master Frankie Yeo has performed with his hand puppets and animated marionettes at children’s parties, company events [...]
A bit of fun during a pandemic – Statue of a dollop of whipped cream goes up in Trafalgar Square
LONDON (NYTIMES) – The artist Heather Phillipson’s latest work is a 31-foot (9.45m) statue of a dollop of whipped cream, with a fly [...]