Stunning light and sound experience pops up in north Dublin park A stunning light and sound experience is coming to Dublin's National Botanic Gardens in Glasnevin Dublin Live · Sep 22, 2022
What happens to a city's culture when families can't afford to live there? San Diego artist looks for answers SAN DIEGO -- After moving to San Francisco in 2016, artist Claire Starkweather Forrest and family left the city a year later. The home they were staying in with their two young children, while she was pregnant with their third, was being tripled in size to be sold. This had… Tribune News Service · Sep 22, 2022
Visions of Creativity in Middle East Youth Art Scene From a Lebanese student decrying government failures through art to a Palestinian teacher seeking escape in music, young people across the Middle East are creatively giving voice to complex situations. In a series exploring youth aspirations in the volatile region -- where more than half of the population is under… Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 22, 2022
Art sessions create ‘cheeky banter’ and community among those with dementia Tapestry Care UK has said that art sessions have allowed those with dementia to come out of their shell. The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2022
Oaxaca city guide: Where to stay, eat, drink and shop in Mexico’s sultry cultural hub Edgy art meets Unesco-listed architecture in Mexico’s intoxicating southern valley city, says Jen Rose Smith The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2022
Australia holds national day of mourning for British queen An Australian national day of mourning for the late Queen Elizabeth II has centered on Parliament House The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2022
Archaeology dig inspires artists to capture climate lessons Lessons that can be learned about climate action from multi-period croft house site, a medieval friary and a coastal settlement occupied from around… The National (Scotland) · Sep 22, 2022
Faculty at School of the Art Institute of Chicago asks for union recognition The workers say that a “strong majority” of their group wants to affiliate with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees. Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 21, 2022
Explore stories behind the mask at art exhibition Art lovers are invited to find stories hidden behind different masks during "Behind The Mask" which is running at Iconluxe Pop up Space, 1st floor of Iconsiam, Charoen Nakhon Road, until Oct 2. Bangkok Post · Sep 21, 2022
Australians pause a minute for late Queen Australians have paused for a minute's silence as a mark of respect for the late Queen Elizabeth II as events are held on a one-off national public holiday. AAP · Sep 21, 2022
Ken Howard obituary Popular and prolific painter who described himself as ‘the last impressionist’ The Guardian - UK · Sep 21, 2022
‘A class of his own’: Sale of rare Bacon works marks 30th anniversary of artist’s death The auction will include rarely seen paintings, a rug, photographs and letters The Guardian - UK · Sep 21, 2022
No decision yet on creator of Stone Mountain’s ‘truth-telling’ exhibit ATLANTA — It’ll be a while yet before a company is chosen to create Stone Mountain Park’s truth-telling museum exhibit. Tribune News Service · Sep 21, 2022
William Klein: Fashion photographer with an eye for urban street life William Klein, an American expatriate photographer whose often frenetic and sometimes blurred images of urban street life and modern fashion were wildly innovative while conveying the pointed social criticism of a self-declared outsider, has died aged 96. The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2022
The Guardian - UK · Sep 21, 2022 A dreamer in a Hollywood hotel – Penny Wolin’s best photograph ‘This guy was the Sunday desk clerk at the sort of hotel where people might stay anything from one night to 30 years. One day, he wanted to open a roller rink in Pico Rivera’
Reuters · Sep 21, 2022 'Never forget': Filipino activists mark 50th anniversary of martial law declaration Hundreds of Filipino activists on Wednesday took to the streets to mark the 50th anniversary of the late strongman Ferdinand Marcos Sr's declaration of martial law.
Newcastle Herald · Sep 21, 2022 10,000 sunflowers and family letters: take a look inside Van Gogh Alive As soon as you enter the doors you can walk into a recreation of the Dutch artist's bedroom or dine in the famous Café Terrace.
The Canberra Times · Sep 21, 2022 'My dream come true': National Capital Art Prize winners revealed The 127 finalist works are now on display in Canberra.
Liverpool Echo · Sep 21, 2022 River of Light 2022 returning to Liverpool for 17 nights River of Light will light up the city in the run up to Bonfire Night weekend
The Guardian - UK · Sep 21, 2022 Anarchy in the auction house: the Sex Pistols ephemera that’s pogoing, going, gone Fancy a Never Mind the Bollocks poster stained with blood from Sid Vicious’s syringe? Two canny collectors are unloading artefacts that reveal the Pistols to be an art project as much as a punk band
The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2022 Black artist sues Manhattan hotel staff for calling him homeless in ‘traumatic’ case of racial profiling Kahlil Robert Irving says hotel manager and another employee barged into his room
The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2022 TikTok’s ‘virginity testing’ obsession proves we’re still fixated on the myths of female sexuality As videos of harmful and humiliating ‘virginity testing’ practices go viral on TikTok, Eloise Hendy speaks to experts about why more needs to be done to end the errors and falsehoods perpetuated about female sexuality
The Guardian - AU · Sep 21, 2022 Art Gallery of NSW: Adrián Villar Rojas to take over WWII bunker as Sydney Modern unveiled The acclaimed Argentinian sculptor’s immersive installation will headline the gallery’s $344m expansion, which opens in December
Bangkok Post · Sep 20, 2022 Uniting the world through art The third edition of Bangkok Art Biennale (BAB) 2022 is set to return from Oct 22 to Feb 23. Under the theme of "Chaos: Calm", BAB will showcase over 200 art pieces by 73 artists from 35 countries at 12 venues in Bangkok including Wat Pho, Wat Arun, the Bangkok…
The Conversation · Sep 20, 2022 How artists Judy Watson and Helen Johnson are stripping back Australia's 'white blanket of forgetfulness' In his 1980 Boyer Lecture, art historian Bernard Smith said a “white blanket of forgetfulness” had been thrown over the horrors of Australia’s colonial past.