17 days ago
Armless fun: why sculpture can have far more power and be much more sensuous when it’s broken
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. The Guardian UK is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 29 Sept 2026, 14:00 UTC. 3 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Armless fun: why sculpture can have far more power and be much more sensuous when it’s broken”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
From a pharoah’s pouting and almost kissable lips to a Mussolini with a hole in the head, a new exhibition is exploring how some ancient fragments speak more profoundly than fully intact treasures The nose of Cleopatra VII was supposed to have been so beautiful that it changed the course…
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Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by The Guardian UK
‘Stern, sensuous, almost kissable lips’: why sculptures can have far more power when they’re broken
- Picked up by The Guardian UK
‘Stern, sensuous, almost kissable lips’: why sculptures can have far more power they’re broken
- Picked up by The Guardian UK
Armless fun: why sculpture can have far more power and be much more sensuous when it’s broken
Reported by 1 outlet
- The Guardian