Louvre suffering ‘pangs of doubt’ over portrait restoration deal with L’Oreal
‘Elvive Full Restore 5 got rid of her annoying lines and wrinkles’
Posted: Oct 7th, 2009
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£100m hole in arts funding nominated for Turner Prize
A massive deficit in the budget of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport has been shortlisted for this year’s prestigious Turner Prize.
Posted: Jul 26th, 2009
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Banksy didn’t draw ‘Naked Lady with Big Bosoms’
A piece of street art thought to have been created by the famous Banksy, was not in fact the work of the cult street artist according to experts from Sotheby’s.
Posted: Mar 24th, 2007
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Artistic Classics to be updated with tattoos
Many of the most famous works of art in history are to be permanently altered in order to attract the interest of teenagers. The move will see the adding of tattoos and piercings to priceless works of art in National Gallery, Tate Britain and other major European galleries.
‘We have to reflect society’s current thinking on what actually constitutes beauty’ said Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell. ‘Painting tattoos onto famous paintings is simply adding embellishments that the artist would have included if they were alive today.’
Work has already started with the Rokeby Venus, by Velasquez, who now has a Harley Davidson style wing tattoo skillfully applied to her lower back.
Posted: Dec 6th, 2006
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