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Rare 19th-century condom with erotic etching goes on display at Dutch museum

A rare 19th-century condom decorated with an erotic etching featuring a nun and three clergymen is going on display at a museum in the Netherlands.

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Macron wax statue stolen from Paris museum for anti-Russian protest

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Asian painters were ‘othered’ in Paris a century ago. Now, the art world is taking note

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In this museum space, the objects are yours to touch

Caroline Walker

How motherhood is being reframed in art

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New Stalin monument in Moscow subway stirs debate

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Indian author Banu Mushtaq wins International Booker Prize with short story collection

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Jim Morrison’s stolen grave bust found after 37 years

Who took ‘Napalm Girl’? World Press Photo ‘suspends’ attribution of historic Vietnam War image

‘Fun, crazy and ludicrous’ images of Cannes before camera phones

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Marlene Dumas painting sets new record for living female artist

Wave Murano Glass

How this Boston physics student became one of Murano’s youngest master glassmakers

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Video Video shows King Charles’ portrait being vandalized by activists 0:51

Video Why filmmaker Maryam Keshavarz unearthed her family’s secrets for ‘The Persian Version’ 11:41

Video ‘Nothing to be embarrassed about’: How Asian Americans take pride in their identities 2:39

Video Daredevil stunts and elaborate costumes: Inside the competitive world of lion dancing 2:51

Katsushika Hokusai

Video The artisans keeping Japan’s woodblock print tradition alive 2:07

Video Takashi Murakami’s artistic influences 3:05

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Koyo Kouoh, history-making curator of the 2026 Venice Biennale, has died, age 57

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Coronation portrait of UK’s King Charles unveiled

teamLab Phenomena Abu Dhabi

Where art, tech and nature collide: teamLab opens an immersive new experience in Abu Dhabi

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South Korea’s unique housing culture has inspired a major new exhibition

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Child damages Rothko painting in Dutch museum

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For Subscribers Forgers and fraudsters trusted him for decades — but he was an undercover FBI art detective

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Dutch town hall says it may have accidentally thrown out Andy Warhol work

Rare set of first editions of Shakespeare’s plays could fetch $6 million at auction

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Russian artist reveals mystery Trump portrait gifted by Putin to the US president

It was once a small Spanish fishing town. Now it attracts millions of tourists every year

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Nigerian cinema in the spotlight as ‘My Father’s Shadow’ to premiere in Cannes Film Festival first

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Inside Ghanaian painter Amoako Boafo’s rise to art-world stardom

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Global art sales plummeted by 12% in 2024, says industry report

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Painter of ‘truly the worst’ Trump portrait says president’s comments threaten her art career

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It’s among the largest collections of Michelangelo sculptures ever shown. But there’s a catch

Miles Aldridge Courtesy Sotheby’s

‘You only have your eyes to trust’: Miles Aldridge on shooting film in the digital age