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Banksy in Ukraine: how his defiant new works offer hope

Art, in all its forms, has always been a powerful means of representing, resisting and remembering war. And the Russo-Ukrainian War is no different, with artists responding powerfully to Russian aggression through an explosion of artwork drawing attention to, and reinforcing, the resilience of Ukrainian people and culture.

The Conversation · Nov 22, 2022

Murakami, Malone unite in 'flower-butterfly' collaboration

Japanese artist Takashi Murakami’s visions have spanned colorful smiling flowers, a zany take on Mickey Mouse and huge erotic sculptures of animation-inspired figures that have fetched enormous auction prices

The Independent UK · Nov 22, 2022

‘I’m not humble’: Artist Ken Done delivers colourful speech as 2022 Australian fashion laureate

The painter known for his vivacious Australiana prints accepted the award with a 10-minute speech that elicited laughter and some uncomfortable silences

The Guardian - AU · Nov 22, 2022

Progress made toward Stone Mountain truth-telling exhibit

ATLANTA — Monuments are subjective things.

Tribune News Service · Nov 21, 2022

The Chinese Guardian statue taken during the Boxer Rebellion

This Boxer Rebellion relic, an ancient Chinese guardian statue, represents stories of massacres, humiliation and colonial trauma. So how did it get to Sydney?

ABC News · Nov 21, 2022

Rosetta Stone: a new museum is reviving calls to return the artefact to Egypt

With the Arab spring of 2011, a downturn in tourism and the devastation of COVID, the odds have been stacked against the opening of Giza’s Grand Egyptian Museum, work on which began in 2005 and is due to complete 2023.

The Conversation · Nov 21, 2022

The Swiss mountain with a racist name – and the artist fighting to rechristen it

Agassizhorn is an alp in Switzerland named after a notorious scientist. Sasha Huber explains why she flew to the summit by helicopter and rechristened it Rentyhorn – in honour of an enslaved man

The Guardian - UK · Nov 21, 2022

From Athens with love: the NGV’s dizzying recreation of the Parthenon

Temple of Boom sees the ancient monument reconstructed and covered with art in the gallery’s garden, inviting the public to reflect on its beauty – and complicated history

The Guardian - AU · Nov 21, 2022

18th- and 19th-century Americans of all races, classes and genders looked to the ancient Mediterranean for inspiration

The ancient world of the Mediterranean has long permeated American society, in everything from museum collections to home furnishings. The design of the nation’s public monuments, buildings and universities, as well as its legal system and form of government, show the enduring influence of Mediterranean antiquity on American culture.

The Conversation · Nov 21, 2022

Stunning images show Wigan's Light Night festival dazzling spectators

The event kicked off on Friday night with the light trail - which a whopping 8,000 people had signed up for over the duration of the weekend

Manchester Evening News · Nov 21, 2022