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Giant Māori octopus to star at Tasmania's Ten Days on the Island art festival

When Lisa Reihana constructed an enormous octopus based on a Māori creation story, she never intended it to leave its home in New Zealand. Now, in its Australian debut, the inflatable sculpture is featuring in Tasmania's Ten Days on the Island festival.

ABC News · Mar 9, 2023

Becoming Frida Kahlo: new BBC documentary paints a compelling portrait of the Mexican artist

Nearly 70 years after her death the brilliant Mexican artist Frida Kahlo continues to fascinate for her unique artistic language that interprets her physical and emotional pain, her unconventional relationships with men and women, and her complex marriage to the great Mexican muralist Diego Rivera.

The Conversation · Mar 9, 2023

Band sell Banksy’s Grim Reaper piece after 13 years as ‘people need to see it’

Singer Natalie Zalewska said the sale was about preserving the artwork as a ‘piece of history’.

The Independent UK · Mar 9, 2023

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The world's first Islamic art biennale shines a light on Muslim African artists

The inaugural Islamic Arts Biennale is underway in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. (Biennales are large and prestigious international art exhibitions held every two years.) This important new event for the Muslim world features numerous African artists. And the biennale’s artistic director is Sumayya Vally, a South African architecture professor and principal…

The Conversation · Mar 9, 2023

Talented artist found dead in church yard weeks after becoming homeless

Andrew Nawroski was reportedly found on the grounds of St Mary’s Catholic Church in Newport city centre on Wednesday, March 1 - pals have since paid tribute the 'good friend' and 'fantastic artist'

Daily Mirror · Mar 9, 2023

Desert X review – a severed torso and a sinister detention pen shatter America’s sun-kissed fantasyland

California’s monumental desert sculpture jamboree, which features billboards of photos taken by Tyre Nichols, is questioning water use and the climate crisis. What a shame it requires so much driving

The Guardian - UK · Mar 9, 2023

The 700 cool new artefacts you can now see at Swansea Egypt Centre and some are 3,000 years old

A 2,800-year-old coffin and a one-of-its-kind mask of Anubis are among the incredible artefacts now available for the public to view

Wales Online · Mar 9, 2023

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I’m proud of my career but my mum simply cannot take my work seriously

Training yourself not to want approval is really difficult, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith, but sometimes it is the only option you have

The Guardian - AU · Mar 9, 2023

Primary school celebrates International Women's Day with unveiling of mural

An inspiring figure has been honoured with a mural for promoting social justice and women's rights

Manchester Evening News · Mar 9, 2023

Bronze nude figure with hinged phallus sells at auction for £2,200

The Celtic artefact was found by a detectorist at a rally in Haconby, Lincolnshire.

The Independent UK · Mar 9, 2023

Sir Grayson Perry ‘honoured’ as largest exhibition of his artwork planned

Grayson Perry: Smash Hits will open from July 22 until November 12 at the Royal Scottish Academy in Edinburgh.

The Independent UK · Mar 9, 2023

Long-lost letter written by King Charles discovered by couple clearing out home

A young King Charles told The Queen Mother 'I am sorry that you are ill' in a heartfelt letter uncovered by a couple in their loft which went on auction this week

Daily Mirror · Mar 9, 2023

Could the Getty museum save the £50m Portrait of Omai at 11th hour?

Exclusive: There are just 24 hours to hammer out a deal if the historic painting is to be saved for Britain

The Independent UK · Mar 9, 2023

The Rembrandt of Aberdeenshire: the extraordinary life of artist James McBey

This artist’s work took him from Scotland to the Arab world, and he saw the price of his work rise enormously – yet today he is largely forgotten. Now, a new exhibition reveals a lifetime of adventure

The Guardian - UK · Mar 9, 2023

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Bangkok Post · Mar 8, 2023

For the dreamers

Illustrations by Somnuek Klangnok or Kru Parn have been featured on tote bags, T-shirts, furniture, Line stickers and in other collaborations.

Bangkok Post · Mar 8, 2023

Exhibition aims to protect rivers

The US embassy and the Chiang Khong community in Chiang Rai present "Rivers Of Life" at Iconlux pop-up space on the 1st floor of Iconsiam, Charoen Nakhon Road, until March 26.

Belfast Live · Mar 8, 2023

Women artists transform Belfast’s College Court for International Women’s Day

The project is part of a city centre street revitalisation programme

The Guardian - UK · Mar 8, 2023

Typist Artist Pirate King review – generous portrait of neglected artist Audrey Amiss

Carol Morley’s warm and sympathetic film imagines the artist, whose mental illness curtailed her ambitions, on a tragicomic road trip to exhibit her work

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The Guardian - UK · Mar 8, 2023

Museums must take more care with their donors

Letter: The sponsor of the Science Museum’s climate gallery is part of the controversial Adani conglomerate, writes Dr Chris Garrard

France 24 · Mar 8, 2023

French museum of feminist struggles aims to shed light on neglected histories

In a first for France, the University of Angers has announced plans for a museum of feminist struggles, drawing on its ample archival resources and expertise to give the history of women’s fight for emancipation and equal rights a permanent home.

The Independent UK · Mar 8, 2023

Women’s History Month: Top photos from The Independent archive

This Women’s History Month we are highlighting the contributions of women to events in history and contemporary society

The Guardian - UK · Mar 8, 2023

Rare Brueghel the Younger painting found behind door in French home

‘Exceptional’ piece, valued at up to €800,000, had been hanging behind door after being in family since 1900

Bristol Post · Mar 8, 2023

How Bristol Airport passengers can get to the Belgium hotel shaped like a bum hole

The unusual hotel is shaped like a giant colon with a bedroom inside the bum hole section

The Independent UK · Mar 8, 2023

National Portrait Gallery to double the number of women on walls in post-1900 collection

New work from Jann Haworth and Liberty Blake will depict 130 women who have impacted British culture

Chronicle Live · Mar 8, 2023

International Women's Day: 'Missing women' painted back into history in County Durham

The work is inspired by Francisco de Zurbarán’s celebrated series of biblical paintings, Jacob and His Twelve Sons, which have hung in Auckland Castle’s Long Dining Room for more than 250 years

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