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OPINION - It is so wrong to describe the organisation I chair as a bastion of Philistines

London is a global cultural powerhouse and it must stay that way. It is home to some of the world’s most renowned theatres, galleries, museums and music venues and it has been a crucible for art and culture throughout the ages. When I was director of Tate, I sought to…

Evening Standard

Françoise Gilot, French artist who loved and left Picasso, dies at 101

French painter Françoise Gilot, who created artworks for more than 60 years but was better known for her rocky relationship with the much older Spanish artist Pablo Picasso, has passed away at the age of 101.

Radio France Internationale

Rare 126-year-old painting by Scots artist expected to fetch £150,000 at auction

Robert Brough created Sweet Violets in 1897 while still in his mid-twenties after spotting Barbara Staples, then 18, on the city's Union Street and asking her father permission to paint her.

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Tributes as 'true gent' who was Edinburgh's 'last bus sign-writer' dies aged 74

Transport enthusiast and photographer John Dickson spent his working life with the buses and was Edinburgh's last traditional sign-writer prior to operations going digital in 2000.

Edinburgh Live

Françoise Gilot obituary

French painter who wrote about her relationship with the artist Pablo Picasso in a bestselling book

The Guardian - UK

Acclaimed French painter Françoise Gilot, who loved and left Picasso, dies aged 101

France's Françoise Gilot, who died Tuesday aged 101, survived what she called the 'hell' of being Spanish artist Pablo Picasso's mistress and muse to become a renowned artist in her own right.

France 24

As Haringey’s warehouse district is lined up for redevelopment the creative community is fighting back

A Haringey warehouse complex has been home to artists, performers and other creatives for more than 20 years. Now their way of living is under threat

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Jewellery artist Lucy Anderson charts a new path in minimalist wearable art

Lucy Anderson plays with abstract geometrical concepts for simple and elegant jewellery pieces

Wallpaper

Artist Stephen Doherty’s work blooms across COS’ new summertime collection

COS x Stephen Doherty, a men’s and women’s capsule, features the artist’s signature water-and-ink flower illustrations across layers of linen and silk. Here, he tells Wallpaper* more

Wallpaper

Timber discovered by chance in Britain believed to be more than 6,000 years old carved wood

The piece of oak was discovered lying in peat during the construction of an outbuilding at a property in Berkshire

The Independent UK

Artist Françoise Gilot, acclaimed painter who loved and later left Picasso, is dead at 101

Françoise Gilot, a prolific painter who was nonetheless more famous for her turbulent relationship with Pablo Picasso — and for leaving him — died on Tuesday in Manhattan

The Independent UK

Turner sunrise watercolour expected to fetch more than £600,000 at auction

It is to be sold at Christie’s auction house on July 4 as part of their Old Master and British Drawings and Watercolours sale.

The Independent UK

Timber recovered from trench believed to oldest carved wood found in Britain

The piece of oak was discovered lying in peat during the construction of an outbuilding at a property in Berkshire.

The Independent UK

Middle school student’s drawing dedicated to her sisters appears as today’s Google Doodle

The artwork showcased the sixth grader’s gratitude for her two sisters

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - US

Françoise Gilot, painter and muse to Picasso, dies at 101

An accomplished painter and memoirist, French artist became a social celebrity for her romantic relationship with Picasso

The Guardian - US

‘This is an experiment’: is Hannah Gadsby’s Picasso exhibition really that bad?

The comedian has taken on on the iconic yet problematic artist in a show that’s been instantly slated by critics but their co-curators remain defiantly proud

The Guardian - UK

Steve Lobb obituary

Other lives: Muralist who also made banners for trade unions and had a separate existence as a surreal performance poet

Al Jazeera

Beirut’s Sursock Museum reopens three years after port blast

The palatial modern art museum was badly damaged in the explosion that rocked the Lebanese capital.

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The Conversation

A community can gentrify without losing its identity -- examples from Pittsburgh, Boston and Newark of what works

How can neighborhoods gentrify without erasing their heart and voice?

The Conversation

Sportsmen in ancient Greece and Rome were celebrities who won grand prizes, toured and even unionised

Paid to play, travelling internationally and enjoying celebrity status: the lifestyle of a modern elite professional sportsperson, but also that of some elite sportsmen in ancient Greece and Rome.

The Guardian - UK

Joana Vasconcelos: Wedding Cake review – giant woodland gateau is an absurd slice of joy

This lovingly crafted tower in Lord Rothschild’s grove is kitsch and beautiful – with glossy icing, dolphins, putti, mermaids and Cupids in crisp pastel colours. What a preposterous masterpiece!

Bangkok Post

An exhibition of diverse art creations by Thai LGBTQAI+ artists

Avani+ Riverside Bangkok Hotel is celebrating Pride Month with an exhibition of diverse art creations by Thai LGBTQAI+ artists that delve into themes of gender, self-expression and joy.

ABC News

Convicted paedophile John Millwood moved $800k on day sent to jail, Tasmanian court hears

A court hears paedophile John Wayne Millwood transferred more than $800,000 to his former partner and daughter the same day he was sentenced for sexually abusing a person who is now in a legal fight to claim a $6 million compensation payout.

AVNetwork

Creating Immersive Experiences that Increase Museum Attendance

With cutting-edge Christie projectors and locally sourced content, EYEPOOL is an immersive digital gallery at the intersection of art and technology. In this discussion, take a deep dive into the success of EYEPOOL, and examine how it can be used as a blueprint for digital art ventures.

Chicago Sun-Times

From the archives: A mermaid’s tale — four friends made sculpture for art’s sake

She was to be a limestone myth, shyly resting on the edge of Lake Michigan, the first mermaid in an epic inscribed in rock by a quartet of guerrilla artists who started on a whim, modeling their work on a 15-year-old girl.

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