Visual arts

Following in the footsteps of the banana that sold for $6.2 million, a seemingly blank white canvas will be up for auction in Germany, with a starting bid of $1.5 million.

The Zeugma Mosaic Museum, one of the world's largest mosaic museums, has attracted more than 3.15 million visitors since its establishment in 2011.

These pigments aren’t just about aesthetics; they hold secrets that unravel the authenticity of artworks, guiding experts in distinguishing originality from restoration

Made up of 46 traditional villages, the region has been recognised for its authenticity and unique architectural beauty

The Tsantilis Art Gallery (artmodern.gr) presents a solo exhibition by up-and-coming visual artist Antonia Iroidou. Having honed her skills at renowned institutions in Germany and Switzerland, Iroidou's love of digital art shines through in her work.

The Hellenistic-era pebble mosaics found during the archaeological excavations in the Balatlar Building Complex in the northern province of Sinop have been revealed to belong to the "dining room of a wealthy family."

The Thessaloniki Museum of Photography is presenting an exhibition dedicated to Greek photographer Yannis Behrakis (1960-2019) with material from the rich archive of the internationally renowned photojournalist.

Though few onlookers have ever noticed, the famed golden-topped obelisk at the center of Place de la Concorde in Paris has stood without a tip for nearly 200 years - until June 20.

In a ceremony attended by VIPs, a trainee craftworker showed no signs of vertigo as she placed a new gold-plated point atop the 3,000-year-old monument, which was gift to France from Egypt in 1830.

The Basel contemporary art fair last week defied forecasts of a market slowdown, with wealthy collectors buying works with seven or eight-figure price tags.

At its VIP day on June 13, Zurich's Hauser and Wirth gallery sold a spider by Franco-American sculptor Louise Bourgeois for $22.5 million.

Henk Schiffmaker's needle whirrs as he tattoos the familiar lines of an elephant on Lilian Rachmaran's back.

"Highbrow to lowbrow" is how the famous Dutch tattoo artist describes his latest project, inking sketches by Rembrandt van Rijn onto the skin of visitors to the building the Golden Age master once called home. Or call it high art to body art.