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David Hockney, iconic British artist, dies at 88
David Hockney, one of Britain's most celebrated artists, whose paintings of Los Angeles swimming pools shimmering in the California sunshine became icons of 20th-century art, died on Thursday at his home. He was 88.
Real Monet painting labeled as AI fools thousands of online critics
An anonymous conceptual artist turned social media into an unwitting psychology lab this week, posting an authentic Claude Monet painting on X with a fake "Made with AI" label — and watching as users lined up to tear it apart…
Pussy Riot storms Russia’s pavilion at Venice Biennale
Members of the Russian punk collective Pussy Riot and the Ukrainian feminist group FEMEN swarmed the Russian pavilion at the Venice Biennale on Wednesday, May 6, staging a protest against Russia's return to the international art exhibition for the first…
EU moves to cut Venice Biennale funding over Russia’s return
The European Union escalated its standoff with the Venice Biennale on Tuesday, with EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas declaring that Russia's participation in the storied art exhibition is "morally indefensible" as the bloc moves to strip funding from the…
EU threatens to cut Venice Biennale funding over Russian pavilion
The European Commission warned on March 10 that it could suspend or terminate grant funding for the Venice Biennale after organizers allowed Russia to reopen its national pavilion at the 2026 exhibition, marking Moscow's first participation since its full-scale invasion…