Art, Urbanism Come Together in Jeddah Blending art with urbanism can change the face of cities. Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 13, 2022
“Who Am I?” …Existential Question Gathers 10 Saudi Artists Art can never thrive far from the personality of its artist. Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 13, 2022
Sail, swim, hike: a walking and boating adventure along Croatia’s Dalmatian coast A new trip from Split makes the most of the stunning coastline and islands with regular stops for swimming, hiking and plenty of seafood The Guardian - UK · Sep 13, 2022
In sharing his story, Uncle Jack Charles opened Australia's eyes to wider truths As Australians mourn the loss of an acting legend, those close to the 79-year-old Aboriginal actor say his legacy of love, warmth and truth-telling will endure. ABC News · Sep 13, 2022
Autumn culture guide 2022: From Lucian Freud to My Neighbour Totoro, Blonde to The Crown We pick the new season’s highlights in our ultimate guide to what to book and binge-watch over the next few months The Independent UK · Sep 13, 2022
Brandi Salmon appropriates paintings by old masters like da Vinci to include Aboriginal women Negative representations of Indigenous people by artists who are not Aboriginal have inspired Wiradjuri woman Brandi Salmon to re-imagine works by old masters including Vermeer and da Vinci. ABC News · Sep 13, 2022
Masterpiece inspires National Gallery to stage its first theatre show The National Gallery is staging its first theatre show inspired by a 17th-century masterpiece in its collection. Evening Standard · Sep 12, 2022
Photographer William Klein, famous for street scenes but also fashion, has died The influential American-born photographer, filmmaker, painter and graphic designer died Saturday in his adopted city of Paris. WEKU · Sep 12, 2022
William Klein, American photographer in Paris, dies at 96 William Klein, an American photographer whose innovative portraiture style strongly influenced fashion and street photography in the 20th century, has died in Paris The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2022
‘Gustav Klimt: Gold in Motion’ Exhibit Dazzles in New York Austrian Symbolist artist Gustav Klimt's masterpieces are coming to life in an immersive exhibit in New York, inaugurating a new museum that merges technology, art and music. "Gustav Klimt: Gold in Motion," which opens on Wednesday, enfolds visitors in 30-foot (9-meter) high images of his works in the Emigrant Industrial… Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 12, 2022
Sculpture aiming to 'challenge the past' set to be unveiled at Broad Marsh site in Nottingham It comes after the new walkway through the site opened Nottingham Post · Sep 12, 2022
Spain, France kick off anniversary celebration of Picasso Against the backdrop of Picasso´s iconic anti-war painting, “Guernica,” the culture ministers of France and Spain have gathered in Madrid to kick off a year of commemorative acts to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the death of the Spanish artist who revolutionized the world of art The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2022
‘Is this the veil between life and death?’: Lee Miller’s torn mesh is an image for our times When the great surrealist took this photograph she was feeling adrift in Egypt. Now, it seems to evoke our unsettling transition from the Queen’s burial to King Charles’s coronation The Guardian - UK · Sep 12, 2022
Queen as Commodity, Muse for Artists, Fans For a lifetime, she was everywhere all at once. Queen Elizabeth II was a history-making sovereign, to be sure, but she was also a commodity, an artist’s muse, a conduit for self-expression on the street, many streets in fact, well beyond those of Britain. At 96, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch died… Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 12, 2022
The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2022 AP PHOTOS: Queen as commodity, muse for artists, fans For a lifetime, she was everywhere all at once.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 12, 2022 ‘Like being beaten with a bat’: Georg Baselitz on eye-opening art – and his true feelings about female painters Now in his 80s but as fiery as ever, the German provocateur talks about his pride at being a ‘degenerate’ artist, painting his wife nude – and revisits his assertion that: ‘Women don’t paint very well’
Orlando Sentinel · Sep 12, 2022 Editorial: Sunshine will heal the damage of ‘Basquiat fiasco’ Start with the paintings, which vibrated with an energy that seemed to radiate outside their own dimensions: Bold primary colors slashed across scavenged cardboard; stark black buildings floating in columns of yellow light; human figures with clenched teeth and waving arms, crowned with slashing white lines or boxlike hats.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 12, 2022 A faith in fabric: can Farwa Moledina’s art change perceptions of Muslim women? Drawing on Islamic design, the Birmingham-based artist offers detailed, colourful depictions of female strength, bravery and independence
The Guardian - US · Sep 12, 2022 ‘The inclusive, pansexual 90s seem a long way away’: Wolfgang Tillmans gets retrospective Exhibition To Look Without Fear at New York’s Museum of Modern Art displays a staggering 417 pieces from 30 years of artist’s career
Nottingham Post · Sep 11, 2022 Meet Nottingham's street artists trading the canvas for city walls Nottingham is home to some of the most impressive artists, many of which decorate the city with their work
The Independent UK · Sep 11, 2022 The queen, as imagined — from punk rock to mystery novels She was everywhere and yet not really known
Wales Online · Sep 11, 2022 Sand artist releases moving picture in tribute to Queen It has been described as a 'fitting goodbye'
The Guardian - UK · Sep 11, 2022 Ralph Kiggell obituary Other lives: Artist in a number of media, principally the Japanese art of mokuhanga woodblock printing
Nottingham Post · Sep 11, 2022 Wonderful Nottinghamshire sculptures and the stories behind them The mammoth sculpture has returned home after more than 30 years away
Salon · Sep 11, 2022 Salvador Dalí's kinky eccentric wife "Dalíland" star Barbara Sukow discusses the couple's sex life, how to play a corpse and working with Fassbinder