Jobs on the line as uni considers gallery closure Griffith University may close an art museum that hosts visiting exhibitions, to make room for students from its film school. AAP · Dec 6, 2023
Jesse Darling wins the 2023 Turner Prize The Oxford-born artist won the £25,000 award for sculptures made of commonplace objects conveying ‘the messy reality of life’, and unsettling ‘notions of labour, class, Britishness and power’ The Guardian - UK · Dec 5, 2023
‘He almost revels in our social collapse’: Jesse Darling is a worthy Turner prize winner There is a gleeful, thrown-together energy to the artist’s sculptures, which use faded flags, barbed wire and bunting to portray a country on the skids The Guardian - UK · Dec 5, 2023
John Byrne: paying tribute to one of Scotland's greatest creative cultural forces Marking his immense contribution to the creative life of Scotland, a great outpouring of affection for the artist and playwright John Byrne followed the announcement that he had died at the age of 83 – fittingly perhaps – on St Andrew’s Day. The Conversation · Dec 5, 2023
British Museum loan to Greece coincides with dispute over demand to return Parthenon Marbles Greece’s Acropolis Museum has launched an exhibition that includes a renowned ancient Greek water jug from 420 B.C. on loan from the British Museum The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2023
Cleveland Museum of Natural History Upgrades to Flexible Lighting and Audio Capabilities The KSCAPE RAIL system seamlessly integrated with the museum's design. AVNetwork · Dec 5, 2023
Jason Becker hailed his “stunning technique and explosive guitar tone” – now Jien Takahashi is building a unique brand of shred shaped by Ritchie Blackmore, Morbid Angel and a quest to prove “a guitar solo can be as persuasive as a singer's voice” The rising Japanese virtuoso has an undying love for the shred heroics of Becker and Marty Friedman, but also uses his Ibanez, PRS and occasionally his $50 Legend Strat copy to traverse much wider melodic ground Guitar World · Dec 5, 2023
Madras Art Weekend hosts four galleries at The Park The Madras Art Weekend hosted The Gallery Exhibit, a space divided to house four galleries from across India, showcasing an eclectic mix of art. From MF Hussain serigraphs to Lancelot Ribeiro's Reclining Woman, Dhoomimal Gallery's modern masters and contemporary art, Palette Art Gallery's Rohit Gandhi and Rahul Khanna's vision, to… The Hindu · Dec 5, 2023
Samuel Ross’ Miami Design District benches swoop in for sculptural sit-downs Samuel Ross’ Miami Design District ‘Expression.Service.Essence’ project comprises 12 bench designs permanently installed in the ever-evolving neighbourhood Wallpaper · Dec 5, 2023
Amid Israel’s onslaught of Gaza, Spain’s leader shows empathy for Palestine Spain, which has long supported Palestine in the ongoing conflict, has upset Israel with its consistent condemnation. Al Jazeera · Dec 5, 2023
Vincent Van Duysen’s stone furniture explores sensuality and culture Vincent Van Duysen’s new furniture collection for stone specialist Arca is unveiled at Design Miami 2023 Wallpaper · Dec 5, 2023
Paulina Olowska brings Slavic folklore and androgynous nymphs to London Paulina Olowska explores magical mysticism in ‘Squelchy Garden Mules and Mamunas’ at London’s Pace Gallery Wallpaper · Dec 5, 2023
Country diary: These remarkable carvings are, at least, beautiful in miniature Monsal Dale, Derbyshire: You would never know from this beetle’s intricate grooves that it’s also responsible for widespread, much-lamented destruction The Guardian - UK · Dec 5, 2023
From Jim Henson to Patricia Piccinini: Brisbane’s Fairy Tales exhibition is spooky, perverse and delightful Queensland’s Gallery of Modern Art’s summer blockbuster harks back to the eldritch roots of classic folk tales – so think twice about taking the kids The Guardian - AU · Dec 5, 2023
Wallpaper · Dec 4, 2023 Nifemi Marcus-Bello makes an impression at Design Miami 2023 Nifemi Marcus-Bello is out in force at Design Miami, with a wall sculpture and installation at the fair’s entrance, made possible by Hublot, and a solo booth with Marta Los Angeles
The Conversation · Dec 4, 2023 'A deeply thoughtful and sensuous show': a rarely experienced intimacy with Louise Bourgeois As you make your way towards the Art Gallery of New South Wales, you will come across the giant sinewy bronze legs of the artist’s monumental sculpture Maman (“mum” in French) looming near the entrance.
The Guardian - UK · Dec 4, 2023 Fight over the Elgin marbles casts a bad light on Rishi Sunak Letters: Readers respond to the British prime minister’s refusal to return the Parthenon sculptures to Greece, and his snub of the Greek prime minister over the issue
The Guardian - US · Dec 4, 2023 Hockney in Hawaii: museum curates artist’s largest print exhibition to date An expansive show that makes the largest retrospective print exhibition of David Hockney’s career to date goes from the 50s up until 2022
The Guardian - AU · Dec 4, 2023 Self-insemination artist ‘vindicated’ after settling legal case over withdrawn Australian government funding Peak arts body Creative Australia agrees to extraordinary acknowledgment and six-figure payment in settlement with Casey Jenkins
Wallpaper · Dec 4, 2023 Helen Johnson explores bodily distortion and ablution at Pilar Corrias Helen Johnson’s ‘Opening’, at Pilar Corrias in London, unites psychological motives and physicality
The Conversation · Dec 4, 2023 The amazing NGV Triennial 2023 makes us question our world and forces us to see it differently What the previous two National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) Triennials have taught us is that the visitor should be prepared to be surprised, amazed and challenged. NGV Triennial 2023 does this in spades.
Evening Standard · Dec 3, 2023 What a week in London Politics: Rishi Sunak 'loses his marbles' and Susan Hall loses her Oyster card The week began with Rishi Sunak getting into a diplomatic spat with Greece over the Elgin Marbles. The Prime Minister cancelled a meeting with Kyriakos Mitsotakis at the last minute on Monday because the Greek PM had wanted to talk about the return of the ancient sculptures on display in…
The Guardian - UK · Dec 3, 2023 Anne Goodchild obituary Other lives: Curator at the Graves art gallery in Sheffield for more than 30 years who became an established writer and independent curator
The Guardian - UK · Dec 3, 2023 ‘People want something that’s not on Amazon’: the rise of the UK craft fair A growing number of people are discovering the joys of going to makers’ markets, where the public buy directly from craftspeople
Wallpaper · Dec 3, 2023 Frank Traynor makes everyday objects extraordinary Frank Traynor’s ‘A Can Opener of Myself’ – a ‘maximalist, minimalist contradiction’ of adorned objects – is at The Future Perfect, New York (until 31 December 2023)