When the first visitors arrived at Jasmina Cibic’s new exhibition at the Museum der Moderne in Salzburg, Austria earlier this month, they were greeted by a pile of rubble. The room was also filled with a fragrance created from varieties of roses named after the founding fathers of a united Europe – figures like Charles […]
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Ukraine to launch NFT to mark Russian invasion history | Ukraine
The Ukrainian government is to launch a non-fungible token marking the history of the Russian invasion with unique digital art, in its latest use of digital assets to fund its war efforts. The country’s Deputy Minister of Digital Transformation, Alex Bornyakov, said the NFT collection would be “like a museum of the Russian-Ukrainian war. We […]
The road well traveled: 100 years of Jack Kerouac | Jack Kerouac
Jack Kerouac – anti-establishment icon, groundbreaking author of the American classic On the Road, pioneer of the Beat Generation and, perhaps most importantly, an enduring symbol of cool. If a dog-eared On the Road paperback slung in your back pocket was once the ultimate avant-garde accessory, 100 years after its birth, a Kerouac namecheck has […]
The Smithsonian American Art Museum presents a series of in-person and virtual programs as part of the 2022 National Cherry Blossom Festival
The Smithsonian American Art Museum is collaborating for the ninth consecutive year with the National Cherry Blossom Festival for a series of in-person and virtual cherry blossom-themed public programs. The museum’s cherry blossom family activities and celebrations are part of its popular online Family Zone series, designed to stimulate learning, creativity and appreciation of the […]
Top 10 Books About Suffering Artists | fiction
DDuring a psychotic episode, the artist takes his knife and cuts his ear, the blood spills on the canvas and blooms into a bouquet of beautiful sunflowers. As Plato said, “Not all good poets are in their right mind when they make their beautiful songs.” They are simple receptacles through which suffering flows and is […]
Smithsonian to return most of its Beninese bronze collection to Nigeria
The Smithsonian Institution, one of the world’s largest cultural organizations, said on Tuesday it planned to return most of its collection of bronzes from Benin to Nigeria, a sweeping move that would punctuate a month-long institutional review of its collection practices and the ethics behind them. The Smithsonian has a collection of 39 Benin bronzes, […]
Point Pleasant ‘decoy king’ undergoes state-of-the-art heart surgery
PLEASANT POINT – Arthur “Artie” Birdsall’s life is dedicated to carving duck decoys, a tradition that goes back generations in his family and a vocation to which he has dedicated 50 years of his life. But Birdsall’s carving days nearly came to an end when heart failure prevented him from breathing and robbed him of […]
A Kitsilano kitchen takes inspiration from the Old World for a contemporary refresh
Breadcrumb Links Westcoast Homes and Design Featured Homes Design When Gillian Segal was approached to redevelop this home, she was inspired by the owner’s love for art. Art is a key element of the space. Photo by Ema Peter /PNG Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate […]
Creative Boom launches eight exclusive new prints from leading artists and designers in its store
Participating artists include Noma Bar, Zoë Barker, Sarah Boris, Marylou Faure, Peter Greenwood, Dani Molyneux, Danielle Rhoda and Wendy Wong. They join the existing lineup which includes Maaike Canne, Luis Mendo, Murugiah, Supermundane and Haley Tippmann. Each work is available in an A3 poster, printed on the finest Giclee fine art paper and produced to […]
The Nautilus speaker is a snail-like piece of art to start the conversation in your living room
“Wow, what a beautiful piece of art you have there on the fireplace. Who’s the sculptor? Gormley? Kapoor? Koons?” You smile, press a few buttons and soothing, jazzy music starts playing from the “sculpture” they admired “Bowers & Wilkins”, you answer, to the great confusion of your guests. If you know the name, you must […]
Can we judge a wine by its label? | Wine
HWhat is the influence of the label on your decision to buy a wine? A little, I imagine – and, although I’m more concerned with the contents than the appearance of a bottle, the same applies to me as well. The label can also change your perception of a wine. To take an example, I’ve […]
“Kind of a dream come true”: Ackland Upstairs shines a light on NC’s black feminisms and more
A brief climb to the second floor of the Ackland Museum of Art leads museum visitors to Ackland Upstairs, an evolving exhibit where the art changes every eight weeks. The space, separated into galleries, contains works of art by different artists – all from different mediums. The current facility opened on January 10. Many galleries […]
QNL Launches Online Course on Combating Art and Manuscript Trafficking
Doha: The Qatar National Library (QNL) yesterday launched an online course on “Combating Art Trafficking: Special Focus on Manuscripts”, as part of its role as a regional center for International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) for the Preservation and Preservation of Heritage Materials for Arab Countries and the Middle East. The three-day online […]
The City of Santa Monica and Building Bridges Art Exchange invite the public to a Black History Reception, Art Walk on February 19
February 14, 2022 8:21 a.m. The city’s Black History Month Committee and Building Bridges Art Exchange are partnering to host an arts reception on Saturday, February 19, 2022, to feature exhibits focused on Black health and wellness. The event will take place from 2-3 p.m. at the Building Bridges Art Exchange at the Bergamot Station […]
The radical woman behind “Goodnight Moon”
Brown usually took fifteen to twenty minutes to write the first draft of a story – they were often scribbled on the back of envelopes or on shopping lists. She then took a year or two to massage the rhythm and timing of the text. She claimed that she never had “any idea at the […]
NDMC plans to install sculptures on 12 roundabouts in New Delhi
To promote Indian art and culture and beautify the Delhi of Lutyens, the New Delhi City Council (NDMC) plans to install themed sculptures at 12 major roundabouts and other significant places in the New Delhi area under the l ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav from the Center. ‘ — an initiative to celebrate 75 years of […]
Maine Lives Lost: Artist’s family mourns ‘hero’ after long battle with COVID
Perry Clark loved to make art – large murals, signs for stores, custom pieces for cars, trucks and motorcycles. Perry Clark’s family members say he was a gentleman and scholar with a passion for art. Photo obituary In the workshop he set up in the garage of his home in Buxton, he always had a […]
Robert Indiana’s attorney, accused of overpaying himself by millions, has reached a settlement with the artist’s estate
A chapter in the knotty and seemingly endless legal saga over Robert Indiana’s estate has come to a close. In April 2021, Aaron Frey, the attorney general of Maine, where Indiana died in 2018, accused the executor of the artist to overpay himself and other legal representatives by approximately $3.7 million. Frey ordered that the […]
ArtSci Roundup: Small Island Big Song: Our Island, Photograph 51 and More
arts and entertainment January 20, 2022 Through public events and exhibits, connect with the UW community every week! Many of these opportunities are broadcast via Zoom. All UW faculty, staff, and students have access to Zoom Pro via UW-IT. Small Island Big Song: Our Island January 29, 7:30 p.m. | The Great Hall and online […]
Art books to cheer you up this winter
Join the fold A diptych by Michaela Yearwood-Dan, created during confinement A work by Stephen Doherty, one of 36 artists whose work is included in Bound Bound, £2,500, available from Sarabande Foundation and Dover Street Market Since Lee Alexander McQueen founded the Sarabande Foundation in 2006 to support “creatively fearless” designers and artists, she has […]
Sing Sing artists
Journalists incarcerated in San Quentin produce a monthly broadsheet. Cowboys locked up at the Louisiana State Penitentiary perform at the Angola Prison Rodeo (events include a barrel race and a game of poker in which four men play while seated at a table while a bull coward fights). Recently at the Sing Sing Correctional Facility, […]
I’m an artist and I spend every day covering my walls with trippy designs – it’s super unique and I might never finish
A 26-year-old woman from Louisiana is working to make her entire home a work of art – her art. She said that she paints a new place in her house every day and she doesn’t know if she will ever finish achieving her vision. 5 Charlie’s pride and joy Kim Cooper is the unique home […]
Much loved, hated, this installation by Bandra is inspired by a song about motherhood
If you’ve been in Mumbai long enough, chances are you’ve come across Bandra’s art installation titled ‘A Child Gives Birth to a Mother’. It’s one of those unique works of art in the city that has perhaps earned as much praise as ridicule. But one thing is certain, you can’t pass the installation without it […]
Incredibly creative and popular creative visual artists to follow on Instagram
Tired of staring at selfies, the same memes, “talking” huskies, and endless food pictures and videos on Instagram? Well, it’s time to refresh your list of “followers” by adding the brilliance of creative visual artists, whose works span the mediums of photography, multimedia, sculpture and more. To help you out, we’ve put together a list […]
Reflektion Design shares an authentic ancestral art, a decor
By Luke Netzley Pasadena Weekly Associate Editor SAnitra Terrell, from Pasadena, was at the lowest point of her life after losing her job. She reflected on her fondest memory: an eight-week trip to Ghana as a Fulbright Fellow in 2006. “A museum near where I lived at the time heard that I was going to […]
How new AI research is changing the way curators and collectors view attribution
“Accuracy when using AI and neural networks relies to a large extent on the quality of the data,” she said. “We use a two-step authentication method to collect reliable data that filters out spurious and unreliable images, ensuring that training images are referenced to the existing catalog raisonné. We work with art historians to provide […]
The Guardian’s Take on the Six-Hour Show: The Curious Long Art Affair | Editorial
IThere’s nothing new to note that the rise of streaming services has the potential to free up screen artwork from its standard length and shape. TV documentary director Adam Curtis, for example, has long embraced iPlayer over linear TV for his films, because on the streaming platform they would find a home away from the […]
47-year-old main store in Philly, Wonderland closed. “I made a good living for many years,” says the owner.
Michael Katz, the longtime owner of the main Wonderland store in Rittenhouse Square in Philadelphia, hangs up the hookah. It offers a 50% to 75% discount on smoking-related items on most items and plans to shut down permanently in early February after nearly 50 years in business. “I had a good run,” Katz said on […]
Journal “Modern worlds: Austrian and German art, 1890-1940”: a capital introduction to a myriad of movements
New York Here, the Neue Galerie is no longer “new”. The museum has also never been interested in new art, as in contemporary art. Inspired by art institutions of the old world, in particular the Neue Galerie in Vienna, founded in 1923, the Neue Galerie New York (which opened in November 2001) focuses on particular […]
River City Photographic Art Artist of the Month for January at Vigo Library | the life of the valley
A mix of figurative and abstract photographic art by Sheila K. Ter Meer will be on display throughout January in the Gallery space of the River City Art Association’s Artist of the Month at the County Public Library of Vigo. The Brazilian native has been honored for her nature photographs in the TREES Inc. and […]
What Yoda was originally supposed to look like
An iconic Star Wars character, Yoda took several artists and a long process to switch his design from a gnome-like creature to his classic look. Jedi Master Yoda became one of the Star Wars’ most beloved characters, but it was originally very different from its current iconic design. Star wars is known to feature a […]
Fosters completes art museum in Chinese city | News
Foster & Partners completed the Datong Art Museum, designed to be an important cultural destination for China. The museum, which has just opened to the public, is formed by a series of interconnected pyramids that appear to emerge from the earth below and has a vast columnless space that can accommodate large-scale works of art. […]
Alto raises $ 40 million to help individuals invest tax-wise in assets like crypto and works of art – TechCrunch
Alternative investments have a time. Their popularity has grown over the past decade, with the asset class growing from just over $ 3 trillion in 2008 to over $ 10,000 billion in 2019, according to data provider Preqin. Institutions have fueled much of this growth, investing at an all-time high in alternatives such as crypto, […]
Resident Culture Brewing opens in South End Charlotte, North Carolina
Resident Culture Brewing Co. will celebrate the grand opening of its new South End taproom at 5 p.m. this Friday with live DJs, giveaways and dollar tacos from El Toro Bruto for the first 50 orders, limited to three per person. Owners Amanda and Phillip McLamb and Chris Tropeano had considered a second location before […]
Samsung adds NFT trading to its televisions • The Register
Samsung has given its 2022 smart TV lineup the ability to trade non-fungible tokens (NFTs), the blockchain-dependent certificates of authenticity for digital assets. The Korean giant says the updated Smart Hub in its 2022 lineup includes an app that “features an intuitive and integrated platform for discovering, buying and trading digital works of art.” The […]
Thomas Crow on Billy Apple
Billy Apple, Billy Apple Bleaching with Clairol Instant Cream Whip, November 1962, gilded gelatin silver print, 16 × 22 5⁄8 “. Photo: Richard Smith. ALTHOUGH IT WAS much more, Billy Apple had a convincing claim to have been the accomplished Pop artist, one who pursued its implications so thoroughly that he managed to escape the […]
The Vibal Foundation celebrates Filipino art with The Art of Window, Display, and Design
Vibal Foundation (VFI) has released the latest addition to its growing Fifty Shades of Philippine Art series: Window Art, Display and Design, written by Chito Vijandre and Ricky Toledo. The book was launched during VFI’s virtual event, which honors its matriarch, Esther Vibal. Richly complemented by more than 500 beautiful images of shop windows, works […]
the galleries look beyond their four walls
Radical artists have often wanted to upset the culture, but perhaps not in the literal sense of the response to the pandemic. In 2021, the word of health authorities is to get out of theaters and cafes and galleries and find counterparts outside to avoid spreading the virus. Certain galleries are well placed to take […]
The 7 best drawing apps for Windows 10
If you are a professional artist or just a beginner wanting to start your manga series, there are so many digital drawing apps available that it’s easy to get overwhelmed. As such, we’ve picked out some of the best drawing apps for Windows 10 so you know exactly what you need. Let’s see what each […]
Almost 100 years later, this historic LA hotel continues to empower and support local artists and designers
Built in 1926, downtown LA Hotel Figueroa was originally intended to provide room and board for women traveling alone in search of a safe place to stay at a time when women were widely prohibited from traveling without a male chaperone. Almost a century later, the hotel’s feminist spirit lives on. As a tribute to […]
Francis spoke about the explosion of the contemporary art market and his “peephole” career going from artist to auction manager
You have been active as an artist and curator; you had a theoretical and artistic training Historical context. Wasn’t going to an auction house problematic? Many artists, art historians, art critics don’t like auction houses because the evaluation goes through the money. There was that old conflict between art and money, already Pliny in the […]
Create your own stunning holiday art with this free AI app
The new Dream by Wombo AI app paints eerily beautiful works of art in seconds and only needs a few words to create festive entertainment. A new artificial intelligence application for iPhone and Android can generate stunning holiday themed art and it is available for free. While some artificial intelligence creations can be haunting, trippy, […]
Rodin Bronze From Family Plot goes up for auction
Raphaël Chatroux, specialist at Freeman, informed of academics’ reactions to the upcoming offer, replied that staff members “certainly understand the uniqueness of the situation and therefore proceed with the utmost caution and sensitivity so as not to disturb anyone. “. The sculpture, valued at $ 250,000 to $ 400,000, was “not insured and not even […]
This AI-powered art app lets you paint pictures with words – TechCrunch
AI’s reality mastery powers have been increasingly busy over the past decade. We had 3D dioramas based on computer vision; avant-garde style transfer; viral photorealistic selfie setting, selfie editing, face swapping and – ofc – deepfakes; and a lot of frivolous (and hilarious) fun with selfie filters (ohhai cartoon lens ‘Disneyfying’!) in between. The AI-powered […]
Prestatyn-born artist to design mural at town’s train station
A piece of art designed by a Prestatyn-born graffiti artist has been chosen for use on a mural that will decorate the town’s train station. The design was created by Andy Birch, who now lives in Colwyn Bay and works as ‘Dime One’, and portrays Prestatyn’s Roman heritage and her popularity with walkers and beach […]
Designers Héctor Esrawe and Brian Thoreen on Creative Partnership, the Importance of Process and the “Renaissance Moment” in Mexico
Five years ago, the Californian artist and designer Brian thoreen found himself at a crossroads, dividing his time between Los Angeles and New York, not wanting to be in either city. When a hurricane diverted his vacation from Yucatan to Mexico City, he immediately fell in love. After meeting the locally born multidisciplinary designer Héctor […]
Chinese calligraphers and painters present artwork at Beijing exhibition
BEIJING, Dec. 21 (APP): Famous Chinese calligraphers and painters exhibited their exquisite works of art during the China-Pakistan traditional art exhibition held at the Pakistani Embassy on Tuesday. The exhibition, jointly organized by the Pakistani Embassy in Beijing and the Feng Jing Man Yuan Painting and Calligraphy Gallery, was part of the celebrations marking the […]
Boosted by private sales and NFTs, Christie’s made $ 7.1 billion in 2021, its best results in five years
As the year-end results arrive for more and more art companies, it is clear that the increase in global wealth is having a major impact on the demand for premium art and products from luxury. And of course, no 2021 recap would be complete without a discussion of digital art and NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, […]
Forever Studios Announces the Launch of its Advanced Photo Restoration and Photographic Art Design Website | national
BOCA RATON, Fla., December 20, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) – Forever Studios, a leading Florida-based photo restoration and photo frame design studio, established in 2011, today announced the launch of the version 2.0 of its website, which allows its customers the ability to restore and enhance their personal photos and to create personalized frames and gifts […]
The art exhibit features works of art illustrating what mental health issues look like
SINGAPORE – For 20 years, Ms. Foo Choon Ean, 46, struggled with the combination of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and depression, which caused her to quit her job as a professor of English literature around the age of 30 years. After a close shave with suicide, Madame Foo decided to seek professional psychiatric help, where she […]
Metal beasts scratching the floor of a museum are a sign of the future at Mona
“We love to dig – the holes in the ground are great,” says Jarrod Rawlins, director of conservation affairs. Behind this barrier, a new wing of the museum is taking shape: the Maison Kiefer, dedicated to the German artist Anselm Kiefer, which is scheduled to open in 2022/3. “I think this is one of the […]
Exhibitions, workshops, portrait prizes and healing mothers
A portrait of a mother healing her son has been revealed as the winner of the Zurich Portrait Prize 2021. Salvatore de Lucan’s Me Ma Healing Me won the artist a prize of € 15,000 in addition to a commission from a value of 5,000 € to produce a new work for the National Portrait […]
Find your pet in famous works of art with Google’s Arts & Culture app
This fun feature from Google Arts & Culture helps you find lookalikes for your pets in some of history’s greatest works of art. There is no greater joy than sharing photos of your pet with others. If your friends and family are fed up with your continuous deluge of pet photos, it’s time to try […]
Inflation, Texas, Oysters: Your Friday Night Briefing
(Want to receive this newsletter in your inbox? Here is registration.) Good evening. Here is the latest at the end of Friday. 1. Inflation is increasing at the fastest rate in almost 40 years. The consumer price index climbed 6.8% during the year through November. Supply chain disruptions, rapid consumer demand and rising housing costs […]
Putin, boss of European unity? At this art exhibition, he is.
MOSCOW – With tensions rising between Russia and the West over Ukraine, the migration crisis in Belarus and the rise in natural gas prices, it might be surprising that President Vladimir V. Putin is godfather of an art exhibition celebrating European unity. But here is his name, posted on the wall at the entrance of […]
Beadwork Arts Part of Ronan’s Adult Education Classes | News
Some in the Beautiful Bead-Working adult class have been beading for years and attending for fun. Char-Koosta News RONAN – Bead-Working with Aggie Incashola gave adults in the community the opportunity to come together and create beaded works of art through adult education classes offered from October 25 to December 16. Other classes, such as […]
Flippies NFT Collection »Everything about Flippies.Art!
The newest blockchain kids, the Flippies NFT Collection, are all set to take over the Solana blockchain with their cute and quirky attributes. Think NFT and it’s easy to get lost in the vast sea of tokens with similar features and visuals. If you’re not the type to go for spooky ghost-like punks, animals, birds, […]
Deus Ex Anima: this AR start-up aims to launch NFTs in space
Anima, an augmented reality startup, wants to build a bridge between the physical world and the metaverse. And he’s thinking of a global treasure hunt for TVN, floating in virtual space, is the way to do it. Last week Anima launched PHASE MN: 01 Mirror, a collection of 8,888 unique augmented reality NFTs created with […]
Artistic entrepreneur Maria Baibakova talks about building a collection focused on women and advocating for women artists
Moscow-born artistic entrepreneur, philanthropist and collector Maria Baibakova wears several hats. Applying her degrees from Barnard College, Courtauld Institute of Art and Harvard Business School, she directs Baibakov artistic projects, which she founded in 2008 to exhibit the work of pioneering artists around the world. The first non-profit helped transform the former Red October Chocolate […]
An “eye” for waste? This Latino artist hits the mark during Art Basel
Biking the streets of Miami gave David Anasagasti, an artist known as Ahol Sniffs Glue, the inspiration to place his ‘eye’ symbol on the city trash he finds and give his followers a chance to find and keep them. His new concept is now attracting international attention through an exhibition during Miami Art Week which […]
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Cut a Banksy into 10,000 pieces (digital)
In the latest example of art market disruption, a prominent former auction manager teamed up with cryptocurrency experts in May to purchase Banksy’s painting from 2005. “Love is in the air”For $ 12.9 million and now plans to sell 10,000 coins in the form of NFTs or non-fungible tokens. The executive, Loïc Gouzer, who upset […]
Bethan Laura Wood’s Fantastic Home in London
British designer Bethan laura woodThe s apartment is on the second floor of a 1925 Art Deco building in East London that has powder pink stairwells, mint green window frames, and baby blue accents. It’s a decent home for an artist whose practice centers on creating furniture, lighting, housewares and textiles in crazy colors. And […]
Bound, a limited edition book from the Sarabande Foundation
The Sarabande Foundation has just been released Leap, a limited edition of hand-bound paper works of art produced by 36 of the more than 130 artists supported by the foundation since its inception in 2007. Discussions about creating a book on Sarabande (a misnomer for what the project was to become, but more on that […]
First Nations Artistic Design Unveiled for New BC Ferries Vessel
After hosting a competition among the First Nations artist community, a design was selected for the exterior livery and interior art of the Salish Heron, one of BC Ferries’ newest ships. The design by Maynard Johnny Jr. of the Penelakut First Nation was chosen from a shortlist of nine artists commissioned to create design concepts. […]
The wandering creativity of Sophie Taeuber-Arp
There is one object in the Museum of Modern Art retrospective of Swiss polymath Sophie Taeuber-Arp that is so coveted that I wanted to hurry it. It dates from 1922 and takes the form of triangles that fit together in an integral pattern of blue and pink, brown and olive. These abstract shapes are interrupted […]
The artist puts the pop in a hotel Pop Art
You enter a lobby and are immediately drawn to a neon fireplace with a bright orange smoke flue. There is a towering six-ton concrete reception desk, much like a futuristic airport check-in. An expansive internal skylight, the largest in the country, is complemented by retro patterned wallpaper and furniture and shiny chrome accents. And then […]
In preparing for disasters, museums face tough choices
November 27, 2021 IIt’s 3 a.m.. You are a gallery director and you have woken up by the phone call you dread. Your gallery is on fire. Each of its rooms contains ten works of art. Each work is worth millions, maybe tens of millions. From the moment a fire alarm sounds, you have “a […]
Get inspired by Japanese art and design to further explore Japan – Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO)
TOKYO – (COMMERCIAL THREAD) – Throughout its history, Japan has been the originator of a wide range of art forms and design. Classic woodcuts such as those by Hokusai The great wave off Kanagawa are recognized around the world. The colorful and delicate porcelain enameled with shiny enamel produced and exported to the 17e – […]
Installation of Weymouth Art Trail is underway
Dorset Council is working on installing a collection of sculptural works of art in Weymouth, designed to encourage people to explore the town and reveal its history and relationship to water. Weymouth Art Trail will feature a series of six sculptural installations at various locations across the city, including lesser-known locations. The works of art […]
NFT craze takes over Miami during art week
Otro Mundo NFT by Dagoberto Rodriguez at Miami Piero Atchugarry Gallery Prediction for Art Week 2021: Clear skies with a virtual storm from NFT. In normal parlance, this means that artists from Miami – including Carlos Betancourt and Krave, aka Daniel Fila – and far beyond will be “depositing” (posting) their latest digital artwork at […]
Public holidays 2021–22 | Chicago Institute of the Arts
Make the Art Institute your home for the holidays this season. From November 27, the lions will be adorned with their evergreen wreaths and the Neapolitan nativity scene will be on display again – the holidays will have arrived at the Art Institute. We invite you, your family and friends to join us in celebrating […]
Help put Portsmouth’s street art scene on the map with one app
Marie Costa by Dreph on Winston Churchill Avenue, Portsmouth, November 2021. Photo by Chris Broom Fortunately, we don’t (quite) live in George Orwell’s 1984 world. These eyes are the creations of Portsmouth’s most famous street art representative – My Dog Sighs. His murals can be found in all sizes and throughout the city – from […]
The challenges and bold goals of Guggenheim Abu Dhabi
20 November 2021 THE JAGED towers and palm-lined alleys of the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi project (TAG) are inspired by the wooden dhows that ply the waters of the Gulf and the funnel-shaped wind towers, say barjeel, built to provide natural ventilation in old houses in the United Arab Emirates (United Arab Emirates). Designed by Frank […]
AbStranded exhibit’s combination of art and music enriches visitor experience
Get the latest Syracuse news delivered straight to your inbox. Subscribe to our newsletter here. Almost a year ago, composer and violinist David Fulmer walked into the Everson Museum of Art and unwittingly discovered a new concert scene. “In the museum, there were only good sight lines. I could see all the art and the […]
New course redefining the future of public art
Public art has the ability to reach new audiences and speak about topical issues that bind and bind a society. It also helps to make urban spaces dynamic and livable and to enhance the landmarks of the destination. Yet public art can be fraught with pitfalls. There are often discussions about red tape and permits, […]
Legendary Artist Plays 50 Years of Artistic Life in New Limited Edition Book – Monterey Herald
BIG SUR – For the first time in 50 years as a professional artist, Gregory Hawthorne has organized his works into a book called “Working Outside the Box – A Look at the Mind, Art and Life of Gregory Hawthorne” . Having produced over 6,000 works of art in various mediums, the process of selecting […]
United Arab Emirates: the next art, design and photography events not to be missed – News
Dubai – Art calendar for the next few weeks talks about design, photography and more Posted: Wed, Nov 3, 2021, 2:28 PM Last update: Wed, Nov 3, 2021, 2:29 PM There’s a chill in the air (do we imagine it?), And the pleasant weather translates into a busier artistic season. The vibe of the city […]
“Witchcraft”: a new book by Taschen illustrates its complex history
Written by Marianna Cerini, CNN Look for “witches” and you might see one of the many depictions: ugly old ladies and sultry young temptresses; anti-heroes and aspiring role models; evil creatures mixing deadly potions and righteous witches helping girls find their way (a la Glinda the good witch in “The Wizard of Oz”). A new […]
Four art spaces and workshops to see First Nations art in Canberra
Posted on October 29, 2021 Immerse yourself in some of the oldest and richest cultures in human history with the vast collections of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art in Canberra’s National Museums and Galleries. For original arts and crafts and crafts from local Aboriginal artists, visit the Burrunju Art Gallery and the Aboriginal Dreamings […]
ArtworxTO Hub opens at Union Station with “I am land” exhibit – City of Toronto
Press release October 27, 2021 Today, Mayor John Tory officially launched the ArtworxTO hub at Union Station, located at 61 Front Street West. The inaugural exhibition of the “I am land” Hub is curated by Maya Wilson-Sanchez. “I am land” is an exhibition in three parts; the first part is entitled “I am a land […]
Picasso’s masterpieces sold for 94 million euros at Las Vegas auction
Eleven works of art by Pablo Picasso were auctioned for almost 94 million euros ($ 110 million) after being on display for years in a Las Vegas hotel. The Sotheby’s auction was held at the Bellagio Hotel and Casino owned by MGM Resorts, where the pieces were featured in its Picasso restaurant. The company said […]
Meditations on the birth of Jesus by Jane Williams
THIS excellent small-format book consists of 20 works of art illustrating different aspects of the Christmas theme, each with a Bible reading and a meditation by Jane Williams. All are paintings, with the exception of the Black Madonna of Montserrat. The book includes expected characters, angels, shepherds, kings, and sometimes the unexpected, such as Hannah, […]
In Washington, beloved cradle of art giants
This article is part of our last Fine Arts & Exhibitions special report, on how artistic institutions help the public to discover new options for the future. WALLA WALLA, WASH. – In this valley nestled between the Blue Mountains and the Palouse Hills, there is a sleepy warehouse district where giants are born. At Walla […]
Jefferson’s statue to be removed from New York council chamber
For more than 100 years, a 7-foot-tall statue of Thomas Jefferson towered over members of New York City Council in their room at City Hall, a testament to his role as one of the founding fathers of the nation and the principal author of The Declaration of Independence. But over the past two decades, some […]
The Egg chair and other design classics up for auction
It is one of the most recognizable chairs in the world and will be offered for auction in Dublin next week. Arne Jacobsen’s Egg chair was designed for the SAS Royal Hotel in Copenhagen in 1958 and has become one of the most copied chairs of all time. Its distinctive curved shape has appeared everywhere […]
LARC receives grant from Thomaston Savings Bank Foundation for art workshops
TORRINGTON – LARC received a grant from the Thomaston Savings Bank Foundation to fund an art workshop at the Five Points Center for the Visual Arts. Twelve people from LARC’s Day Support Option (DSO) attend a weekly hour-long class at the new Five Points Arts Center on University Drive in Torrington. Classes are taught by […]
Paintings found behind a bookshelf at the Harvard Botanical Museum
When Richard Evans Schultes ’37, Ph.D. ’41 Having become director of the Botanical Museum at Harvard University in 1967, he could not imagine that he would soon discover a collection of beautiful paintings hidden behind a bookshelf in the departmental library. These paintings depicted all the plants mentioned by Shakespeare and showed how extensive Shakespeare’s […]
Google Brings its ‘Pocket Gallery’ 3D Art Exhibition Experiences to the Web – TechCrunch
Google’s Arts & Culture team launched its “Pocket Gallery” experiments in 2018 to allow users of AR-compatible smartphones to see works by artists like Johannes Vermeer for the first time in history, including pieces that are generally inaccessible to the public. Today, the team announced that they are making the entire series of pocket galleries […]
Good Thinking: Artist Casper’s New Book Celebrates Pioneers in Science
Casper artist Zachary Pullen poses next to the box containing his painting “The Thinkers” in his Casper studio. The entire pant, which has also been turned into a book, has not been publicly disclosed. (Dan Cepeda, Oil City) CASPER, Wyo. – After Casper artist Zachary Pullen and author Brad Herzog finished their book “The Presidents” […]