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Remembering late artist Robert Irwin, and a look at exhibitions for Paul Pfeiffer, Barbara T. Smith, and more in Los Angeles.

In an effort to tackle the trade in illicit cultural property, the EU has introduced a regulation to control the importation of cultural goods. The new import controls discussed below apply in addition to the existing obligation to declare cultural property to customs and pay import VAT in the EU country where the property is being introduced.

Exulting in the joys (and uses) of a pile of poo

Robilant + Voena presents “Ahead of Her Time," an exploration of masterful painting by the women artists history chose to forget.

Beyond its interest for historians, Tao Te Ching has special significance for anyone trying to find a sane path in today’s world.

An expert’s guide to the best castle hotels in the UK. Discover the best hotels for a top stay in a castle in the UK, from free tours and private access, to medieval rooms and banquets.

The premier antique fair in the United States will showcase antiques from around the world spanning 5,000 years 

When it reopened last summer after a prolonged period of renovation New York’s Hispanic Society Museum and Library in upper Manhattan did so without showing…

And loved him even more after that because hed been nice to me. did bacon inspire you to start your own painting at that time or drawing? no, iwould never attempt to sort of go down that route, that kind of fine art, old master—style painter. it just wasnt available to me. its really interesting that in 2004, when you won the turner prize, the report on the ten oclock news — "this is an artist who, "by his own admission, cant paint or draw." yeah. were you trying to reclaim the idea of what ...

After the listing disappeared, some speculated that the Queen Isabel portrait might have been purchased by a museum in the United States