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London the best place to study arts in the world

New league table for universities cements reputation in creative subjects

Evening Standard

Van Gogh Museum at 50: what painter's letters to his family expose about why he became an artist

Vincent van Gogh fits the stereotypical image of the tragic modern artist: the tortured genius and scruffy bohemian battling mental ill-health and lack of recognition from peers and a public who couldn’t appreciate his audacious vision.

The Conversation

Van Gogh Museum at 50: how galleries are challenging the 'tortured genius' narrative

At the time that Vincent van Gogh was creating his acclaimed work, The Starry Night, he was hospitalised at Saint-Paul de Mausole asylum. He painted the vivid night sky from his room without the bars of his window, editing out the institution. Yet, in the case of museums, it is…

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Who was Marcel Marceau? Google Doodle celebrates French mime artist

Marceau used his skills to liberate Jewish children from Nazi-occupied France during the Second World War

Evening Standard

After Impressionism: Inventing Modern Art at the National Gallery review: an artistic explosion

This was a time when art really was everything everywhere all at once

Evening Standard

Sotheby's hopes for record sale of ancient Hebrew Bible

One of the oldest surviving biblical manuscripts is up for sale — for a cool $30 million

The Independent UK

After Impressionism review – radical ideas and ecstatic sex from the edge of a new universe

Cézanne outshines Van Gogh, with Picasso his revolutionary pupil, in this absorbing hurtle toward modern art – smashing 500 years of tradition into cubist shards

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York Road Ulster Scots art installation approved by council

It will include pictures and text from great Ulster Scots from the last hundred years

Belfast Live

Gunning for equality

Working in a male-dominated field like art, modern surrealist Pang Torsuwan established a group called Herspective in 2019 with two other female artists to help female artists gain recognition and exhibit their works easily.

Bangkok Post

Steel Was In Use In Parts Of Europe 2,900 Years Ago During Bronze Age

Steel was being used in some regions of Europe 2,900 years ago, during the Bronze Age, reveals a study.

Zenger

Lawyers: Dispute over Van Gogh art in Detroit is settled

Lawyers say a deal has been reached over control of an 1888 painting by Vincent van Gogh

The Independent UK

Cross-party calls for new statue of the Queen in ‘prominent’ London location

The London Assembly has unanimously passed a motion in support of the idea

Evening Standard

Ben Okri on swapping novels for painting: ‘Could these two great rivers of creativity merge?’

The Booker winner has teamed up with Scottish colourist Rosemary Clunie – to follow in the footsteps of word-and-picture masters Jean-Michel Basquiat and Jenny Holzer

The Guardian - UK

The world needs more creatives, not geniuses

Dr Elisa Stephens, president of the Academy of Art University, explodes the myth of the creative genius.

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Manchester Evening News

Elmer's Big Parade art trail bringing 30 elephant sculptures to Blackpool

The seaside resort will play host to the Elmer the Patchwork Elephant sculptures, inspired by David McKee’s beloved children’s book character

AVNetwork

Ontario's THEMUSEUM Jumps into an Interactive, Captivating Digital Gallery

The EYEPOOL gallery uses 14 Christie Inspire Series laser projectors to create an immersive experience.

The Independent UK

Work starts to unearth mosaic under pavement outside vape shop

Colchester is a former capital of Roman Britain.

Wales Online

Brilliant artworks hidden inside ordinary looking bollards in Cardiff's city centre have been stolen

Cardiff Council says it will not be possible to replace all of the posts missing from the Hayes in the city centre

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The Guardian - UK

An arty weekend in … Bishop Auckland, County Durham

The former mining town is home to Velázquez, Murillo and El Greco, the art of pitmen, and its own artist-designed tweed

The Guardian - UK

Rites of Passage review: stilt-walkers and slave ship ghosts brave the Atlantic

From gentle reflections to horrific reminders of the middle passage, compelling stories of migration cut through this sprawling show of work by 19 black artists

Los Angeles Times

With cars and kaiju, artists Umar Rashid and Frieda Toranzo Jaeger subvert American myth in MoMA exhibits

NEW YORK — In 1816, Kentucky-born portraitist William Edward West created a print depicting the battlefield death of British Maj. Gen. Edward Michael Pakenham at the Battle of New Orleans. At the time, the wounds of the 1815 conflict, the last of the War of 1812, were still fresh, and…

Zenger

Man Renovating Kitchen Discovers Priceless 400-year-old Paintings

It is thought that the paintings may date back to 1660 while the man was renovating kitchen discovers historic painting

The Guardian - UK

Imaginary Friends: Barcelona art show aims to connect with our inner child

Exhibition evoking childhood experiences brings together installations by nine artists

The Independent UK

Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders approves monument to aborted fetuses

Arkansa’s abortion trigger ban was drafted in 2019 and went into effect following the Roe v Wade downfall last year

Bangkok Post

Life on the Mekong and Mississippi

To celebrate 190 years of US-Thai diplomatic relations, the art exhibition "Rivers Of Life" has been organised by the US embassy, ICONSIAM and the Chiang Khong community of Chiang Rai. On view at ICONSIAM, the exhibition features two videos -- I See That You Don't See created by Montika Kam-On,…

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