1. (via Flowers Soaked in Liquid Nitrogen Shatter on Impact | Colossal)

    (via Flowers Soaked in Liquid Nitrogen Shatter on Impact | Colossal)

  2. The writer Maeve Binchy has died following a short illness, aged 72.

    — Writer Maeve Binchy dies aged 72 - RTÉ News

  3. Archaeological “gold mine” illuminates connection between king and sun god.

    — “Dramatic” New Maya Temple Found, Covered With Giant Faces

  4. BP’s sponsorship of British arts institutions, including the National Gallery and the Royal Opera House, is worth more than £1m a year. It first attracted protests after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010.

    — Protesters take 16-metre wind turbine blade to Tate Modern | Art and design | guardian.co.uk

  5. the book, which contained 1,000 images of Caravaggio’s work and the supposed “new” drawings, was abruptly withdrawn from Amazon’s website on Tuesday, with the title crossed out and a blank space where the cover of the book had been displayed.

    — Amazon withdraws controversial Caravaggio book - Telegraph

  6. The sketches and paintings, if proved to be authentic, would be worth an estimated 700 million euros (£560 million).

    — Italian art historians ‘find 100 Caravaggio paintings’ - Telegraph

  7. Propping up the Leaning Tower of Pisa or hanging from a cliff face are not what most most would expect when visiting the average art gallery or museum.

    — The Korean art galleries that add eye-popping optical tricks to tourists’ holiday snaps | Mail Online

  8. The Viking Project took to the diminutive Bog Cottage stage in the middle of the Body and Soul forest to an unexpectedly large crowd.

    — Review: Body & Soul 2012 | Goldenplec

  9. Rare aerial photographs of Britain go online | Art and design | guardian.co.uk

    Rare aerial photographs of Britain go online | Art and design | guardian.co.uk

  10. Rembrandt drawing found in Scottish attic:
    Owner contacted auction house Christie’s after finding black chalk study of a blind beggar in a wardrobe

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    Rembrandt drawing found in Scottish attic | Art and design | The Guardian

    Really?