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Discover the fascinating history of a fortress that sheltered Picasso in 1938, now transformed into a shrine for modern art ...
The Art Institute of Chicago will soon get to make its case that it is the rightful owner of a $1.25 million watercolor that prosecutors in New York say was stolen from a Jewish cabaret star ...
Art Institute ordered to return drawing to heirs of Jewish cabaret star killed by Nazis A New York Supreme Court judge determined that the “Russian War Prisoner” watercolor had been stolen by ...
Located on the border with Russia, Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city has come under daily Russian bombardment since February, 2022. With no end to the war in sight and lacking effective air ...
Joshua Yaffa reports on what’s been lost in the cultural scene of Vladimir Putin’s Russia, as artists must submit to the state’s needs and interests or face retribution.
Russian collectors of art have been shut out of global markets since Moscow's all-out invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 resulted in unprecedented sanctions imposed by Western countries.
Even so, despite the ongoing struggle, it is difficult to envision what it would look like for the Russian Orthodox Church to regain a similar place in Russian society as it held before the Soviet era ...
A Russian man us freed after serving time for daughter's anti-war art A single father was sentenced to prison after his then 12-year-old daughter was caught with drawings critical of Russia's war ...
Looming in the heart of Vilnius, Lithuania, Lukiškės Prison stands as a stark reminder of the country’s horrific past. Opened in 1904, this fortress of brick and stone has borne witness to ...
The online gallery was a front for Russian intelligence, part of an elaborate network of deep-cover sleeper spies trained to impersonate Argentines, Brazilians and other foreign nationals by ...
Russian police have conducted searches at the PERMM Museum of Contemporary Art in the city of Perm, as well as at the home of its current director, in connection with a case against former ...
Art Institute ordered to return drawing to heirs of Jewish cabaret star killed by Nazis A New York Supreme Court judge determined that the “Russian War Prisoner” watercolor had been stolen by ...