Arts Duct-taped banana artist says his work is a ‘provocation’ on value of art ROME: The Italian artist who created the banana duct-taped to a wall that sold this week for $6.2 million, said in... Published 22 Nov, 2024 03:07pm
Arts The $6.2 mn banana: Sotheby’s auctions controversial artwork A banana duct-taped to a wall sold to a cryptocurrency entrepreneur Updated 21 Nov, 2024 03:13pm
Arts Banksy forgeries: huge European fake art network uncovered in Italy ROME: Italian police have uncovered a large-scale pan-European forgery network making and selling fake artworks... Published 12 Nov, 2024 02:39pm
Arts Design Week concludes amid Dubai’s focus on attracting investment, strengthening local economy Diverse fair featured representation from Palestine, Iran, India and UAE Published 11 Nov, 2024 06:25pm
Arts Portraits of pain: smuggled Palestinian art shows trauma of Gaza AMMAN: When war erupted in Gaza, Palestinian artists had only one way to share their work expressing the harrowing... Updated 11 Nov, 2024 07:43pm
Travel From Joan of Arc to wine cellar: Notre Dame in five dates PARIS: As the mighty Notre Dame cathedral prepares to reopen its doors in a month’s time after a devastating fire in... Published 08 Nov, 2024 11:23pm
Arts First artwork by humanoid robot sells for $1.3mn LONDON: A portrait of English mathematician Alan Turing became the first artwork by a humanoid robot to be sold at... Published 08 Nov, 2024 07:04pm
MENA ‘Milestone edition’: Dubai Design Week begins today Region's largest design fair to run until November 10 at Dubai Design District Published 05 Nov, 2024 04:44pm
Arts Qatar Museums set to exhibit Pakistani art by Sadequain, Ismail Gulgee, Rashid Rana PM Shehbaz Sharif, The Amir of Qatar H.E. Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani viewed the exhibit today Updated 31 Oct, 2024 08:22pm
Literature Margaret Atwood, unworried by AI, continues prolific writing career COPENHAGEN: Renowned Canadian author Margaret Atwood, who is currently writing her memoir, said in an interview that... Published 29 Oct, 2024 02:10pm
Arts Boy George explores fame in new art collection depicting music stars LONDON: British singer-songwriter Boy George explores celebrities’ relationship with stardom in a new art collection... Published 25 Oct, 2024 02:04pm
Arts London Tube map exhibition celebrates iconic design LONDON: London’s Tube map is being celebrated in a new exhibition that traces the evolution of its much-loved design... Published 25 Oct, 2024 01:55pm
Literature Original ‘Little Prince’ typescript to go under hammer in UAE LONDON: A specialist London bookstore is selling an original typescript of Antoine de Saint-Exupery’s children’s... Published 24 Oct, 2024 02:29pm
Arts Warhol’s rare ‘Queen’ collection opens at Dutch museum APELDOORN, Netherlands: A Dutch museum is dusting off a rare collection of prints by Andy Warhol of female royalty,... Published 11 Oct, 2024 01:56pm
Movies & Music Pharrell Williams to co-chair Met Gala exploring Black dandyism NEW YORK: Singer and designer Pharrell Williams is among the co-chairs of New York’s next Met Gala, which will wade... Published 10 Oct, 2024 07:00pm
Movies & Music Emmanuel Macron advocates for ‘Emily in Paris’ to return to Paris PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron said he would fight to ensure Emily - the heroine of Netflix’s hit series... Published 10 Oct, 2024 02:59pm
Movies & Music George Harrison’s early Beatles guitar could fetch $800,000 at auction LIVERPOOL: An electric guitar played by the late guitarist George Harrison in the early days of the Beatles will go... Published 04 Oct, 2024 01:44pm
Arts Sicilian Cathedral’s stunning mosaics regain golden lustre MONREALE, Italy: The mosaics of a mediaeval cathedral in Sicily, built by the island’s last Norman king, are set to... Published 30 Sep, 2024 01:01pm
Arts Van Goghs attacked again in London hours after Just Stop Oil activists sentenced LONDON: Three Just Stop Oil activists threw soup at two of Vincent van Gogh’s ‘Sunflowers’ paintings in London’s... Published 28 Sep, 2024 04:53pm
Arts Van Gogh painting set to break Asia record in Hong Kong auction HONG KONG: A Vincent van Gogh painting displaying the artist’s shift from dark realism to vibrant impressionism... Published 26 Sep, 2024 09:14pm
Literature Pulitzer winner Jhumpa Lahiri declines award over New York museum’s keffiyeh ban WASHINGTON: Pulitzer Prize winning author Jhumpa Lahiri declined to accept an award from New York City’s Noguchi... Published 26 Sep, 2024 02:23pm
Arts British Museum explores ‘Silk Roads’ trade routes in new exhibition LONDO: A new exhibition exploring the vast network of the Silk Road trade routes opens at the British Museum in... Published 25 Sep, 2024 02:52pm
Arts Stolen Banksy ‘Girl with Balloon’ painting found LONDON: One of British street artist Banksy’s best-known paintings, ‘Girl with Balloon’, has been found after its... Published 13 Sep, 2024 02:46pm
Arts Stolen Winston Churchill photo found in Italy OTTAWA: A brazen art heist that gripped Canadians has been solved: a famed portrait of a scowling Winston Churchill... Published 12 Sep, 2024 05:29pm
Movies & Music James Earl Jones, renowned actor and voice of Darth Vader, dies at 93 LOS ANGELES: American actor James Earl Jones, an imposing stage and screen presence who overcame a childhood stutter... Published 10 Sep, 2024 02:54pm
Arts Shamaeel Ansari displays capsule collection at charity fashion event for Hunar Foundation Haute couturier Shamaeel Ansari showcased a capsule collection ‘Symposium of Queens’ during a charity fashion... Published 09 Sep, 2024 05:41pm
Arts Local in focus: 5 pop-up bazaars to take in this fall As Pakistan’s retail footprint continues to thrive and evolve, homegrown brands are looking for alternative spaces... Published 03 Sep, 2024 04:29pm
Luxury Crown Prince to build Louvre of Saudi Arabia featuring $450mn Leonardo da Vinci: report Saudi Arabia is planning to build a version of the Louvre museum in Riyadh, according to a new BBC documentary on... Published 20 Aug, 2024 06:54pm
Arts Designer duo Sana Safinaz, writer Muneeza Shamsie conferred with Sitara-i-Imtiaz Pakistani designers Sana Hashwani and Safinaz Muneer as well as writer Muneeza Shamsie were conferred the... Published 15 Aug, 2024 04:08pm
Arts Van Gogh’s Starry Night recreated as park in Bosnian hills VISOKO, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Amid the green hills and meadows of central Bosnia, a local... Published 12 Aug, 2024 04:38pm
Arts Banksy unleashes animals on London, but what do they mean? LONDON: A goat, two elephants, three monkeys and one wolf. Four Banksy murals which have appeared in London this... Published 09 Aug, 2024 03:18pm
Arts Olympic venue among 40 museums hit by ransomware attack: French police source PARIS: The Grand Palais, which is hosting Olympic events in Paris, and around 40 other museums in France were... Published 06 Aug, 2024 05:41pm
Movies & Music Fawad Khan, Sanam Saeed’s ‘Barzakh’ to be pulled from YouTube Pakistan over public backlash Audiences criticise 'LGBTQ' themes within show Published 06 Aug, 2024 04:03pm
Arts Street artist Banksy reveals new artwork featuring goat in London Elusive British street artist Banksy has taken credit for a new artwork of a black goat that popped up in Southwest... Published 06 Aug, 2024 02:48pm
MENA Dubai: 7 indoor activities to beat the heat Since the heat is showing no signs of respite, for those heading off to Dubai for a short break will be better off... Updated 30 Jul, 2024 02:50pm
Luxury Sotheby’s bets on Chinese spending with Hong Kong retail outlet HONG KONG: Sotheby’s embarks on a new kind of selling in Hong Kong on Saturday, with its first retail outlet,... Published 26 Jul, 2024 02:38pm
Arts Pakistani artist Fazal Rizvi brings the Karakoram range to Dubai Pakistani artist Fazal Rizvi recently displayed his works ‘A mirror in my pocket’ at Grey Noise gallery in Dubai’s... Published 24 Jul, 2024 05:35pm
Movies & Music Biden under pressure from Hollywood’s wealthy donors LOS ANGELES, United States: What if Hollywood, a key Democratic financial pillar, cut off Joe Biden’s campaign... Updated 12 Jul, 2024 11:13pm
Travel Athens Acropolis introduces private visits for 5,000 euros ATHENS: The Acropolis in Athens, one of the world’s most visited ancient monuments, has begun offering private... Updated 03 Jul, 2024 03:41pm
Arts Hong Kong museum celebrates life of architect I.M. Pei HONG KONG: More than 30 years after I.M. Pei reshaped Hong Kong’s skyline with a jagged tower of steel and glass,... Published 28 Jun, 2024 05:11pm
Arts Designer vestments and furniture for Paris’s reborn Notre-Dame PARIS: Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris is getting a modern makeover for its reopening in December, with designer... Published 27 Jun, 2024 02:04pm
Movies & Music Vogue World brings together fashion and sport in Paris PARIS: Paris played host Sunday to an ultra-glitzy collision between fashion and sport as Vogue put on its latest... Published 24 Jun, 2024 01:53pm
Movies & Music Donald Sutherland, star of ‘M.A.S.H’ and ‘The Hunger Games’, dead at 88 Donald Sutherland, one of Canada’s most versatile and gifted actors, who charmed and enthralled audiences in movies... Updated 21 Jun, 2024 02:39am
Arts Model Naomi Campbell gets her own exhibition at London’s V&A museum LONDON: Naomi Campbell brings her stylish looks and runway walk to London’s V&A this week in a new exhibition... Published 19 Jun, 2024 10:28pm
Arts Vivienne Westwood’s clothes and jewels headed for auction LONDON: Dresses, suits, shoes and jewellery from the personal collection of late British designer Vivienne Westwood... Published 15 Jun, 2024 09:27pm
Arts The high-tech art lab hidden underneath the Louvre in Paris PARIS: It looks like the lair of a Bond villain: behind armoured doors, buried underground below the Louvre in... Published 14 Jun, 2024 05:39pm
Literature US Library of Congress spotlights its American ‘treasures’ WASHINGTON: The US Library of Congress houses more than just books, with a new exhibit opening this week... Published 12 Jun, 2024 04:26pm
Movies & Music Italian opera celebrated in Verona’s ‘magical’ Arena VERONA, Italy: Verona’s ancient Roman Arena will host a star-studded classical concert Friday to celebrate the... Published 07 Jun, 2024 11:23pm
2024-05-29-02-30 27th annual Alhamra festival kicks off LAHORE: The 27th annual Alhamra Theatre Festival kicked off enthusiastically at Alhamra Arts Center, promising 10... Published 29 May, 2024 06:05am
Arts Spain’s national art museum to unveil newly verified Caravaggio MADRID: A painting by Italian master Caravaggio, once mistakenly thought to be by an unknown artist and almost... Published 27 May, 2024 01:38pm
2024-05-27-01-05 Alhamra Art, Qatar Islamic Art museums forge new cultural partnership LAHORE: In a momentous event that promises to deepen cultural ties and enrich the world of Islamic art, Muhammad... Published 27 May, 2024 05:52am
Arts Veteran actor Talat Hussain passes away in Karachi The Arts Council of Pakistan president says the legendary actor died after a prolonged illness Updated 26 May, 2024 07:21pm
Arts Sanat Initiative’s ‘Affordable Luxury II’ challenges dire economic milieu Exhibit, under way in Karachi, remains open until May 30 Published 25 May, 2024 08:40pm
Movies & Music Cher, Demi Moore entertain guests at glamorous Cannes fundraiser for AIDS CANNES, France: From Cher to Demi Moore and Magic Johnson, the fashion and entertainment industry’s biggest names... Published 24 May, 2024 02:00pm
Arts Erica Robin, Faraz Manan represent Pakistan at Cannes Film Festival 2024 Karachi-based model Erica Robin, who was crowned ‘Miss Universe Pakistan’ in a ceremony held in the Maldives last... Published 23 May, 2024 06:16pm
Arts Portraits of British royals from last 100 years on show in new London exhibit LONDON: From Andy Warhol’s colourful depiction of Queen Elizabeth II to Cecil Beaton’s pictures of her sister... Published 17 May, 2024 01:32pm
Arts Monet painting fetches $35mn at New York auction NEW YORK: A Monet sold for nearly $35 million at auction Wednesday evening, Sotheby’s said, marking a solid start to... Updated 16 May, 2024 04:36pm
Movies & Music Cannes gets rolling with strong day for women on screen CANNES, France: The Cannes Film Festival got rolling on Wednesday with a strong day for female representation,... Published 15 May, 2024 06:32pm
Literature Alice Munro, Canadian Nobel Prize-winning author, dead at 92 OTTAWA: Nobel Prize-winning Canadian writer Alice Munro, whose exquisitely crafted tales of the loves, ambitions and... Published 15 May, 2024 02:27pm
Arts King Charles unveils his first portrait since coronation LONDON: Britain’s King Charles on Tuesday unveiled the first official portrait of himself since his coronation last... Published 15 May, 2024 01:42pm
Arts Mona Lisa’s mysterious background decrypted by art-loving geologist LECCO, Italy: Over 500 years after Leonardo da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa, an academic believes she has unravelled... Published 15 May, 2024 01:31pm
Arts Khaadi named ‘Retail Brand of the Year’ at Hum Style Awards 2024 Cricketer Shoaib Malik deemed 'Most Stylish Sports Personality' Published 13 May, 2024 04:59pm
Movies & Music ‘Pakistan Crescent Collective’ set to debut at Cannes Film Festival The festival will take place from May 14-20 Published 11 May, 2024 02:59pm
Luxury London’s gentlemen-only club votes on admitting women LONDON: One of London’s oldest gentlemen’s clubs on Tuesday votes on whether to start accepting women amid a row... Published 07 May, 2024 11:23pm
Arts Pro-Palestinian demonstrators protest outside the Met Gala NEW YORK: Protesters in New York converged near the Met Gala on Monday in a rally against the ongoing Israeli... Updated 07 May, 2024 07:52pm
Movies & Music Isha Ambani, Alia Bhatt stun on Met Gala red carpet Isha Ambani – daughter of Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani – walked the Met Gala red carpet on Monday night in a... Updated 07 May, 2024 05:24pm
Movies & Music Jennifer Lopez, Zendaya among best-dressed at the Met Gala NEW YORK: Zendaya wore a dark blue gown adorned with grape clusters and Lana Del Rey donned a dramatic headpiece... Updated 07 May, 2024 05:25pm
MENA ‘Beygumbano’ talks colonialism and capitalism at World Art Dubai 2024 Sparking “great curiosity” among art aficionados at World Art Dubai 2024, Pakistani artist Eemaan Bano Rahman lauded... Updated 06 May, 2024 06:06pm
Arts European court upholds Italy’s claim to Greek bronze in US museum STRASBOURG, France: Italy is allowed to confiscate an ancient Greek bronze fished from the Adriatic in the 1960s and... Published 03 May, 2024 04:28pm
South Asia India’s influencers still struggle years after TikTok ban ROHTAK: Choreographer Sahil Kumar found fame showcasing folk dances on TikTok, but his profile has been dormant... Published 30 Apr, 2024 11:31am
Movies & Music Hollywood actor Ryan Reynolds appointed Yas Island’s Chief Island Officer Reynolds succeeds Jason Momoa as CIO of the Abu Dhabi destination Updated 29 Apr, 2024 11:36pm
Literature Palestinian prisoner in Israel wins top fiction prize ABU DHABI: Palestinian writer Basim Khandaqji, jailed 20 years ago in Israel, won a prestigious prize for Arabic... Published 29 Apr, 2024 07:30pm
MENA Meet Sahir, a thriving Pakistani influencer in Dubai DUBAI: “In my opinion, anybody can be an influencer.” Those were the words that introduced me to Sahir Iftikhar... Updated 29 Apr, 2024 05:29am
Luxury Klimt’s ‘Portrait of Miss Lieser’ fetches $32mn at auction VIENNA: Gustav Klimt’s ‘Portrait of Miss Lieser’, a painting of a young woman left unfinished when the Austrian... Published 25 Apr, 2024 02:33pm
Arts Venice’s 60th Biennale opens on humanity and the fragile planet VENICE: Venice’s 60th Biennale international art show has opened its doors, exploring humankind’s relationship with... Published 22 Apr, 2024 01:52pm
Arts Egypt reclaims 3,400-year-old stolen statue of King Ramses II CAIRO: Egypt welcomed home a 3,400-year-old statue depicting the head of King Ramses II after it was stolen and... Published 22 Apr, 2024 01:25pm
Arts Michelangelo’s scribble sells for $200,000 at New York auction NEW YORK: A square scribbled on a yellowed piece of paper by Renaissance genius Michelangelo sold for $201,600 – 33... Published 18 Apr, 2024 02:48pm
Movies & Music Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy’s new documentary to premiere at Tribeca Film Festival Two-time Academy Award-winning filmmaker co-directed feature on designer Diane von Furstenberg Updated 18 Apr, 2024 05:22pm
Movies & Music Alia Bhatt, Motaz Azaiza, Ajay Banga among those named TIME100 ‘Most Influential People’ Bollywood actor Alia Bhatt, Palestinian photographer Motaz Azaiza and World Bank President Ajay Banga were among... Published 17 Apr, 2024 06:44pm
Arts ‘Titanic’ task of finding plundered African art in French museums PARIS: With tens of thousands of African artworks in French museums, curators face a huge task in trying to identify... Published 17 Apr, 2024 01:59pm
Arts Salman Rushdie releases memoir ‘Knife’, recalls stabbing incident NEW YORK: British-American author Salman Rushdie recounted the near-fatal stabbing at a public event in 2022 that... Published 16 Apr, 2024 04:23pm
Movies & Music Musician Dua Lipa revealed as the first cover star of TIME 100 2024 Singer, songwriter and author Dua Lipa has been revealed as the first of the cover stars of the 2024 TIME 100 list... Published 15 Apr, 2024 06:27pm
Arts Gaza’s historic treasures saved by ‘irony of history’ JERUSALEM: Gaza’s ancient Greek site of Anthedon has been bombed, its ‘Napoleon’s Palace’ destroyed and the only... Updated 15 Apr, 2024 06:45pm
Arts Sotheby’s next hot auction: a Picasso-backed bond NEW YORK: Francisco Goya’s Saturn devoured his son; Damien Hirst cut a shark into pieces. Financial markets are... Published 12 Apr, 2024 02:43am
Arts Dining hall with Trojan War decorations uncovered in Pompeii ROME: A black-walled dining hall with 2,000-year-old paintings inspired by the Trojan War has been discovered during... Published 11 Apr, 2024 05:58pm
Movies & Music Beyonce’s country album tops Billboard chart, her eighth #1 NEW YORK: Beyonce’s blockbuster country album ‘Cowboy Carter’ has debuted atop the Billboard 200 chart – the eighth... Published 09 Apr, 2024 02:27pm
Arts Pakistan’s delicate Eid bangles go from furnace to forearms HYDERABAD CITY: Layers of intricately decorated bangles are a staple fashion accessory for women in Pakistan, a... Updated 08 Apr, 2024 05:04pm
Arts With preparations in full swing, here are a few places to check out before Eid With Eid around the corner, the scramble for shopping, gifts and festive preparations are in full swing. Plenty... Updated 08 Apr, 2024 02:52pm
Movies & Music Taylor Swift, Christian Louboutin, Magic Johnson newly-minted billionaires: Forbes Forbes World's Billionaires List 2024 boasts record combined wealth of $14.2 trillion Published 03 Apr, 2024 03:03pm
Movies & Music ‘The Glassworker’ set to release in Pakistan theatres Animated film previewed at Cannes Film Festival last year Updated 01 Apr, 2024 03:23pm
Arts Back to Life: model Kloss bringing back beloved US magazine NEW YORK: The legendary American magazine Life, a 20th-century mainstay famous for its photography, will be revived... Published 30 Mar, 2024 12:59pm