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'World-class' London graffiti artist Helch dies as tributes paid from art world

Helch rose to fame in 2018 by painting his eponymous tag on a series of bridges, viaducts and rooftops

Evening Standard · Aug 30

A New Mexico carver, Ross Ward, spent decades building Tinkertown from carved wood and 50,000 discarded bottles; the 22-room museum opened to visitors in 1983

Ross Ward's childhood hobby of carving miniature wooden figures became a unique folk-art attraction. Over four decades, his collection expanded into Tinkertown Museum in New Mexico. Thousands of carved characters and animated displays populate the museum's handmade world. Discarded glass bottles form distinctive walls, and Americana collections fill the rooms.…

The Times of India · Aug 30

In 1948, retired Wisconsin lumberjack Fred Smith began shaping a concrete park by hand; by 1964, he had created 237 sculptures beside Highway 13

In 1948, after retiring from logging, Fred Smith embarked on a creative journey by establishing Wisconsin Concrete Park, which features an impressive 237 concrete sculptures. Each piece reflects the richness of local and national history, folklore, and wildlife. Today, thanks to diligent restoration efforts, this outdoor museum stands proudly beside…

The Times of India · Aug 30

Laurie Anderson’s next manuscript to be locked away for 88 years in Future Library

Grammy award-winning American artist selected as 13th person to submit written work to Oslo-based project

The Guardian - UK · Aug 29

In 1971, a Canadian art student visited a fogbound island to draw wild horses; she stayed nearly 50 years studying its wildlife, and Sable became a national park reserve

Zoe Lucas dedicated over fifty years to observing Sable Island's wildlife and ecosystem. Her extensive research documented horses, seals, and seabirds on the remote North Atlantic island. Lucas's work contributed significantly to understanding the island's dynamic environment and its unique horse population. This dedication led to her recent appointment as…

The Times of India · Aug 29

A New Orleans couple found a 2,000-year-old Roman tombstone in their backyard; the FBI traced it to Italy and returned it 80 years later

In early 2025, Daniella Santoro, an anthropologist at Tulane University, and her partner, Aaron Lorenz, were clearing weeds behind their home in New Orleans' historic Carrollton neighbourhood when they uncovered a marble slab covered in Latin writing. Santoro contacted D. Ryan Gray, an archaeologist at the University of New Orleans,…

The Times of India · Aug 29

Clive Parkinson obituary

Other lives: One of the UK’s leading voices in arts and health who worked with an all-party parliamentary group on arts, health and wellbeing

The Guardian - UK · Aug 28

Rafael Amaya Attended El Chapo's Daughters' Quinceañera, Months Before Playing the Drug Lord in New Series

Rafael Amaya was among the guests at the quinceañera of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán and Emma Coronel's twin daughters, an intriguing real-life encounter for the Mexican actor who is preparing to portray the imprisoned drug lord in a new television series produced with Coronel.

Latin Times · Aug 28

‘More bodyguards than Frank Sinatra’: When Blue Poles first toured, it was met with street protests. Now it’s crossing Australia

Bought by the then Australian prime minister, Gough Whitlam, for the yet-to-be-built National Gallery in Canberra, Jackson Pollock’s Blue Poles sparked one of Australia’s most enduring culture wars

The Guardian - AU · Aug 28

Artist defends Ronnie O’Sullivan mural in Sheffield saying it isn’t finished

Critics say painting looks more like a zombie but artist Chris Ashmore says ‘touch-ups’ are still to happen

The Guardian - UK · Aug 28