Ukrainian artist paints group portraits for refugees to gift to UK hosts A British couple who received a Olha Son painting from the Ukrainian family living with them said it was ‘very moving’. The Independent UK · Aug 17, 2023
Rail route of the month: the drama of an Alpine epic from Zurich to Graz This exhilarating, nine-hour journey trundles through the Swiss and Austrian Alps and soars to more than 1,000 metres above sea level as it crosses the Rhine-Danube watershed The Guardian - UK · Aug 17, 2023
Ticket to a nonsensical world? | Inside Toiletpaper’s largest show, ‘Run As Slow As You Can’, in Mumbai Inside Toiletpaper and founders Maurizio Cattelan and Pierpaolo Ferrari’s investigation of “our hyper consumption of imagery” The Hindu · Aug 17, 2023
Hospital Rooms and Hauser & Wirth unite for a sensorial London exhibition and auction Hospital Rooms and Hauser & Wirth are working together to raise money for arts and mental health charities Wallpaper · Aug 17, 2023
Barbie sheds her plastic | Behind Adil Writer’s clay interpretation of the fashion doll When Adil Writer, an artist from Auroville, reimagined the world’s favourite fashion doll Barbie in clay, and made her more body positive The Hindu · Aug 17, 2023
Florida art museum sues former director over forged Basquiat paintings scheme A central Florida art museum that was raided last year by the FBI over an exhibit of what turned out to be forged Jean-Michel Basquiat paintings has sued its former executive director and others, claiming they were part of a scheme to profit from the sale of the fake artwork The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2023
Museum sues ex-director alleging he tried to profit from fake Basquiat paintings Federal agents raided the Orlando Museum of Art last year and seized more than two dozen paintings The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2023
New Jersey Supreme Court rules that Catholic school can fire teacher for being pregnant and unmarried Case has spanned nearly a decade in state courts The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2023
British Museum sacks staff member after items vanish from collection Treasures including jewellery and gems kept in a storeroom were found to be missing, stolen or damaged, the London museum said The Guardian - UK · Aug 16, 2023
British Museum boss reveals items have been stolen as staff member dismissed The matter is under investigation by the economic crime command of the Metropolitan Police. The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2023
MCA exhibit explores sense of place, intertwined history between Puerto Rico and Chicago The MCA is hosting a new exhibit titled “entre horizontes: Art and Activism Between Chicago and Puerto Rico.” Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 16, 2023
British Museum worker sacked after items found ‘stolen or damaged’ The matter is also under investigation by the economic crime command of the Metropolitan Police The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2023
British Museum staff sacked after 3,000-year-old artefacts go missing Scotland Yard are investigating Evening Standard · Aug 16, 2023
Florida museum chief tried to make millions from exhibition of fake Basquiat art, lawsuit claims Aaron De Groft hoped to pocket commissions from auction of the works at show he arranged that was revealed to be a scam The Guardian - US · Aug 16, 2023
The Hindu · Aug 16, 2023 In Hyderabad, technology meets art for an interactive showcase Synchronised Spectrum: Hyderabad technocrats and art enthusiasts Tanvir Nagore, Mehdi Saajid and Trilok Chander design an immersive new media art exhibition at Goethe Zentrum
The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2023 Artist wows Friends fans with incredible miniature replica of Monica’s apartment Bridget McCarty has been making miniature versions of film and TV sets for 15 years
The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2023 Hozier on solitude, relationships and his new album: ‘I think everyone goes through their version of hell’ The Irish artist is releasing his long-awaited third record ‘Unreal Unearth’, which was inspired by Dante’s Inferno. He speaks to Roisin O’Connor about being a hermit, ‘the drug’ of co-writing songs for the first time, and writing his way out of heartbreak
The Guardian - UK · Aug 16, 2023 ‘Deliberately obscure’: how to locate the weird world of hidden public art Not all art is made to be hung on walls. From pinhole dioramas stashed in bollards to sculptures you need scuba gear to see, we meet the artists playing hide and seek with their viewers
Wallpaper · Aug 16, 2023 Inside Gucci ArtLab, the house’s vibrant hub for innovation and craft Gucci’s high-tech training school and testing laboratory in Tuscany combines craft and science to shape the future of sustainable design
Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 15, 2023 Workers at the Art Institute and its school ratify 4-year union deal The employees have affiliated with Council 31 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, which has signed up members at other Chicago institutions.
The Guardian - UK · Aug 15, 2023 Brice Marden obituary American painter who combined constant experimentation and a resistance to fashion in his work
Evening Standard · Aug 15, 2023 Dozen shortlisted artists compete for the Evening Standard Art Prize Metal plates from the hull of the Cutty Sark folded into the shape of origami boats are among the dozen of artworks shortlisted for the Evening Standard Art Prize.
The Conversation · Aug 15, 2023 Jamie Reid: the defiant punk art of the man behind the Sex Pistols' iconic imagery The death of graphic designer and activist Jamie Reid earlier this month was a huge loss for both the design community and the political left. Right until his death, Reid made incendiary works that incessantly attacked the political status quo.
Wallpaper · Aug 15, 2023 Step inside Sarabande Foundation’s dreamy summer exhibition Sarabande Foundation has created a house and lush garden at its London studio for its summer exhibition, ‘Sum’
The Guardian - US · Aug 15, 2023 ‘They don’t come with rules’: David Antonio Cruz celebrates queer chosen families The Philadelphia-born artist has created a new exhibition focused on the importance of chosen families within the LGBTQ+ community