‘The Sistine Chapel of the ancients’: Eight-mile wall of prehistoric paintings of animals and humans is discovered in heart of the Amazon rainforest Eight-mile wall of prehistoric rock art in Colombia features animals and humans Discovered in the Amazonian rainforest after it was created up to 12,500 years Found on cliff faces last year in … Read more
The Sistine Chapel of the ancients’: Eight-mile wall of prehistoric paintings of animals and humans is discovered in heart of the Amazon rainforest Eight-mile wall of prehistoric rock art in Colombia features animals and humans Discovered in the Amazonian rainforest after it was created up to 12,500 years Found on cliff faces last year in … Read more
Tate Modern suspends curator in ‘woke’ row over show that uses paintings of the Ku Klux Klan to critique racism in the US The Tate Modern will delay show of Philip Guston’s work for four years Guston’s work features Ku Klux Klan figures and comments on racial justice Curator Mark Godfrey was suspended from gallery for … Read more
Tate Modern bosses suspend curator for slamming their decision to postpone show featuring Ku Klux Klan paintings as ‘extremely patronising to viewers’ The Tate Modern will delay show of Philip Guston’s work for four years Guston’s work features Ku Klux Klan figures and comments on racial justice Curator Mark Godfrey was suspended from gallery for criticising … Read more
A British student has discovered that one of America’s most celebrated artists copied many of his earlier works from other paintings. Louis Shadwick, researching a doctorate on Edward Hopper at the Courtauld Institute in London, found the great realist painter’s works were strikingly similar to others. His discovery is leading to a reassessment of the … Read more
Art curators could face competition as researchers have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) that can spot ‘hidden connections’ between paintings. Parallels in styles, themes and motifs can link artworks painted in vastly different points in time and space — and shine new light on both works. However, even the most knowledgeable of art critics could … Read more
Sir Bob Geldof submits plans for wildlife pond inspired by Claude Monet’s water lily paintings at his 12th century Kent mansion The ex-singer has submitted proposals to the local authority to make 40m pond It will be to attract wildlife at Davington Priory, the 68-year-old’s long-term home The blueprints are inspired by Monet’s famous water … Read more
‘Priceless’ Mayan wall paintings discovered in a house in Guatemala blend indigenous techniques with colonial-era Spanish motifs, researchers have revealed. The artworks — thought to date back to around 1524–1821 AD — were first uncovered in 2003 during renovations of the property, which lies in the town of Chajul. Wall art from this period is normally … Read more
Britain is home to works of art by some of the most important painters of all time, from J.M.W Turner to Salvador Dali. These masterpieces hang in some equally magnificent buildings that are worth visiting alone for their architectural splendour. Here we pick nine unmissable masterpieces and show you where to find them… A haunting portrayal … Read more
Paintings have been discovered inside the coffin of an Egyptian mummy after she was lifted out of it for the first time in more than 100 years. Scottish conservators made the discovery during work to conserve Ta-Kr-Hb – pronounced ‘takerheb’ – believed to be a priestess or princess from Thebes. The mummy, which is nearly 3,000 … Read more