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Rising Sea Levels and Coastal Flooding Threaten Rapa Nui’s Moai Statues, New Study Says

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Moai sculptures on Easter Island. Universal Images Group via Getty Images Rising sea levels are expected to impact part of Chile’s Rapa Nui National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site, by 2080, according to a study recently published in the Journal of Cultural Heritage. Coastal flooding also threatens at least 51 culturally significant artifacts there, including …

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Inigo Philbrick, Art Dealer Convicted of Fraud, Makes Rare Appearance in New Documentary

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Inigo Philbrick. Photo Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images for Galerie Patrick Seguin Inigo Philbrick, an art dealer who went to prison for defrauding other dealers and investors out of millions of dollars, spoke to the BBC for a forthcoming documentary. In 2022, Philbrick was sentenced to seven years in US prison, with two years of supervised …

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Sotheby’s to Sell Eddie Van Halen’s Guitar for $2 M.

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Eddie Van Halen’s 1982 Kramer Electric Guitar. The guitar shows extensive wear from playing, and the body features an inscription from Eddie Van Halen to Rudy Leiren. Courtesy, Sotheby’s This October, Sotheby’s will auction one of rock history’s most recognizable instruments: Eddie Van Halen’s custom-built 1982 Kramer guitar. Estimated at $2 million–$3 million, the instrument …

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After 12-Year Hiatus, Egypt’s Alexandria Biennale Will Return in 2026

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The medieval Citadel of Qaitbay, built during the reign of the eponymous Mamluk Sultan between 1477-1479 on the exact site of the ancient Ptolemaic Lighthouse of Alexandria, is lit up at night in Egypt’s northern Mediterranean coastal city of Alexandria on November 24, 2023. (Photo by Amir MAKAR / AFP) (Photo by AMIR MAKAR/AFP via …

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2,000-Year-Old Silver Coins May Rewrite the History of Trading in Southeast Asia

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An assortment of the ‘Riding Sun/Srivatsa’ coins discovered at Oc Eo/An Giang, Vietnam, and Angkor Borei, Cambodia, and held at the Ho Chi Minh City History Museum and SOSORO Museum of Economy and Money. Via Antiquity A vast trade network likely linked the ancient inhabitants of Southeast Asia’s jungles and coastlines, a two-millennia-old trove of …

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US Senator Ron Wyden Calls for Investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s Work for Collector Leon Black

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Leon Black. Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Museum of Modern Art Leon Black, a billionaire investor and art collector, is once again the subject of scrutiny for his relationship to Jeffrey Epstein, the late financier convicted of sex trafficking. At the end of July, Ron Wyden, a Democratic senator from Oregon who sits on …

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Roman Villa in Sicily Yields a Mosaic of Surprising Footwear

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A Roman mosaic in the archaeological site of Sabratha, picturing ancient sandals ‘flip flops’ similar to the ones seen at Villa Romana del Casale. March 19, 2007. (Photo by Edoardo Fornaciari/Getty Images) Getty Images For seven decades, archaeologists at the Villa Romana del Casale in south-central Sicily have been uncovering mosaics that blur the line …

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Justin Sun, Billionaire Buyer of Maurizio Cattelan’s ‘Comedian,’ Sues Bloomberg News

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Chinese-born crypto founder Justin Sun seems to be enjoying the publicity that comes with buying a $6.2 million banana. AFP via Getty Images Justin Sun, the billionaire buyer of Maurizio Cattelan‘s Comedian, recently filed a lawsuit against Bloomberg LP and Bloomberg Inc. to prevent the company from “recklessly and improperly disclosing his highly confidential, sensitive, …

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Burmese Artist Claims Art Exhibition in Thailand Was Censored by China

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The entrance to the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre. Photo by: Jeff Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Several changes have been made to an art exhibition on authoritarian regimes at the Bangkok Arts and Cultural Centre after repeated visits by Chinese embassy representatives, BBC News reports. The show, titled “Constellation of Complicity: Visualising the …

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