Young Archie champs crowned, honouring someone special An inventive self-portrait and artworks honouring fathers and a cousin are the chosen winners of one of Australia's most prestigious children's art prizes. AAP · Jul 4
Anti-genocide exhibition opens in Scottish gallery after London expulsion An anti-genocide exhibition has opened in Scotland after its showing in London was cancelled following complaints from a lobby group The National (Scotland) · Jul 4
Pope Leo urges US and Europe to do more for migrants on 4th July anniversary Pope Leo has urged his fellow Americans to welcome and protect immigrants as the United States marked the 250th anniversary of its independence on Saturday. During a visit to the Italian island of Lampedusa he also pressed Europe to do more for people fleeing war and poverty. Radio France Internationale · Jul 4
What would Frida think about today’s kitsch Kahlomania? Letters: Readers respond to an editorial about the artist’s legacy and the impact of the Tate Modern’s blockbuster exhibition The Guardian - UK · Jul 3
Creative Scotland to sell CCA building after art hub collapsed into liquidation CREATIVE Scotland is looking to sell the Centre for Contemporary Arts (CCA) building after the Glasgow-based art centre fell into liquidation at the… The National (Scotland) · Jul 3
Queen Elizabeth I's hidden portrait reappears inside a fingertip-sized amber pendant after more than 400 years A small object has surfaced in London that sits somewhere between jewellery and historical record, though it refuses to settle neatly into either category. A pendant, no larger than something that could rest on a fingertip, carries within it a portrait of Queen Elizabeth I carved into amber. It is… The Times of India · Jul 3
Seaside shenanigans, Newcastle grit and dinosaurs of the deep – the week in art Rye spies a quirky summer show, Leonora Carrington’s surrealism is knowingly Freudian and ancient reptiles take over the Natural History museum The Guardian - UK · Jul 3
Salvaged steel and a slice of countryside: Caro sculptures on show in Oxfordshire fields Visitors can get free peek at works by one of UK’s most significant 20th-century artists and one of his successors The Guardian - UK · Jul 3
Jensen Huang’s iconic signed leather jacket expected to fetch up to $60,000 in charity auction — Sotheby’s says item was worn at a Foxconn Tech Day in 2023 and the signature has been professionally authenticated One of Jensen Huang’s used leather jackets is up for auction, with an estimate of $40,000 to $60,000. The money will go to charity. Tom’s Hardware · Jul 3
‘So full-frontal, you feel like a voyeur for looking’: Lindsey Mendick: Where You End and I Begin review With snogging snails, conjoined lovers and her own pug Telly as Jesus, the ceramicist sculpts a mangled mythology of her own relationships The Guardian - UK · Jul 3
‘Riot of colour’: Gillian Ayres show in Devon just the tonic for gloomy times Plymouth retrospective of artist, who died in 2018, aims to ‘champion and celebrate the power of the imagination’ The Guardian - UK · Jul 2
Kylie Jenner can't redeem AI glasses Meta recruited a celebrity to make smart glasses feel safe for women. They aren't Salon · Jul 2
Vintage Honda Cub Scooter Gets A Mega Engine Swap. Watch How Fast It Goes Swapping a pit bike engine into a vintage Honda Cub is such a sweet idea, but it needs a few little tweaks to make it the perfect sleeper. RideApart · Jul 2
Woman & Home · Jul 2 For chic and healthy-looking toes, the Japanese pedicure is the talk of the town - but what does it involve? Focusing on restoring and enhancing the look of your natural nails, rather than masking them with polishes, the Japanese pedicure is swiftly becoming a go-to
The Guardian - UK · Jul 2 Valuable Spanish painting left on street salvaged by man who liked its frame Andrés Hurtado found work by Joaquín Sorolla after its owners mislaid it, before responding to theft alert
AAP · Jul 2 At 23m high, how does this floating artwork stand up? Monuments for Fishes floats on the water and reaches 23 metres into the air. It's a feat of public art, and engineering.
The Guardian - UK · Jul 1 Ai Weiwei: Button Up! review – skeleton chandeliers, a real-life temple – and too much silly Lego The artist’s latest show is a staggering takedown of colonial history, warfare and the migrant crisis, featuring buttons by the tonne and richly perfumed tea
Bored Panda · Jul 1 This Artist Recreates Pre-Colonial African Hairstyles Using Only Her Own Hair (36 New Pics) Hair has long been much more than a fashion statement. Across many pre-colonial African societies, hairstyles reflected a person's religion, age, social status, wealth, tribe, marital status, and ethnic identity, while also carrying deep spiritual meaning. Inspired by this rich history, artist Laetitia Ky transforms her own hair into breathtaking…
The Guardian - UK · Jul 1 Coventry Cathedral glass engraving damaged in set-up for music event Figure in John Hutton’s west screen, considered a 20th-century masterpiece, cracked by ladder used in lighting rig
Radio France Internationale · Jul 1 Thousands rush to get tickets for Bayeux Tapestry's UK show Thousands rushed to get tickets Wednesday for the Bayeux Tapestry exhibition in London, with the 11th-century artwork depicting the 1066 Norman conquest of England set to be transported from France for its first showing in the UK.
Creative Bloq · Jul 1 Using real-world reference images can upgrade your fantasy art Kevin Glint talks through his process for creating a fantasy scene using references alongside careful planning and drafting.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 30 Waldmüller: Landscapes review – the rule-breaking radical whose ‘delicate fingers’ drove bourgeois Austria wild He painted leaves, grass and even bark with the precision of a chef applying a micro-garnish with tweezers. The result? Looking at his work feels a lot like eating your greens
The Independent UK · Jun 30 Shocking new evidence reveals true brutality of American War of Independence The American War of Independence was particularly atrocity-prone because it had a unique combination of features
The Independent UK · Jun 30 Italy displays paintings from an ancient Etruscan tomb, its latest cultural acquisition Italy is putting on display one of the best known examples of Etruscan painting