London Zoo removes Banksy mural after mobbed by visitors: ‘Banksy woz er’
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London Zoo removes Banksy mural after mobbed by visitors: ‘Banksy woz er’

LONDON — The gorilla and other animals that appeared to have escaped from the London Zoo in Banksy ‘s most recent work have been taken into safekeeping. The zoo said it removed the elusive street artist’s mural on its gate Friday evening to preserve it and return its entrance to full operation…

Farmers carve ‘Peanuts’ comic characters in corn mazes nationwide to celebrate 75-year anniversary
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Farmers carve ‘Peanuts’ comic characters in corn mazes nationwide to celebrate 75-year anniversary

Over 80 farms in the United States and Canada have trimmed their hedges to honor “Peanuts” creator Charles M. Schulz and his timeless, beloved characters. Corn maze farmers have teamed up with Peanuts Worldwide to create “Peanuts”-themed attractions, as the Associated Press noted. Schulz released the first strip 75 years ago…

Nigerian artist Fola David aims at world record for largest individual drawing
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Nigerian artist Fola David aims at world record for largest individual drawing

Nigerian artist Fola David is seeking the Guinness record for the largest drawing by an individual after spending six days on his piece in a stadium in the commercial capital Lagos. A drone view of the complete piece covering over 1,000 square meters at Onikan stadium in Lagos, Nigeria on…

Heidi Klum’s ex Vito Schnabel quietly weds Russian model Helena Althof
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Heidi Klum’s ex Vito Schnabel quietly weds Russian model Helena Althof

One of New York City’s hottest bachelors is officially off the market. Art dealer Vito Schnabel, 37, and Russian model Helena Althof, 21, quietly got hitched last week in Old Westbury, NY, a source confirmed to Page Six. Helena Schnabel confirmed their wedding in an Instagram post. helenaalthof/Instagram The couple…

Thai rice farmer Tanyapong Jaikham makes art with plantings that depict cats
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Thai rice farmer Tanyapong Jaikham makes art with plantings that depict cats

A sleeping cat hugs a fish in a picture seen from the air, picked out in sprouting rainbow seedlings in a rice field in Thailand to illustrate a traditional proverb about abundance. Farmer Tanyapong Jaikham and a team of workers planted the seedlings at various spots in the field in…

‘Devil-like figure’ uncovered in 230-year-old painting after restoration
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‘Devil-like figure’ uncovered in 230-year-old painting after restoration

A “devil-like figure” featured in a painting by a renowned artist that’s more than 230 years old has been rediscovered after a recent restoration. The discovery came as a result of conservation work done by the National Trust on a painting of a Shakespearean scene by 18th Century artist Joshua Reynolds, who…

Texas museum to return stolen Roman bust after woman bought it for
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Texas museum to return stolen Roman bust after woman bought it for $35

The Roman bust of Nero Claudius Drusus Germanicus that made headlines last year for being a $35 Goodwill find with a regal past, will be returned to Germany after it concludes its display run at the San Antonio Museum of Art. A spokesperson with the Texas art museum confirmed to Fox News…

Banksy mural on abandoned UK farmhouse destroyed in building demolition
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Banksy mural on abandoned UK farmhouse destroyed in building demolition

Banksy’s latest artwork was destroyed when the barren UK farmhouse it was affixed to was demolished this week — to the dismay of the contractors who were unaware the British artist was behind the piece, according to reports. The mural, dubbed “Morning is Broken,” appeared on the side of the…

Graeme Drendel wins Australian portrait prize after ironic twist
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Graeme Drendel wins Australian portrait prize after ironic twist

The winner of Australia’s richest portrait prize — one of the most coveted in the Australian artistic world — has been revealed. Victorian artist Graeme Drendel claimed the $150,000 Doug Moran National Portrait Prize for 2022 for his portrait of fellow artist Lewis Miller, in Sydney on Wednesday. In an…