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Cuban artists and international rights activists are pushing the government to revise legislation due to take effect in December that they fear will hamper creativity and increase censorship on the Communist-run island. from Reuters: Arts https://ift.tt/2SyMyna https://ift.tt/1lWo55T

Vases carved out of shrapnel are displayed next to soldiers' uniforms and a warplane figurine made out of the remains of a Zeppelin: welcome to the World War One-themed home of Chantal and Serge Giudice. from Reuters: Arts https://ift.tt/2PsiHxZ https://ift.tt/1lWo55T

Syria's National Museum of Damascus opened its rich trove of antiquities to visitors again on Sunday, seven years after war forced them to close and months after the government recaptured all rebel areas near the capital. from Reuters: Arts https://ift.tt/2qf1jyB https://ift.tt/1lWo55T

Three Banksy prints were sold at a Paris auction on Wednesday - this time without any pranks by the British artist. from Reuters: Arts https://ift.tt/2D3hCqI https://ift.tt/1lWo55T

Guests at the Walled Off Hotel in the occupied West Bank town of Bethlehem on Tuesday admired the works of British street artist Banksy, whose wall paintings and other works adorn the establishment. from Reuters: Arts https://ift.tt/2O0j2TR https://ift.tt/1lWo55T

Christie's, the auction house that has sold paintings by Picasso and Monet at record prices, was poised on Tuesday to set another milestone with the first-ever auction of art created by artificial intelligence. from Reuters: Arts https://ift.tt/2RasN42 https://ift.tt/1lWo55T

Graffiti covers the ruins of Cyrene in eastern Libya, a city founded by Greeks more than 2,600 years ago that once attracted tourists but is now neglected and the target of vandals. from Reuters: Arts https://ift.tt/2AolYGp https://ift.tt/1lWo55T

The first auction house to sell prints by Banksy since THAT auction two weeks ago does not anticipate another stunt like the one that shredded half a picture moments after the hammer fell. But, hey, if something were to happen? Great! from Reuters: Arts https://ift.tt/2S1upOu https://ift.tt/1lWo55T