Kate Fielden obituary Other lives: Doughty campaigner against destructive developments in the Stonehenge landscape The Guardian - UK · Jul 31, 2023
Michael Kauffmann obituary Art historian who, as director of the Courtauld Institute, oversaw its move to Somerset House and a huge rise in its student numbers The Guardian - UK · Jul 31, 2023
Looks like living near Twitter X is now even worse than using Twitter X Twitter is under investigation over a massive strobe sign affixed to the top of its HQ displaying its new X logo. iMore · Jul 31, 2023
Govt. Fine Arts college students come together to create products for a cause The effort of the students is aimed at a crowdfunding project to support the younger sister of a student in the college who is facing a severe medical condition requiring expensive treatment The Hindu · Jul 31, 2023
Disney and Virgil Abloh Securities unite on colourful six-foot-tall Mickey Mouse sculpture Virgil Abloh Securities and Disney reveal a new sculpture at London’s Royal College of Art inspired by a 2018 artwork by Virgil Abloh, part of Disney’s 100th birthday celebrations Wallpaper · Jul 31, 2023
differently various review – artists with brain injuries balance anger with joy This moving project includes painters who need assistance and an artist who communicates through blinking. It asks the question: who gets to be an artist? The Guardian - UK · Jul 31, 2023
Khosrow Hassanzadeh obituary Artist who applied the techniques of pop art to exploring Iranian life past and present The Guardian - UK · Jul 31, 2023
Are millennial buyers re-shaping the art market? New galleries embrace kitsch, social media and NFTs, taking unconventional routes to connect with millennial buyers. Are young collectors re-shaping the market? The Hindu · Jul 31, 2023
The Unabridged Mrs Vera’s Daybook review – lovable profile of drag-artist campaigners Straightforward telling of artists David Faulk and Michael Johnstone’s story of love and activism is warm and heartfelt The Guardian - UK · Jul 31, 2023
How to use Photoshop and Procreate to paint vivid scenes Artist Nick Kennedy shows you how to use both Photoshop and Procreate to bring to life a vivid background. Creative Bloq · Jul 31, 2023
Environmental art project immerses Avignon audiences in the great outdoors The pan-European project "Shared Landscapes" saw nine artists create seven works around the theme of humanity’s relationship to nature. Performed this month in the countryside of southern France for the Avignon theatre festival, the series will tour Europe over the coming year. RFI spoke to one of the artists involved:… Radio France Internationale · Jul 30, 2023
Paula Rego: Crivelli’s Garden; Jean Cooke: Ungardening review – women at work Designed to be seen across dining crowds at the National Gallery, Rego’s 90s mural, inspired by Crivelli’s 15th-century one, comes alive in the details. And Cooke’s candid self-portraits find respite in flowers The Guardian - UK · Jul 30, 2023
Keep the kids in the picture: art breaks around the UK Get arty with the children this summer at these top 10 inspiring destinations The Guardian - UK · Jul 30, 2023
Hidden meaning of Magritte uncovered as new image is found under painting Secret portrait of woman likely to be wife of Belgian surrealist found during examination of artist’s work The Guardian - UK · Jul 30, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Jul 29, 2023 ‘I won’t let the bastards grind me down’: John Lydon on grief, feuds and being an unlikely optimist Covid, court, bereavement: although the PiL man’s new album could not have been made against a worse backdrop, his glass of non-alcoholic cider remains half full
The Hindu · Jul 29, 2023 Internet cheers Kerala artist Sohan VK, who sketches candid portraits of strangers he encounters in everyday life Artist Sohan VK sketches candid portraits of strangers he encounters in everyday life. The videos he posts on his social media handles have won him many followers
The Guardian - UK · Jul 28, 2023 Searching high and low for unexpected art Letters: Ian Skidmore responds to Katy Hessel’s article mentioning Boris Anrep’s mosaics at the National Gallery. Plus letters from Philip Rutnam and John Bailey
Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 28, 2023 If you find Clare Bollnow’s Avondale mural a little unsettling, she’s OK with that The 27-year-old Ukrainian Village resident is fine if you’re left feeling uncomfortable by this mural on Belmont Avenue just east of California Avenue or by any of her other work.
The Guardian - UK · Jul 28, 2023 British Museum director to step down next year after eight years in charge Hartwig Fischer was appointed with a brief to develop a masterplan for badly needed renovation
The Independent UK · Jul 28, 2023 Hartwig Fischer to step down as British Museum director next year He has been in the post since 2016.
The Guardian - UK · Jul 28, 2023 Ukrainian folk art, mysterious totems and AI plays spot the Raphael – the week in art Maria Prymachenko stared down Stalin and is again inspiring resistance, mysterious totems appear in Llandudno and Wakefield’s new sculpture trail
Evening Standard · Jul 28, 2023 Fans pay tribute in London and Dublin to ‘beautiful soul’ Sinead O’Connor Hundreds turn out to pay respects at London Irish Centre and in Dublin
The Week · Jul 28, 2023 Spotlight on Reynolds review: a treasure trove of portraiture Sir Joshua Reynolds “dominated the artistic life of England in his age”, said Melanie McDonagh in the Evening Standard. As the co-founder and first president of the Royal Academy, Reynolds (1723-1792) held immense power over the country’s art establishment, and was generally “revered” by his fellow painters. Constable, for one,…
The Guardian - UK · Jul 28, 2023 Contemporary African Photography prize 2023 winners – in pictures A selection of work from the five winning photographers – Nadia Ettwein, Yassmin Forte, Maheder Haileselassie, Carlos Idun-Tawiah and Léonard Pongo
The Conversation · Jul 28, 2023 More than a picture: how the work of documentary photographer Raphaela Rosella is defined by co-creation Documentary photographers have traditionally aspired to tell other people’s stories. For 15 years, artist Raphaela Rosella and the women close to her have forged their own complex visual narratives, despite frequent interventions by the criminal justice system.