Rodney Graham obituary Artist whose complex photographic images and videos featured self-portraits and physical comedy The Guardian - UK · Oct 27, 2022
King Tut and his treasures come alive for a high-def age A new exhibit celebrating King Tut is about to land in several cities with a very modern twist, taking a digital look at the boy king for the Instagram age The Independent UK · Oct 27, 2022
Just Stop Oil protester tries to glue face to Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring A Just Stop Oil protester has attempted to glue his face to Vermeer’s priceless painting Girl with a Pearl Earring in a Dutch museum. Evening Standard · Oct 27, 2022
Just Stop Oil activist tries to glue own head to Girl with a Pearl Earring Protester at The Hague’s Mauritshuis says Vermeer painting protected and fine unlike ‘future of our children’ The Guardian - UK · Oct 27, 2022
Who was Pierre Soulages? – the French abstract artist who loved to paint it black Soulages was one of France’s most financially successful living artists Evening Standard · Oct 27, 2022
The Rock Flew A Melb Artist To NYC So She Could Give Him A Portrait That’s True Career Goals A Melbourne artist has shared the wholesome tale of Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson flying her to NYC so she could present him with a portrait. Pedestrian.tv · Oct 27, 2022
Taylor Wessing Prize: Lockdown laundry portraits win prestigious photography award Clémentine Schneidermann won for photos of her neighbour hanging out washing Evening Standard · Oct 27, 2022
Attempted theft of ‘£5 note’ casts grim spotlight on cost of living crisis ‘That’s what the piece is all about – how inviting that money is and how it could be taken away from you’ The Independent UK · Oct 27, 2022
Artist honours Rishi Sunak with sand sculpture - but it looks more like one of his predecessors ‘Oh hi Tony Blair’, one person jokes The Independent UK · Oct 27, 2022
‘Supernatural force tells me when to paint,’ says artist who works with human ashes Federico Portalupi, 38, says he did not believe in supernatural activity before he started making artwork with ashes in 2020 during a Covid lockdown The Independent UK · Oct 27, 2022
October design news: cave living and chairs made from car exhausts Hyperlocal makers, rebranding a nation and the Design Council’s festival The Guardian - UK · Oct 27, 2022
Meet Boots, the poet who leaves inspirational messages on Chicago’s sidewalks CHICAGO — After a 10-year relationship ended, she started writing poetry to heal a broken heart. Seven years later, she continues to write — but now she does so on the sidewalks of Chicago. Chicago Tribune · Oct 27, 2022
‘It is the memory of the people’: unpacking Iraq’s artistic heritage Culture ministry puts artworks on display once again after destruction and theft wrought by successive conflicts The Guardian - UK · Oct 27, 2022
Rone takes over Flinders Street Station’s hidden ballroom: ‘It’s my biggest project yet’ The artist brings one of Melbourne’s legendary spaces to life with an immersive installation that places visitors inside a meticulously crafted story The Guardian - AU · Oct 27, 2022
Tribune News Service · Oct 27, 2022 Rapper Ye, aka Kayne West, stiffed owner of Miami studio after demanding major overhaul, lawsuit claims Anti-Semitic comments have cost the artist formerly known as Kanye West a slew of his most valuable business relationships in recent days.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 26, 2022 Artists flock to Brixton to mark 40th anniversary of UK black arts movement More than 50 artists gather at Black Cultural Archives in London to have photograph taken
The Guardian - UK · Oct 26, 2022 Pierre Soulages obituary French abstract painter who expressed a fascination with black in works popular with collectors and public alike
France 24 · Oct 26, 2022 French artist Pierre Soulages, famous for his shades of black, dies aged 102 French abstract painter Pierre Soulages, who has died at the age of 102, went "beyond black" in a career that spanned eight decades, exploring every possible interplay of light and texture on his unique black canvases. Soulages was celebrated at the Louvre in Paris, the Hermitage in St. Petersburg and…
Liverpool Echo · Oct 26, 2022 Scouse comic artist and a filmmaker showcasing their work in exhibition They will see their work on display at the Tetley Art Centre
The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2022 French iconic painter of black Pierre Soulages dead at 102 French painter Pierre Soulages, an icon of post-World War II European abstract art famed for his use of black, has died, according to the Soulages Museum in his hometown of Rodez
Radio France Internationale · Oct 26, 2022 French painter Pierre Soulages dead The French artist and stained-glass designer, Pierre Soulages, has passed away at the age of 102. He will be remembered for his uncompromising use of the colour black, and for the stained-glass windows he designed for the abbey church in the central French town of Conques.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 26, 2022 Sonia Boyce’s Venice Biennale winner to be exhibited in UK next year Feeling Her Way, featuring videos of five black female musicians, to be shown in Margate and Leeds
The Guardian - UK · Oct 26, 2022 ‘I threw my arms around Beckett!’ – electrifying first nights, by Ciarán Hinds, Eileen Atkins and more The author of a new book about the greatest openings in theatre history asks stars of stage to recall their most thrilling first nights – and the occasional disasters that befell them
Reuters · Oct 26, 2022 Famous French painter Pierre Soulages dies at 102 Pierre Soulages, the French painter who came to fame with his works reflecting on the shades and forms of black, has died at age 102, the museum dedicated to the artist in his hometown of Rodez, southwestern France, told Reuters on Wednesday.
The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2022 Richmond gets court win in lingering Confederate statue case A judge has sided with Richmond officials in a lawsuit over whether the Virginia city can remove a final Confederate monument and the remains of a rebel general interred beneath it