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David Hockney joins immersive art trend with new London show

Four-storey-high space in King’s Cross to merge physical and digital worlds to let visitors ‘see the world through his eyes’

The Guardian - UK · Nov 16, 2022

How young climate activists are making their voices heard at COP27 over Egypt's protest suppression

In London, youth activists threw soup at Van Gogh’s “Sunflowers,” asking, “Is art worth more than life? More than food? More than justice?” In Melbourne, Australia, two protesters superglued themselves to Picasso’s “Massacre in Korea” to highlight the connections between climate change and future conflict and suffering.

The Conversation · Nov 16, 2022

Fuming Edinburgh woman demands refund in row over Elsie Inglis statue campaign

Natasha’s £21 donation was returned to her bank account on Wednesday because she believed she was 'misled' by the terms on which she made her donation.

Edinburgh Live · Nov 16, 2022

Just Stop Oil: research shows how activists and politicians talk differently about climate change

The environmental activist group Just Stop Oil has grasped public attention with a series of “art action” stunts targeting famous paintings and buildings with cans of soup and paint. They have climbed motorway gantries, blocking drivers on the M25. Their message has been loud, but has it been clear?

The Conversation · Nov 16, 2022

Foreshore Park expected to be blocked off for four to six weeks

The lawn has been fenced off to the public to allow for repair work including returfing.

Newcastle Herald · Nov 16, 2022

‘There were people trying to thrive’: how Puerto Rican artists dealt with Hurricane Maria

In a new exhibition, artists process difficult feelings of grief and trauma after the devastation of the 2017 storm

The Guardian - US · Nov 16, 2022

Master of Light: how one man went from poverty to prison to painting

In an inspiring HBO documentary, the classical painter George Anthony Morton reviews his past of hardship and incarceration

The Guardian - US · Nov 16, 2022

Guatemala expat community roiled by relic smuggling charges

Two Americans, one a photographer and the other a connoisseur of Mayan folk art, are facing charges of smuggling pre-Hispanic artifacts in Guatemala

The Independent UK · Nov 15, 2022

See how street art influences pop art

A group of 11 artists from Southeast Asia have joined hands to bring street art into a new form of pop art to the gallery temple during "Tutti Frutti", which is running at Tang Contemporary Art, until Dec 10.

Bangkok Post · Nov 15, 2022

Keeping the tradition alive

Due to her interest in northern handicrafts, textile artist Kanchalee Ngamdamronk worked with an artisan from Lamphun and one from the Lisu ethnic group. Their collaborative work resulted in the exhibition "Polychrome".

Bangkok Post · Nov 15, 2022