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Light show meets opera as new 'Turandot' seeks to lure people back to theatre

A kaleidoscopic light show has helped reinvent Giacomo Puccini's opera "Turandot" currently playing in Tokyo - a production which aims to bring people back into theatres now that the pandemic has eased.

Reuters · Feb 24, 2023

Artist who defaced painting says police raided her home

Joana Partyka, who defaced Frederick McCubbin's work Down On His Luck in a protest, says her home has been raided by counter-terrorism police.

AAP · Feb 24, 2023

MacDowell artist retreat org taps Chiwoniso Kaitano to lead

One of the oldest artist residency programs in the U.S. has a new executive director

The Independent UK · Feb 24, 2023

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Giant birds emerge across Murrumbateman's water tank

Now there's another reason to visit Murrumbateman, with the town's huge water tank artwork now finally complete.

The Canberra Times · Feb 24, 2023

A pan-African, eclectic approach to art at 'Les Verrières' gallery

Mixing historical pieces with the latest contemporary work from the African continent and its diaspora, a new gallery space in Paris's Saint Germain neighbourhood is bringing a fresh perspective to African art. Our reporters take us on a tour of this collaboration between Charles-Wesley Hourdé and the 31 PROJECT.

France 24 · Feb 23, 2023

Nicola Bulley mural artist unveils poignant wall painting in tragic mum's home town

Street artist Danny Bench was friends with Nicola Bulley's sister at school and created a mural for the tragic mum in South Woodham Ferrers, Essex, where she grew up

Daily Mirror · Feb 23, 2023

Nearing 100, Artist Laureate of Illinois Kay Smith says her passion for painting keeps her going

Smith was named a laureate along with five other recipients in 1994 by the Lincoln Academy of Illinois, for “contributions to the betterment of humanity that have been accomplished in or on behalf of the State of Illinois.”

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 23, 2023

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Home village hopes ‘greatest Welsh thinker’ finally receives his dues

Events to mark 300 years since birth of Richard Price, a radical who ‘helped build the modern world’

The Guardian - UK · Feb 23, 2023

Cardiff Council makes U-turn on controversial proposal to turn museum into a mobile attraction

Cardiff Council originally proposed to move the museum out of the Old Library building to help save money

Wales Online · Feb 23, 2023

My London: Sandy Powell

Revered costume designer and this year’s Bafta Fellowship recipient Sandy Powell picks up new fabrics at Joel’s, tucks in to Italian at Marema and tops up her locks at Jo Hansford

Evening Standard · Feb 23, 2023

Edinburgh photos of forgotten shops show how different life was 50 years ago

From brush shops, prison cells, public toilets and laundrettes, photographs by a Scottish photographer shows how much times have changed over the last 50 years.

Edinburgh Live · Feb 23, 2023

Skokie artist taps social media following to help earthquake victims in Turkey, Syria

Syed Rahman, in his own words, talks about why he rushed to offer aid: “Everyone’s displaced.”

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 23, 2023

Banksy artwork in Ukraine covered by protective shockproof glass

Several Banksy murals were discovered on buildings around Kyiv last November

Evening Standard · Feb 23, 2023

Extensive archive of David Bowie’s life and work donated to V&A

The exhibition in east London will include more than 80,000 items that span six decades of the cultural icon’s career

Evening Standard · Feb 23, 2023

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Chronicle Live · Feb 23, 2023

Newcastle to host Vic Reeves exhibition as talented comedian returns with latest artwork

Comedian and artist Jim Moir - best known as his alter-ego Vic Reeves who he will be retiring next year - will be showing his third exhibition, Hot Buttered Mattress, in Newcastle from March

The Guardian - UK · Feb 23, 2023

Lucian Freud portrait of daughter Isobel expected to fetch up to £20m at auction

Ib Reading, not seen in public for more than 20 years, was result of more than 70 sittings

Liverpool Echo · Feb 23, 2023

'Photie Man' captured characters from 80s and 90s Liverpool

From Greatie market to matchdays at Anfield and Goodison, Tom's photos offer a fascinating snapshot of life in Liverpool

Financial Times · Feb 23, 2023

Joshua Reynolds’ ‘Portrait of Omai’ is a national treasure. Why is Britain struggling to keep it?

The fight to save the iconic work reflects a painful truth about the UK’s financial state

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The Conversation · Feb 23, 2023

At Mona Foma, I encountered death rituals, underwater soundscapes, worship – and transcendence

Mona Foma has returned to Launceston. As always, the festival offers a diverse program of contemporary art, design, music and performance, and works that sit somewhere between. There will be bands, there will be lasers, and there will be queer woodchopping.

The Conversation · Feb 22, 2023

Why David Hockney's Bigger and Closer is an important step forward for immersive art shows

Artist David Hockney has ridden many technological waves. While his mark-making has remained resolutely painterly, he has challenged the practice of painting. He was an early adopter of computer-assisted drawing, using the iPad and iPhone.

The Guardian - UK · Feb 22, 2023

Fostering curiosity: the Tate brings great art to the people of Merseyside

Works from the museum’s collection begin a 10-week tour of the Liverpool city region

Chronicle Live · Feb 22, 2023

'World treasure' Turner painting to go on show at Laing Art Gallery in Newcastle

City gallery announces it has been picked to exhibit the masterpiece The Fighting Temeraire by J.M.W Turner for four months

The Independent UK · Feb 22, 2023

Woman left in tears after star sign tattoo goes horribly wrong

Lydia Sawyer got more than she bargained for after asking a tattooist to ink her with an intricate lion portrait to represent her Leo astrological sign

Daily Mirror · Feb 22, 2023

Tattoo artists share 'overrated' designs they wish people would stop asking for

A group of tattoo artists have taken to Reddit to share the 'over-requested' designs that they always end up doing on clients, wishing they'd ask for something more unique

The Independent UK · Feb 22, 2023

Race to save £50m Reynolds painting showing early portrait of person of colour

Exclusive: There are just two weeks to save the £50m 18th-century Joshua Reynolds painting – one of the earliest portraits of a person of colour – or it could be lost to a foreign buyer

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