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Nigerian artist Eniwaye Oluwaseyi on his first exhibition in Europe

Self-taught Nigerian artist Eniwaye Oluwaseyi speaks to Eve Jackson about his exciting solo exhibition, his first in Europe: "The Eye Never has Enough of Seeing nor the Ear its Fit of Hearing" at Paris's Zidoun-Bossuyt Gallery. Oluwaseyi's works are an embodiment of the term "people of colour". His vibrant paintings…

France 24 · Feb 9, 2023

Screenwriter, musician and performer Kit Hesketh-Harvey died of natural causes, coroner rules

The multi-talented artist and brother of journalist and former editor Sarah Sands died suddenly earlier this month

The Independent UK · Feb 9, 2023

Losing its marbles? Pressure mounts on British Museum to return Parthenon frieze

It's one of the oldest symbols of democracy. The 2,500-year-old Parthenon in the Greek capital Athens attracts around 7.2 million vistors annually. But for more than two centuries, the site has been missing some of its marble sculptures. They were taken by the British ambassador in the 1800s, then sold…

France 24 · Feb 9, 2023

The joy of clothes on canvas: how painters celebrate fashion – and inspire it

Art and fashion influencing each other is nothing new – but, more than ever, there seems to be a beautiful cross-pollination going on between painters and designers

The Guardian - UK · Feb 9, 2023

An ancient art form got a new twist from this engineering student, 7,000 miles from his home in China

PHILADELPHIA -- Drexel University engineering student Teng Zhang took up Chinese calligraphy recently, seeking a connection with family members in China whom he has not seen since before the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Feb 9, 2023

Art, young sons have saved a man who lost so much in a tragic accident

PITTSBURGH — Around the age of 22, Jared Quinteros was dealt a discouraging blow: He was harshly told by an art gallery owner that he wasn't cut out for the art world.

Tribune News Service · Feb 9, 2023

Peter Doig at the Courtauld Gallery review: magnificence among the masters

This show proves the Scottish artist is almost unsurpassed among his peers

Evening Standard · Feb 9, 2023

Corsock potter named Maker of the Year at the UK Heritage Crafts Awards

Hannah McAndrew received the accolade at the House of Lords in London

Daily Record · Feb 9, 2023

Just Stop Oil activists who glued themselves to Da Vinci painting fined just £175 each

Caspar Hughes sprayed onto the wall 'no new oil' and then he and Simon Bramwell, Jessica Agar, Lucy Porter and Tristan Strange glued themselves to the frame of the painting in July last year

Daily Mirror · Feb 9, 2023

‘Where’s all the style?’ Crocs connoisseur David Hockney criticises modern men’s fashion

British artist made headlines last year after delighting King Charles with his choice of footwear at a Buckingham Palace event

The Independent UK · Feb 9, 2023