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
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. Tribune News Service · Oct 27, 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 The Guardian - UK · 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… France 24 · 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 Liverpool Echo · 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 The Independent UK · 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. Radio France Internationale · 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
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
The Guardian - UK · Oct 26, 2022 The Body is a Place review – a furiously energetic cultural vomiting This understated show roars with justified anger – whether using thousands of bindis in ecstatic clashes of colour or letting rip on British nostalgia and racism
The Conversation · Oct 26, 2022 The future of creative freedom is on the line, starring Andy Warhol, Prince and 2 Live Crew The internet has opened access to culture. Billions of webpages build on the art, images, music, film, television and writing of the past.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 26, 2022 Claye Bowler: ‘I want to put trans people on the map in sculpture’ The first out trans artist to have a solo show at Leeds’s Henry Moore Institute talks about the way his casts represent his own experience of gender-confirmation surgery
The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2022 Horror exhibition to open with Noel Fielding painting and Thatcher puppet The Horror Show! features large scale sculpture, fashion and painting.
Evening Standard · Oct 26, 2022 Good news: meet the London artist making lamps out of old Evening Standards Emmely Elgersma has been working with papier-mâché for the past eight years - and discarded Evening Standards are her paper of choice.
Nottingham Post · Oct 26, 2022 Family's tribute to artist who was a 'familiar face' across Nottinghamshire A memorial is planned in his honour
Bangkok Post · Oct 26, 2022 ‘The Art Of Banksy: Without Limits’ opens today British street artist Banksy, known for socially and politically-charged work as well as their humour, commands an international following despite a cloak of anonymity. 'The Art Of Banksy: Without Limits’ is a rare opportunity for fans in Thailand to appreciate original works and other pieces, inspired by them, up close.
The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2022 Metal detectorist discovers treasure at Paul Hollywood’s former £1.4 million home Mark Presland made the discovery at the property in Adisham, near Canterbury, Kent