Half-shredded Banksy could fetch over $5 million at auction
- by Associated Press
A Banksy artwork that sensationally self-shredded just after it sold for $1.4 million is up for sale again — at several times the previous price.
- by Associated Press
A Banksy artwork that sensationally self-shredded just after it sold for $1.4 million is up for sale again — at several times the previous price.
- by Reuters
Using a long pair of tweezers, Monami Ohno delicately places tiny cardboard "scales" on the legs of her sculpture of Godzilla, the giant reptile from the classic Japanese movie.
- by Republica
International Coalition of Sites of Conscience launched 'Shared Journeys', a virtual exhibit that showcases the hidden, lost, or sidelined histories of the Asian region—seven Asian countries, 12 exhibitions by 12 organizations on July 29 on www.sharedjourneys.online.
- by Reuters
Crowds gathered in coastal towns in eastern England on Saturday to view new works by Banksy, after the secretive street artist claimed responsibility for the murals. Ten images appeared in towns in Norfolk and Suffolk over the past week, sparking speculation that Banksy was behind them.
- by Sangita Shrestha
According to the lunar calendar, every year Naagpachami is observed on the fifth day of the bright half of the Nepali month of Shrawan. Naagpanchami is the festival dedicated to Naag or the serpent god. During Nagpanchami, poster/paintings with motifs of snakes, half-human half-snake forms, Lord Krishna sitting or standing on multi-headed snake, insects, frog and more are seen pasted on the front door of the houses.
- by Republica
Uttam Nepali, a senior scholar and modern painter of Nepali fine arts, passed away at the age of 84 on Wednesday.
- by Republica
Nepal Art Village, a company which aims to promote artisan families of Nepal to live and display their masterpieces, lost its President Raj Kumar Shakya- a well known repousse artist to COVID-19 on June 5, 2021.
- by Associated Press
A New York City museum dedicated to telling Chinese American history marked its reopening to the public on Wednesday, with an exhibit on Asian Americans and racism that it curated partially through submissions gathered during the pandemic and a surge of anti-Asian bias incidents around the country.
- by Sangita Shrestha
Siddhartha Art Gallery, Babermahal Revisited, is holding an abstract painting exhibition by artist Shivangini Rana. Rana’s solo exhibition titled ‘Bold and Beautiful’ features bold brush strokes with vibrant colors on canvas depicting her carefree and confident attitude.
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A mixed-media painting attributed to Pablo Picasso has been sold after spending 50 years in a closet in a house in Maine. John McInnis Auctioneers, based in Massachusetts, confirmed that the painting entitled “Le Tricorne” sold on Saturday, the Boston Globe reported.
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Miwako Sakauchi stands in her studio and brushes spinning swirls on torn cardboard and drawing paper, using the five colors designated as symbols of the modern Olympiad.
- by Sangita Shrestha
Sithi Nakha is celebrated on the sixth day of the waxing moon, according to the lunar calendar, in the Nepali month of Jestha/Asar. This year it has fallen on Wednesday, June 16.
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The skeletons of two related Viking-era men, one who died in central Denmark and the other who was killed in England during a massacre ordered by a king, are set to be reunited for an exhibition opening in Copenhagen this month.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, June 15: Nepal America Film Festival 2021 that has been organized at Maryland State of the United States of America is scheduled to kick-off virtually on June 17.
- by Republica
Museum of Nepali Art – MoNA, Thamel is gearing up for a virtual art exhibition ‘Shilpa Kalakaritako Pratibimba’ which is scheduled to begin on Saturday.
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A massive, immersive exhibition celebrating artist Vincent van Gogh has leaned on some Broadway talent for a little razzle dazzle during its visit to New York City.
- by Republica
Traditional artist Rajkumar Shakya, proprietor of On Metal Arts and Crafts, who is known for his creation of masterpieces of monumental proportion is no more. He died on Sunday due to complications from Covid-19. He was in his mid 50's.
- by Reuters
Brazilian artist Eduardo Srur reproduces works by renowned masters without using a drop of paint - just recycled shreds of plastic picked up from city streets and rivers.
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Fans of newspaper comics will instantly notice something missing in many of the strips this Friday — pants. More than 25 cartoonists behind strips from “Blondie” to “Zippy the Pinhead” are celebrating the quirky holiday No Pants Day in a way that helps charities get clothing to those in need.
- by Republica
A group art exhibition featuring paintings, photographs and more titled ‘In My Dream’ kicked off on Thursday at Nepal Art Council (NAC), Babermahal.