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Thieves steal Vincent Van Gogh's painting 'Spring Garden' from Dutch museum amid coronavirus shutdown

Thieves stole a painting by Dutch master Vincent Van Gogh early Monday in a daring heist from a museum that was closed to the public because of the coronavirus pandemic.

31 Mar 2020

Chinese artist, Roy Wang, pays tribute to doctors and nurses treating coronavirus with his light painting

A Chinese artist has paid tribute to doctors and nurses and their months-long battle to treat virus-stricken patients in his latest light painting creations.

02 Apr 2020

Senegal's graffiti artists join the fight against coronavirus

The mural stretched over 10 metres of wall in Senegal's seaside capital Dakar shows a giant pair of hands reaching out for sanitiser, and a woman in hoop earrings and a facemask coloured blue.

29 Mar 2020

Landmark Egyptian museum gets disinfected as virus fears grow

Cleaning crews descended upon the landmark Egyptian museum in Cairo on Monday, dousing it with disinfectants as fears mount over the spread of the novel coronavirus.

24 Mar 2020

Creativity comes to a halt at Amarillo arts organisations

In response to the guidelines set by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the city of Amarillo temporarily closed the Amarillo Civic Center Complex for all its gatherings and events, according to its website.

23 Mar 2020

Maraya Art Centre tackles the riddle of the place one calls home

Maraya Art Centre, Sharjah, the non-profit body that aims to support artists in the region, has announced its March exhibition programme.

19 Mar 2020

Oh, to be at Jameel Arts Centre, Dubai, now that Spring’s there!

One of the best-known and most influential artists of his generation, Rakowitz draws on complex histories, politics and cultures to create highly charged, inspirational large-scale installations.

18 Mar 2020

Saudi breaks record with Largest Mirrored Building in the World

Saudi Arabia, Maraya Concert Hall has set a Guinness World Records™ title for largest mirrored building in the world. "Maraya" means "mirrors" in Arabic, and the “mirrored wonder” got this name due to the giant mirrors attached to its structure

17 Mar 2020

Capital Club hosts street artist Paparazzi’s show in Dubai

Achilleas Michaelides aka Paparazzi (b.1982) is a painter, graffiti writer, muralist and street artist based in Cyprus. His first acquaintance with art began in 1992 when he attended art school in Tbilisi, Georgia.

17 Mar 2020