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Valery Gergiev, a Putin supporter, will not conduct at Carnegie Hall
Carnegie Hall and the Vienna Philharmonic announced on Thursday that Russian conductor Valery Gergiev, a friend and prominent supporter of Russian President Vladimir V Putin, would no longer lead a concert series there this week amid…
Marc Brown on the ending of Arthur and his favorite fan theories
From the minute Marc Brown meets you, he's sizing you up. Just maybe not in the usual way."People remind me of animals," said Brown, the 75-year-old creator of the illustrated character Arthur Read, the 8-year-old bespectacled aardvark…
Watch: Major Dhyan Chand shares how Europeans learned the art of dribbling from Indian players
Major Dhyan Chand was hockey's first superstar and was considered the magician or magician of the game. He was the main protagonist as India won three consecutive Olympic ice hockey gold medals – Amsterdam 1928, Los Angeles 1932 and Berlin…
The Oakland Museum celebrates the unmistakably Californian, enduring beauty of Heath Ceramics
A Heath crockery brochure from 1948. Photo: Brian and Edith Heath Foundation / Environmental Design Archives, UC Berkeley
There is a yellow-green hue that fans of Heath Ceramics will recognize immediately.
Named "Yuzu" by the company…
St Pancras Train Station becomes an Opera Hall for International Women’s Day | International…
CCommuters and long-haul travelers at London's St Pancras International station are getting something very different this International Women's Day: a chance to stop in an unusual place, reflect and enjoy a moment of art and connection.On…
JEWELUXE LAUNCHES THE EUROPEAN RENAISSANCE BY SHOWCASING THE BEST INDEPENDENT JEWELERY BRANDS
Under the motto "Celebrating a Stronger Singapore", the legendary festival announces The European Renaissance from February 16 to March 22 at its Concept Pop-Up Gallery in# on. 01-11 Scott SquareSINGAPORE, February 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --…
Ezugi Announces Exciting New Partnership With Premier Kladionica In Bosnia And Herzegovina –…
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The iGaming technology provider continues its expansion with Croatia's largest operator
Huddle, the next generation iGaming technology provider, has inked a deal with SuperSport, Croatia's leading…
5,000-year-old Stonehenge-era drum and three children found in England
The archaeologists say the artifact is of deep significance if only we could decipher it.And if you know more about where it came from? The tomb, the three buried children, their bones entwined like vines?"Amazing, isn't it?" said Duncan…
Édouard Glissant attempted to undermine the European ideological foundations of colonization
Martinican author Édouard Glissant's star has continued to rise since his death in 2011. A polymath poet, novelist, playwright, essayist, and philosopher, Glissant's discourse has become a touchstone in a variety of disciplines, and…
The ugly provenance of the Kunsthaus Zurich collection
In late December last year, Swiss painter Miriam Cahn made headlines when she announced that she intended to withdraw her works from the Kunsthaus Zürich, Switzerland's largest art museum. In an open letter to the Swiss-Jewish magazine…
Private Insurance Code and Consumer Code modified by the Italian “European Law”
On February 1, Law No. 238/2021 (“Law”), which regulates Italy's obligations arising from its membership of the European Union, officially came into force.
The Law transposing Directive (EU) 2019/2177 of the European Parliament and of the…
Ridley couple bring taste of Europe to Delaware County – Delco Times
RIDLEY PARK — Raisa and Illya Zayarchenko have had a long-cherished dream in their hearts for many years. The couple, residents of the Folsom section of Ridley Township, have traveled the world and have always enjoyed the little cafes that…
If these blocks could talk
The 9 millionth volume recently acquired by University Libraries at UNC-Chapel Hill is not a book. It is a collection of approximately 900 woodcut printing blocks from the Propaganda Fide press from 1625 to 1850. The role of printing…
Nearly $90 million pledged in Paris for ALIPH and protecting cultural heritage in conflict zones…
Five years after the founding of the International Alliance for the Protection of Cultural Heritage in Conflict Zones (ALIPH), Jean-Yves Le Drian, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Roselyne Bachelot-Narquin, Minister for Culture,…
Rosemary James lavishes her 1910 home on art and antiques | Louisiana News
By DAWN RUTH WILSON, The New Orleans AdvocateNEW ORLEANS, La. (AP) - The Uptown home of designer and local writer Rosemary James is as close as a modern human would likely get to Mount Olympus, the mythological home of the gods of…
Investigations after bitter failure at the men’s handball championship
While player enthusiasm at the games was far from low, the men's handball team was eliminated from the 2022 European Men's Handball Championship, which Hungary is co-hosting.…
The best European cities for weekend getaways in 2022
The lockdown has been lifted, travel barriers are open and we are all looking at the travel brochures again. Wanderlust is something that will never die, and it's time we gave in to it again.
But where? There are…
The opening of Kaunas – European Capital of Culture 2022 welcomed high-level guests at the…
This weekend, when Kaunas will be European Capital of Culture 2022, the installation “Ex It” by world-renowned artist Yoko Ono was unveiled in the main operations hall of the historic interwar building of the…
The Discreet Art of the Flogging: Where are the Lines for Parliament’s Enforcers? | lower…
Allegations this week that party whips have tried to blackmail MPs to protect Boris Johnson have some clutching their beads in mock horror - and others are genuinely troubled by what they see as a mix of bribery and bullying that is taking…
Saturday, January 15, 2022 – The monocle minute
We are working on a big project that will start this spring: a Monocle book with photography and reporting. It looks back at some of the great stories filmed for the magazine and is directed by our creative…
European Capital of Culture: Remix in Esch 2022 | Culture | Art, music and lifestyle reporting…
"Let's move our region!" is one of 160 projects that were launched in Esch-sur-Alzette and 17 other municipalities in Luxembourg and neighboring France for one-year status as Capital of Culture. The Move Challenge: People are invited to…
On the occasion of the French EU Council Presidency, the art installation “Fabric of Europe” will be…
During each presidency of the Council of the European Union, the Justus Lipsius building is decorated on the basis of an artistic design concept developed by the member state holding the rotating presidency.The French culture minister…
A white reggaeton artist was named Afro-Latino Artist of the Year and that’s a problem
The decision to choose reggaeton artist J Balvin as Afro-Latino Artist of the Year last month is a notoriously puzzling and frustrating story. The genre of music - created by Afro-Panamans and originally known as "Reggae en…
Christie’s features the collection of Pierre Durand, co-founder of The Chinese Porcelain…
George II gilded wooden overcoat mirror insert with Chinese export mirror images, around 1760…
The most exciting exhibitions worldwide in 2022
Written by The art newspaperThis article was originally published by The art newspaper, an editorial partner of CNN Style. You can read their full articles on Year Ahead 2022 here.This year's must-see exhibitions include the return of the…
Promateris will be the European market leader in the production of biomaterials in 2022
Promateris, a Romanian industrial group and market leader in the CEE region in the production of biodegradable and compostable packaging, announces that the demand for biodegradable and compostable packaging, which the company produces at…
Sunday, January 2, 2022 – The Monocle Minute
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In with the new one
Happy New Year, Bonne Annee, well anno, Godt nytÃ¥r,…
Call me a thespian, not an actor, says Nicolas Cage | Nicolas Cage
Oscar-winning film star Nicolas Cage has said he prefers to be called an actor rather than an actor, but admitted he risks sounding like "an arrogant asshole".The Face / Off and National Treasure star spoke on the Variety Awards Circuit…
The Recorder – Standing and Proud: Exhibition at the Eric Carle Museum pays tribute to African…
It started with a poem, an ode to African Americans and their courage and determination to build a meaningful life in a nation that put all odds against them.Then it became an award-winning children's book, The Undefeated, which combined…
Troppy’s legacy lives on in art boxes and the local art scene
A quiet private individual but a fairly public artist, Darrell Troppy left a legacy that almost anyone who drives the streets of Beaumont can see every day, and he brightens up the most unlikely of all canvases - the steel gray utility…
The Great British Space Race | place
In the next 12 months, the UK is expected to make a notable breakthrough in aerospace. For the first time a satellite will be launched into orbit from a launch pad in the UK.It will be a historic moment - but it is not yet clear where…
Hines European Core Fund adds Paris office to portfolio | Messages
Hines has invested an undisclosed amount on behalf of its Hines European Core Fund (HECF) to buy a 4,783 m² office building in the French capital.
The international real estate company acquired La Manufacture in Paris from the…
Art and Faith in Medieval Spain
From October 2021 by Apollo. Preview and subscribe here.
âSpain, 1000â1200: Art at the Boundaries of Faithâ mobilizes the Met's exceptional artistic and architectural resources…
Ranking of European exits by Spurs since 2000 from least to most Spursy
Tottenham's involvement in this year's Europa Conference League has been cut roughly - but it arguably isn't even their most embarrassing exit from Europe in recent years.
Spurs have made being "Spursy" an art form over the past few…
Kuk Sool Won Boston finished 10th at the European Championships, while Ben Smith took gold at the…
Ben Smith.Kuk Sool Won Boston brought 18 students to the WKSA European Championship at Norwich University of East Anglia and finished 10th on the continent.Schools from across the UK and Europe competed against more than 700…
Paralympian from Iran has works of art exhibited in Edinburgh
ONEAn artist who was born without the use of his left arm and participated in the Paralympics is said to have his works of art exhibited in Edinburgh Mohammad Barrangi from Rasht, Iran makes prints inspired by Persian storytelling and…
Wall Street will rise as Fed wages war on inflation
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, USA on November 29, 2021. REUTERS / Brendan McDermidRegister now for FREE unlimited access to reuters.comto registerFed ends bond purchases, signals rate…
The British Museum is set to unveil the secrets of Stonehenge next year with a blockbuster show…
The British Museum has announced an unprecedented exhibition of how Stonehenge was built. The exhibition of more than 400 objects from the period between 4000 and 1000 BC B.C. will explore this golden age in Great Britain and…
Robert Farris Thompson, “Guerilla Scholar” of African art, dies at the age of 88
He spoke and wrote of African civilizations as infinitely different ethical, philosophical, and aesthetic systems. In order to grasp their complexity and sophistication, a âguerrilla grantâ is required,…
The restructuring of VW’s European production is good news for Germany, Spain, blow for the…
The Volkswagen Group has outlined new production allocations for factories in Europe as part of its latest investment plan of 159 billion euros (180 billion US dollars) over the next five years, the automaker said in a statement.
The…
How art paints a picture of power in succession
A promotional poster for the first season of Succession with an impressive painting by Peter Paul Rubens. (all images courtesy of Warner Media)
Succession, Jesse Armstrong's hugely popular satirical drama follows the dynastic…
Scholz replaces Merkel as Federal Chancellor: Live updates
For the photographer Herlinde Koelbl, the end of Angela Merkel's term of office as Federal Chancellor is not only the end of a political era, but also the end of one of the oldest art projects in world politics.Ms. Kölbl has…
Lawrence Weiner, an artist whose medium was language, dies at the age of 79
Lawrence Weiner, who used language as the material for a vast amount of visual art that operated outside the confines of poetry and aphorism in a very distinct, sometimes Delphic and generally hopeful human language, died Thursday in his…
US lags behind in EV sales despite Biden government push | US news
The Biden administration was soberly reminded of how badly the US is lagging behind in adopting zero-emission cars amid a major push to encourage the adoption of electric vehicles.The White House has set a goal that electric vehicles…
Book review: The War of Nerves: Inside the Cold War Mind, by Martin Sixsmith
Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev and American President Ronald Reagan pose together in the Library of the White House, Washington DC, December 8, 1987. PIC: White House Photos / Getty ImagesWith his extensive experience as a journalist…
Florida museums highlight Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, and Machu Picchu
WEST PALM BEACH, Florida - Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera - the tormented lovers and heavyweight Mexican artists - are back together. This time in a museum here in West Palm Beach.Her paintings, a series of photographs and a replica of a…
The wandering creativity of Sophie Taeuber-Arp
In the retrospective of the Museum of Modern Art by Swiss polymath Sophie Taeuber-Arp, there is an object that is so desirable that I wanted to squeeze it.It dates from 1922 and is in the shape of triangles that come together to form an…
Art Basel Miami Beach returns, smaller but ready to party
MIAMI BEACH - It's back. The annual Art Basel Miami Beach fair, which was canceled last year due to Covid-19, returns next week and takes place across the region. It starts on Tuesday with opening times by invitation only and is open to…
EU could fund gas project linked to man charged with murder of Maltese journalist | Malta
EU energy ministers are pushing for public funds to be used to build a gas pipeline to a power plant in Malta owned by a businessman on trial for the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.On Tuesday officials and MPs will begin…
From King Richard to Adele: A Complete Guide to This Week’s Entertainment | Culture
Illustration: Lalalimola / The GuardianGo out: movie theaterKing RichardOut nowThis biopic of Richard Williams, father of Venus and Serena, starring Will Smith, tells the story of a parent / coach who was so dedicated to his job that…
Putin feels the weakness of the West and is gaining strength in Europe
Vladimir Putin has always had a keen eye for opportunities. Now when he looks out over the west, it looks like he smells blood in the water.
The American president, divisive and unpopular at home, has also proven incompetent and weak…
VICTOR F. “TREY” TRAHAN, III, FAIA, SELECTED AS 2021
New Orleans, LA / New York, NY, Nov. 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - New Orleans, LA / New York, NY - Trahan Architects, a global architecture firm with studios in New Orleans and New York City, announced today that it is Founder and CEO,…
Artist wants safe passage in Hong Kong to remove sculpture
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - A Danish artist who wants to recover his sculpture in Hong Kong to commemorate the victims ...
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - A Danish artist…
“A testimony that we existed”: Benin receives looted art from France
French President Emmanuel Macron and Benin's President Patrice Talon walk to the Elysee Palace in Paris, France on November 9, 2021 after signing an agreement on the return of looted cultural property to the African country. REUTERS /…
With tears, hugs and balloons, the US allows vaccinated foreign travelers to enter the country
"There are so many things to remember and organize," she said as she sat on a bench in the departure terminal, updating her email feed every few minutes while waiting for her negative coronavirus test result. "It's very stressful, but I…
Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory wins the Sobey Art Award 2021, the prestigious 100,000 award for…
OTTAWA, ON, November 6, 2021 / CNW / - The winner of the Sobey Art Prize 2021, one of the world's most prestigious awards for Canadian emerging visual artists, was announced at a ceremony at the National Gallery of Canada. Laakkuluk…
Breeders’ Cup returns to Del Mar for 2-day extravaganza
The Del Mar candy store is open.
This kid is absolutely dizzying at the prospect of immersing himself in the 14 delicious Breeders' Cup championship races to be played over the next two days in the oval between the surf and the turf.…
Nancy Cannell – Knox County VillageSoup
CAMDEN - Nancy Williams Pendleton Cannell, 78, died peacefully in Camden on Sunday October 17, 2021 after battling Parkinson's disease for 20 years.
Nancy lived a full and adventurous life. She was born on April 13, 1943 in…
Hungary’s “last” Roma fortune teller preserves traditions | Arts and entertainment
Zoltan Sztojka, who claims to be the last Roma fortune teller in…
Anne Saxelby was an advocate of artisanal farmers and their goods
October 30, 2021E.UROPEAN VISITORS to America, this land of infinite diversity, were often surprised by strange examples of equality. For example, why are all pencils yellow, with a pink eraser on the end? Why do so many local newspapers…
LAMB OF GOD, KREATOR, THY ART IS MURDER & GATECREEPER announce European tour for 2022
Lamb Of God and Creator have catch-up dates for theirs State of restlessness Trip. The tour will now include both Your art is murder and Gatecreeper as an opener Current release. The dates below are all for 2022, so everyone has plenty…
The ambitions are high at the FIAC Art Fair. Can sales keep up?
PARIS - It's hard to escape the rivalry between France and its cross-channel neighbor, from the Battle of Agincourt to the Napoleonic Wars to President Charles de Gaulle block Great Britain's accession to the European Economic Community.…
Hello from the Times’s new art editor, Paula Mejía
Welcome to Essential Arts! I am Paula MejÃa, the new culture editor of LA Times and I fill out for Carolina A. Miranda in this week. Introductions
While waiting for my worldly possessions to arrive from my home state of Texas,…
William Hogarth was an artist, not a gentleman
William Hogarth's drawing habit did not go down well in France and resulted in his arrest for espionage. He was only released after he managed to prove he was an artist by drawing several unwilling caricatures. The belligerent Englishman…
Moscow has been imposing the strictest lockdown measures since June 2020
People wait to receive a vaccine against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a vaccination center at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia, July 8, 2021. REUTERS / Tatyana MakeyevaMoscow will reintroduce lockdown measures from October…
Dimitris Papaioannou and the art of painting with bodies
Dimitris Papaioannou has an explanation for his late rise on the international scene. The Greek artist had just turned 50 when he became an overnight hit in Paris in 2014; his first international co-production for the stage, the hugely…
Next Bamber protégé in Europe – Speedcafe
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Callum Hedge, youngster from Earl Bamber Motorsport, will fly to Europe this week to contest the final of the European Formula Regional Championship in 2021.
After the 17-year-old has been banned in Auckland for several…
Governor General Mary May Simon on first international trip
TORONTO - Governor General Mary May Simon appeared in this position on Sunday on her first international trip to Germany to meet officials and take part in the world's largest book fair.
Mai Simon, who became Governor…
Joanne Caillouette Obituary (1928-2021) – Los Angeles, CA
August 6, 1928 - October 10, 2021 Joanne Thompson Caillouette died peacefully with her three children in the early morning of October 10, 2021 at Hoag Hospital, Newport Beach, California. She was 93 years old. Joan Thompson was born in…
Indigenous women continue the tradition of facial marking to inspire their daughters: NPR
Grete Bergman, left, and Sarah Whalen-Lunn during their…
A journey through time in Fort Worth – The great British painter’s new Kimbell moment…
HHave you always wanted to turn back the clock? How about two centuries? This is the view of the world when the renowned British painter JMW Turner (1775-1851) pulls the curtain back - and doesn't pull any blows to show the time in which…
Grada Kilombas Rituals of Resistance
Grada Kilomba is discreet when it comes to describing her previous work in counseling war victims. âIt was a long time ago,â the Portuguese artist and writer, who trained in clinical psychology and…
DUP boycott of meetings with Irish ministers illegal, court rulings – Politics live |…
Mr Justice Scoffield made the statement in Belfast High Court after a Belfast man Sean Napier launched a judicial review of the legality of the DUP case.
The case revolved around DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson's announcement last…
Jeffrey Gibson’s ‘INFINITE INDIGENOUS QUEER LOVE’ opens at deCordova
If you didn't know Jeffrey Gibson before, head to Lincoln's deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum and you'll never miss him or his work again.Gibson's multidisciplinary exhibition, INFINITE INDIGENOUS QUEER LOVE, which opens October 15 in…
Frieze tests the appeal of the London art market to widely dispersed buyers
London's recovery as the hub of the global art trade will be put to the test next week when the Frieze art fair reopens after a pandemic hiatus. European art buyers and advisors are expected to be in place, but market experts warned…
Dindga McCannon is anything but invisible
At 74, Dindga McCannon believes her best job is yet to come. The mixed-media artist's first major solo exhibition in his five-decade career, In Plain Sight, runs through October 16 at the Fridman Gallery. Between…
Fisk Jubilee Singers celebrate 150 years since their first tour
Nashville, Tennessee (AP) - The Fisk Jubilee Singers' first tour was not an instant success, but their persistence despite financial hardship ...
Nashville,…
London’s financial district, steeped in slavery, is facing its past
LONDON, October 6 (Reuters) - British ships have brought over 3 million enslaved Africans across the Atlantic. Lloyd's of London insured many of these ships, which are chained below deck and are sometimes categorized as "perishable" by…
Riccardo Muti: Art and culture can help to heal a world ravaged by the pandemic
There is joy in Riccardo Muti's voice.
The maestro, who has been music director and conductor of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra since 2010, is delighted to be back in town, he says and is returning to the Orchestra Hall to perform live…
Your Tuesday Briefing – The New York Times
A prolonged outage for Facebook and its appsFacebook and its family of apps, including Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp, were inaccessible for over five hours yesterday, which destroyed a vital communication platform used by billions and…
Check-in for the European Capital of Culture 2022
Kaunas Airport, Lithuania, renamed Fluxus Airport
Written by Christopher Osterberg
The international Fluxus movement, which puts artistic process above outcome, has its!-->…
Summit County Fairgrounds, Ohio’s largest marijuana fair
For some, the Ohio Marijuana Expo at the Summit County Fairgrounds in Tallmadge was a painfully serious event that offered an opportunity for relief from chronic health problems from cancer to post-traumatic stress disorder.For others, the…
Melita welcomes the European Week for Sustainable Development
Helping women who have been victims of domestic violence, adopting turtles, watering trees and cleaning campsites are among the actions Melita Ltd and its staff took during European Sustainable Development Week (ESDW).
This Europe-wide…
Shane Cottons sculptures, paintings reef over Māori symbols of respect – ARTnews.com
During Shane Cotton's decades-long career, the painter has continually used symbols of migration and containment, as well as specific motifs from the MÄori who are native to his country, New Zealand - or rather, Aotearoa.…
Digital Services Act: Legal Committee attacks user privacy and freedom of expression on the Internet
Achieve innovation is a new resource developed by the Life Sciences Hub Wales to educate and guide those working in industry, health and social innovation. It summarizes key research results, offers critical insights and provides new…
Teknor Apex expands compounding capacity in Germany
The compounder Teknor Apex Co. has completed a state-of-the-art 50,000 square meter facility in Rothenburg ob der Tauber, which will increase its production capacities for…
‘Cowboy Capital’ is now home to an impressive selection of New Spanish art
BANDERA, Texas - Bandera, known as the âcowboy capital of the worldâ, has a new claim to fame.the Bandera Museum of Natural History Today houses one of the country's finest collections of New Spanish…
Olaf Scholz is a winner, but not a Chancellor – not yet.
BERLIN - For a moment it felt like he was already Chancellor. As Olaf Scholz stood on the stage, surrounded by euphoric supporters who chanted his name and celebrated him as if he were the next front runner in Germany, he was the clear…
The role of the production areas in the export of fruits and vegetables, described by Kevin Auyeung…
BOLOGNA, Italy, September 29, 2021 / PRNewswire / - As part of the China Forum organized in MacFrut, the companies involved in The European Art of Taste project had the opportunity to present themselves to the Asian market with a webinar…
It turns out that artist Neo Rauch’s success is based on a “historical…
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Backs and Fronts: The Painting That Changed the Course of Art
Among those in attendance to hear the excitement caused at the first Backs and Fronts exhibition at New York's PS1 arts center (part of the Museum of Modern Art) in 1982 was art historian and writer Robert Morgan, who recently remembered…
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"Help Fear the Truth"
An opening reception at the Maine Jewish Museum in Portland for the exhibits "Dancing in the Light" - including "Help Fear Truth" by Arthur Fink, shown here; âTiefseeâ by Michel…
Artsy Insider: Two artists see big sales at Art Basel in Basel
At every major fair there tend to be a few artists whose work seems simple everywhere, everywhere, everywhere. This week at Art Basel in Basel, none is more ubiquitous than Chicago-based artist McArthur Binion at the age of seven. The…
Leading European toy brand Joan Miro launches in the Philippines – Manila Bulletin
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One of the world's leading children's toy brands, Joan Miro, has finally launched in the LazMall and other leading e-commerce platforms in the Philippines. The brand is recognized across Europe as the…
Step into a sprawling European farmhouse in the suburbs of Bangalore
In 2020, when the world decided to pick up the bat and ball and go home, Vinithra Amarnathan of Weespaces set to work designing an urban retreat. A young couple had reached out to her to transform a 4,000-square-foot, single-story…
Thief detained after stealing Van Gogh paintings from museum
A Dutch court has arrested an "uncorrectable and calculating criminal" for stealing a Van Gogh painting and another Dutch master worth £ 14 million.The 59-year-old man, who was not named under Dutch data protection law, was…