Source link An Australian museum has been ordered to allow male visitors into a ladies-only art exhibit after a local tribunal ruled that the gender-based ban had violated the rights of men. The decision comes after a man who was refused entry filed a complaint. The Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (TASCAT) ruled on Tuesday […]
Source link Artist Andrey Molodkin says he has arranged for 16 valuable paintings to be destroyed should WIkiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange die in prison. Assange, who has been jailed in Britain for years, is to make his final attempt to avoid extradition to the US this month. The collaborative project was reported on Tuesday by […]
Source link A legendary private art collection in Russia is up for grabs after owner’s death This week Russian arts expert Nina Moleva passed away aged 98. President Vladimir Putin is supposedly named as heir to her private art collection, which she had estimated to be worth around $2 billion. However, fact is difficult to […]
Source link Dmitry Rybolovlev had sued the auction house Sotheby’s for allegedly helping an art dealer defraud him A New York jury has ruled against Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev in a high-profile court case the businessman brought against art auction house Sotheby’s, which he accused of aiding and abetting fraud. Rybolovlev claimed that Sotheby’s was […]
Source link More than 4,000 paintings have perished in a devastating blaze that engulfed the Central Exhibition Hall in Abkhazia’s capital, Sukhumi, on Sunday. Emergency services in the South Caucasus republic received a fire alert at around 3:38am, and 11 crews were dispatched immediately, according to local media. Despite the efforts, the fire was only […]