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The Independent

A new Banksy artwork depicting a stretching cat on an empty, distressed advertising hoarding is to be taken down by hired contractors, hours after it was unveiled in north-west London.The elusive street artist confirmed he was behind the piece, a silhouette of a large cat with an upturned tail stretching out its body, by posting a photo on Instagram on Saturday .Hours later, men who said they were “hired” from a “contracting company” turned up in Cricklewood to take the hoarding down for safety reasons.A contractor, who only wanted to give his name as Marc, said they were going to...

Banksy’s cat artwork to be taken down by hired contractors hours after unveiling

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	The fourth in a string of Banksy works has appeared in London: a howling wolf stenciled onto a white satellite dish. The work appeared overnight, popping up in the Peckham borough of South London, according to the Mirror. Russian Artist Released in Prisoner Swap, Christie's Teams Up with Ocean Charity, Michelle Obama Wants to Win the Election with Art, and More: Morning Links for August 8, 2024




	Then part of the work quickly disappeared. According to photographs of the site, the dish has been removed and was allegedly stolen.




	This new series of Banksy works, each of which portrays on animals, seems have begun on...

Banksy Unveils Fourth Piece in London: A Howling Wolf Joins an Ark of Animals

Banksy has posted an artwork of three monkeys as the third piece of a new animal-themed collection.It is the third black silhouette composition that the Bristol-based street artist has claimed credit for since Monday.On Wednesday he posted an image on Instagram of the monkeys looking as though they were swinging on the bridge of an east London tube station.It has been done in black, on a bridge over Brick Lane, near a vintage clothing shop and a coffee house in the popular market street, not far from Shoreditch High Street.His previous works had one animal on the first day, and...

Three monkeys artwork is third Banksy in days

As a string of new Banksy artworks spring up around London, an expert reveals the clues that unlock his art historical genius. Is Banksy a great artist? When a series of stencilled animals, suspended in silhouette, suddenly began to appear across London in early August, one a day for a week and a half, a chorus of headlines the world over asked: what do they mean?

Why there is more to Banksy than meets the eye

The US Sun

A RARE new Banksy portraying a goat perched precariously on a wall has been unveiled. The mysterious artist shared his latest creation, at Kew Bridge, through a cryptic post on Instagram this afternoon, leaving fans speculating over its meaning. The goat appears to be moments away from falling from a height as rubble breaks off […]

Banksy unveils rare new artwork of goat on a wall in London as mysterious street artist shares post on Instagram

LiveScience

Archaeologists have found the skeletons of a man and a woman, along with their valuables, in a room in Pompeii.

Pompeii victims died in 'extreme agony,' 2 newfound skeletons reveal

Mens Journal

The whiskies pay tribute to the legacy of the distillery, which spans over a hundred years.

This Storied Scotch Maker Just Dropped Three Rare, Old Whiskies—and They're Fantastic

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	Next May, one of Yayoi Kusama’s most famous “Infinity Rooms” returns to Dallas, ending an infinitely-Instagrammed museum tour. Yayoi Kusama Unveils First Permanent Public UK Sculpture




	The Dallas Museum of Art jointly acquired All the Eternal Love I Have for the Pumpkins in 2017 with the Rachofsky Collection, which is also based in Dallas. Like other entries in the series, viewers are invited to step inside a small mirrored room filled with Kusama’s whimsical, often polka-dotted sculptures, in this case, her signature yellow and black pumpkins. The effect is a kaleidoscopic sea of sculptures stretching into oblivion—very selfie-friendly. 




	All the Eternal Love I...

Yayoi Kusama’s Famed Pumpkin ‘Infinity Room’ is Returning to the Dallas Museum of Art

 A famous portrait of King Henry VIII, long considered lost, has been found after an art historian spotted it in the background of a photo shared on social media.The painting in question was once part of a famous set of 22 portraits commissioned in the 1590s by tapestry maker Ralph Sheldon. The portrait hung originally in Weston House, Sheldon’s Warwickshire home, but barely a handful of paintings from the collection survive today.Art historian Adam Busiakiewicz, who works as a consultant for famous auction house Sotheby’s, spotted the painting in the background of a picture posted by the Warwickshire Lieutenancy...

Missing portrait of Henry VIII discovered after historian spots it in background of post on X

A trove of ancient artifacts from Egypt’s last dynasty has been discovered in 63 tombs in the Nile Delta area and experts are working to restore and classify the finds.An official with the country’s antiquities authority confirmed the news on Monday.The artifacts include gold pieces and jewelry dating back to Egypt's Late and Ptolemaic periods, and some items could be displayed at one of the country's museums, said Neveine el-Arif, spokeswoman for the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.An Egyptian archaeological mission with the Supreme Council of Antiquities discovered the mud-brick tombs at the Tell al-Deir necropolis in Damietta city in...

Archaeologists discover trove of ancient artifacts from Egypt’s last dynasty

Atlanta, GA

In a secret warehouse somewhere in Atlanta, Georgia, lie thousands of precious artifacts recovered from the wreckage of the RMS Titanic, the world’s most famous shipwreck. These items, which hold immense historical and sentimental value, have been meticulously preserved, though the exact location of the storage facility remains undisclosed for security reasons.

Atlanta: Hidden warehouse safeguards priceless Titanic artifacts, including heart-wrenching personal items

ScienceAlert


The Dutch Golden Age would not have been nearly so golden without Rembrandt's special touch.
Chemists at the Rijksmuseum and the University of Amsterdam have now figured out how the 17th-century Dutch painter, Rembrandt van Rijn, brought glowing light to the scene of The Night Watch, by using a pigment never before seen in the artist's palette.
The secret lies in an unusual combination of paints, including lead-tin yellow and red-orange pigments made with arsenic and sulfur.
It seems that Rembrandt intentionally combined these toxic pigments with other colors to create a golden hue.
The discovery was made as part of a large-scale research...

Toxic Secret Found Hidden in The Golden Hues of Famous Rembrandt

USA TODAY

Banky’s latest artwork piece is on display at the London Zoo. Zoo official expects thousands to show up to view it.

'Absolutely brilliant': Banksy paints piece on London Zoo's shutters; see photos

INCREDIBLE pictures have revealed the world’s biggest museum set to display more than 100,000 ancient antiquities – including secret remains from the tomb of King Tutankhamun. Built against the backdrop of the great Egyptian pyramids, the colossal Giza Museum spreads across 90,000 square metres of area – and will open to history fanatics later this year. […]

Inside world’s biggest museum built to host ‘cursed’ body of King Tut in the shadow of Egypt’s ancient pyramids

CBS News

Another artwork by Banksy appeared on the shutters of the London Zoo on Tuesday, showing a gorilla lifting a shutter to release a number of animals. It is the ninth work to appear in the U.K. capital in recent days and will be the final one in the recent series, Banksy's team confirmed to CBS News partner network BBC News.Banksy images of animals have been discovered each morning since Aug. 5, showing elephants, monkeys, a goat, a wolf, pelicans and other creatures.The final artwork was posted on Banksy's social media page on Tuesday morning. There was no caption.Overnight, the London Zoo posted an image of the artwork with the caption: "Is the (big) cat out of the bag? Have our animals been helping make people smile all over London this week?"Over the past days, Banksy artworks have appeared around London, from walls of fish and chip shops to public transportation bridges. One of the works, which showed a wolf and was painted on a satellite dish, appeared to have been stolen almost immediately after it was revealed.Images of the works have been posted to Banksy's social media account daily at around the same time. None of the posts featured captions.


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	A Banksy artwork has appeared at the London zoo, depicting a gorilla letting a seal and several birds escape while the eyes of three other animals peer outside.Open Letter Slams Slovakia's Government, Banksy Video Interview Resurfaces, George Clooney is Auctioning a Dinner Date, and More: Morning Links for August 15, 2024




	The black stencil image on the security shutters at the zoo is the ninth animal-themed work claimed by the popular street artist in nine days (like prior murals, a picture of the gorilla was shared with his 13 million Instagram followers).




	The menagerie of animals at the London Zoo follows a...

Ninth Banksy Artwork in Nine Days Discovered At London Zoo

Fox News

Banksy, the elusive street artist, has left behind a series of works of art which depict various animals in silhouette and color. Fans have flocked to his recent work to photograph it.

Fans of elusive artist believe Banksy has completed weeklong series of artwork with gorilla silhouette

A COPYCAT Banksy was filmed painting an ostrich mural — just hours before the real artist completed his animal trail. The mystery man casually sprayed three birds on the side of an old Post Office. Some locals believed it was Banksy, who has left animal-themed graffiti over the capital since August 5. His final piece […]

Copycat Banksy caught on camera painting mural just hours before real artist completed his animal trail

Fortune

After a brazen theft, caught on camera, the would-be art thieves face a complex question: Where to sell something valuable and undeniably stolen.

Thieves stole Banksy street art in London. Where can they sell it?

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"They accidentally gave us 2 washers and a dryer when we only ordered 1 of each". Last month, Lowe’s experienced a glitch that lowered the price of its $2,300 Midea jumbo capacity refrigerator to just $169.

‘Lowe’s messed up’: Shopper says they got $2,300 fridge at Lowe’s for just $169

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A free exhibition of Damien Hirst’s newest paintings has opened in London

An exhibition of brand new paintings by British art’s naughtiest boy, Damien Hirst, has just gone on show at Phillips auction house in Mayfair. The display...

A free exhibition of Damien Hirst’s newest paintings has opened in London

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