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Scandals in art occur when members of the public are shocked or offended by a work of art at the time of its first exhibition or publication, (e.g. visual art, literature, scenic design or music). The provocativeness of the scandal may relate to a controversial subject or style, being context-sensitive, according to the personality of the ...
Throughout the world, there are many works of art that have a contested provenance. This may be due to theft, lost documentation, looting, or just information lost to antiquity. In some cases, just the previous or current ownership of the work is disputed, but in other cases the authenticity of the work itself may be thought to be a forgery.
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The largest art theft in world history occurred in Boston on March 18, 1990, when thieves stole 13 pieces, collectively valued at $500 million, from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Among the pieces stolen was Vermeer's The Concert, which is considered to be the most valuable stolen painting in the world. A reward of $10,000,000 is still ...
THE COUNTDOWN: From flagrant nudity to cartoon bestiality, there are all sorts of reasons cover art can spark controversy. Kevin E G Perry picks some of the most memorable examples
The article, previewing the upcoming exhibition "Art and China after 1989: Theater of the World," which contained about 150 works, [4] expressed concerns about a seven-minute video of the original installation of Dogs That Cannot Touch Each Other staged at a Beijing museum in 2003, sparking a swift public reaction.
"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." In the more than 25 years since the tragic death of Princess Diana, numerous memorials to the late ...
This year's Met Gala was deemed one of the most controversial themes in the gala's 70-year-history. Stars and designers took this year's red carpet to present their interpretations of "Heavenly ...