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PA Media: EntertainmentPainting by British artist Leonora Carrington sells for record £22.8m
Sotheby’s says the sale of Les Distractions de Dagobert means she is the most valuable British-born woman artist at auction.
- Oxford Mail
Dame Judi Dench meet and greet sells out within hours
Dame Judi Dench shared anecdotes and insights into her illustrious theatre career at a sold out one-off fundraising event near Oxfordshire.
- Yorkshire Live
Our Yorkshire Farm star Reuben Owen reunites with 'all grown up' brothers
Our Yorkshire Farm star Reuben Owen was reunited with his younger brothers in a teaser for next week's episode of Life in the Dales
- Snopes
It Is Said Cesarean Sections Are So Named Because Julius Caesar Was Born That Way. Here's What We Found
This claim has been around since at least the 16th century. That doesn't necessarily mean it's true.
- CNN
The Mona Lisa was set in this surprising Italian town, geologist claims
Ann Pizzorusso believes she has deduced the location of one of the world’s most famous portraits using her geological expertise.
- The Guardian
Redone, hidden, burnt: seven famous subjects and the portraits they hated
Mining tycoon Gina Rinehart has asked the National Gallery of Australia to remove her portrait, painted by Vincent Namatjira. Others have gone much further
- The Guardian
Vincent Namatjira says ‘people don’t have to like my paintings’ after Gina Rinehart demands portrait be removed
The billionaire wants a painting of her removed from the National Gallery of Australia but the Archibald-winning artist says he hopes people think about what he is trying to say
- Time
Gina Rinehart’s Unflattering Portrait—and Reputation With Indigenous Australians
Australia’s wealthiest person comes under the microscope after unsuccessfully trying to get the National Gallery to remove a painting of her by an acclaimed Aboriginal artist.
- AFP
After 100 years, rare Danish coin collection up for auction
Like Sleeping Beauty cursed to sleep for 100 years, a Danish coin collection decreed to be kept off the market for a century will finally go under the hammer late this year.It's like the princess had been sleeping for 100 years," Helle Horsnaes, head of the National Museum's coin and medallion collection, told AFP. In 1922, Lars Emil Bruun, a Danish entrepreneur and coin expert, bought the collection from the aristocratic Bille-Brahe family, agreeing to respect the National Museum's pre-emptive
- CNN
Soldier graffiti found on castle door in ‘astonishing discovery’
More than 50 etchings from soldiers have been discovered on an English castle door in an “astonishing discovery,” including graffiti of what could depict the French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte being hanged.
- The Telegraph
Royal photography retouching is nothing new, exhibition shows
A new Buckingham Palace exhibition on royal portraits has included a section on the history of retouching Royal family photographs.
- Birmingham Live
Amanda Abbington 'thrilled' over new role as Giovanni Pernice quits BBC Strictly Come Dancing
BBC Sherlock actress, who was left with PTSD after her partnering with Giovanni for last year's series, says she is "thrilled" to be a part of the new show.
- PA Media: UK News
British artist David Shrigley: I thought printmakers were ‘losers’ at art school
The Copenhagen Prints exhibition in East London is the only show from Shrigley in the UK this year.
- Business Insider
King Charles' first official portrait is dividing the art world
One art critic felt it was too "safe" and brought to mind a bloody horror movie, while another praised its modernity and deep emotional resonance.
- People
Australia’s Richest Woman Demands Gallery Remove Portrait, Artist Says Others 'Don't Have to Like My Paintings'
The gallery described the exhibition as a “wry look at the politics of history, power and leadership from a contemporary Aboriginal perspective"
- Belfast Live
Things to do across Belfast this weekend, May 17-19
Here are some of the fun things happening across the city over the next few days
- PA Media: UK News
One hundred years of royal portrait photography celebrated at Palace
An unseen family photo marking the birth of four royal babies and the 40th birthday portrait of the Princess of Wales are among the images on show.
- York Press
Mad-cap Victorian 'Del Boy' to reveal his darker side on York stage
York Opera's The Sorcerer comes to York Theatre Royal
- The Conversation
Humans have been altering nature for thousands of years – to shape a sustainable future, it’s important to understand that deep history
Understanding how humans came to exert such enormous pressure on Earth’s ecosystems can inform more sustainable ways of living.
- CNN
Inside a historic Bangkok theater, passionate performers keep a masked art form alive
One of the best places to experience an authentic Khon performance is at Bangkok’s Sala Chalermkrung Royal Theatre.