LONDON, Aug. 24 (UPI) -- Artist Damien Hirst says he hopes to reduce his art backlog by placing hundreds of pieces up for auction with the British auction house Sotheby's.

LONDON, April 1 (UPI) -- Angus Fairhurst, one of the founding members of the Young British Artists group of conceptual artists, has hanged himself from a tree, police said.

EDINBURGH, Scotland, Feb. 27 (UPI) -- Art collector and dealer Anthony d'Offay is donating hundreds of modern works for display at the National Galleries of Scotland and the Tate in England.

NEW YORK, Feb. 16 (UPI) -- Singer Bono's (RED) charity reportedly raised more than $42 million through an art auction in New York to help battle AIDS in Africa.

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LONDON, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- A 3.3-pound truffle discovered by a dog in Italy brought a record-breaking $330,000 at auction.

LONDON, Oct. 16 (UPI) -- "Study from the Human Body, Man Turning on the Light," a painting by renowned 20th-century artist Francis Bacon, has been sold in London for $16.5 million.

LONDON, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- Sotheby's in London has removed three prints from a planned sale of works by artist Damien Hirst because of doubts about their authenticity. The British Broadcasting Corp. Monday said concerns had surfaced over the signature on the prints as well as some

VENICE, Italy, May 1 (UPI) -- Billionaire art collector Francois Pinault has moved part of his collection for a first public exhibition in Venice, after failing to build a museum in Paris.