Today: September 16, 2024
Today: September 16, 2024

Art

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The ‘Olympic Picasso’ finally finds recognition for his athletics-inspired art

The ‘Olympic Picasso’ finally finds recognition for his athletics-inspired art

The ‘Olympic Picasso’ finally finds recognition for his athletics-inspired art
Americas|Crime|News

Native American shot at New Mexico protest heals through art

A Native American activist and artist who became a victim of America's ubiquitous gun violence during a visit to New Mexico last year returned to the

Native American shot at New Mexico protest heals through art
Entertainment|News|World

The legend lives on: New exhibition devoted to Chanel's life and work opens at London's V&A Museum

A major new exhibition is opening at London’s V&A Museum to honor and celebrate the life and iconic designs, as well as many more lesser-known creations by famed French designer Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel

The legend lives on: New exhibition devoted to Chanel's life and work opens at London's V&A Museum
Entertainment|News|World

Paintings on pesos illustrate Argentina's currency and inflation woes

The rapid depreciation of the Argentine currency and one of the world’s highest inflation rates has made it difficult for Argentines to make ends meet

Paintings on pesos illustrate Argentina's currency and inflation woes
Entertainment|News|World

Over 3 years after it was stolen, a van Gogh painting is recovered but with some damage

A painting by Dutch master Vincent van Gogh has been recovered more than three years after it was stolen from a museum that was shut to prevent the spread of the coronavirus

Over 3 years after it was stolen, a van Gogh painting is recovered but with some damage
Arts

Anxiety can often be a drag on creativity, upending the trope of the tortured artist

A psychiatrist explains the many ways anxiety can hinder, color or compel creativity.

Anxiety can often be a drag on creativity, upending the trope of the tortured artist
Entertainment|News|World

Colombian painter and sculptor Fernando Botero, known for his inflated forms, has died at age 91

Renowned Colombian painter and sculptor Fernando Botero, whose depictions of people and objects in plump, exaggerated forms became emblems of Colombian art around the world, has died

Colombian painter and sculptor Fernando Botero, known for his inflated forms, has died at age 91
Arts

Art and science entwined: This course explores the long, interrelated history of two ways of seeing the world

Art and science may seem like opposites, but throughout history the disciplines have fed off each other − and still do today.

Art and science entwined: This course explores the long, interrelated history of two ways of seeing the world
Entertainment

First Bob Ross TV painting, completed in a half an hour, goes on sale for nearly $10 million

Bob Ross was known for his unpretentious approach to painting on his long-running show, “The Joy of Painting,” but now the painting he completed on his first episode in 1983 is for sale for nearly $10 million

First Bob Ross TV painting, completed in a half an hour, goes on sale for nearly $10 million
Entertainment|News|World

Artworks stolen by Nazis returned to heirs of outspoken cabaret performer killed in the Holocaust

Seven valuable art pieces plundered by the Nazis more than 80 years ago are being returned to the heirs of a cabaret performer, who was killed during the Holocaust and whose massive art collection was stolen by the Third Reich

Artworks stolen by Nazis returned to heirs of outspoken cabaret performer killed in the Holocaust
Entertainment|News

Pioneering Black portraitist Barkley L. Hendricks is first artist of color to get solo show at Frick

The pioneering Black portrait artist Barkley L

Pioneering Black portraitist Barkley L. Hendricks is first artist of color to get solo show at Frick
News|Political

Jill Biden unveils dedicated showcase of art by military children in the White House East Wing

Visitors to the White House now have new art to feast their eyes on

Jill Biden unveils dedicated showcase of art by military children in the White House East Wing
Entertainment|News|World

A Danish artist who submitted empty frames as artwork is appealing court ruling to repay the cash

A Danish artist who was given a pile of cash by a museum in northern Denmark to create a piece for its exhibition on labor conditions two years ago submitted two empty canvases, causing an uproar

A Danish artist who submitted empty frames as artwork is appealing court ruling to repay the cash
Entertainment|News|World

New Van Gogh show in Paris focuses on artist's extraordinarily productive and tragic final months

A new museum exhibition in Paris focuses on the last months of Dutch master Vincent van Gogh before he shot himself in 1890

New Van Gogh show in Paris focuses on artist's extraordinarily productive and tragic final months
News|Political

95-year-old painter threatened with eviction from Cape Cod dune shack wins five-year reprieve

A 95-year-old painter and his family who were threatened with eviction from their dune shack at the Cape Cod National Seashore in Massachusetts have won a reprieve

95-year-old painter threatened with eviction from Cape Cod dune shack wins five-year reprieve
Business|Entertainment

Order a bagel and schmear at Feltz Bagels, and you'll be fed an original piece of art

While not one the major food groups, a bagel and a schmear made of felt might satisfy your appetite for art

Order a bagel and schmear at Feltz Bagels, and you'll be fed an original piece of art
Entertainment

Misty Copeland's dedication to inclusion spans many projects — and her push for new dance emojis

Misty Copeland has her hands (and feet

Misty Copeland's dedication to inclusion spans many projects — and her push for new dance emojis
Entertainment|News|Science|World

Scientists pry a secret from the `Mona Lisa' about how Leonardo painted the masterpiece

The “Mona Lisa” has given up a secret

Scientists pry a secret from the `Mona Lisa' about how Leonardo painted the masterpiece
Arts

This engineering course has students use their brainwaves to create performing art

Art and science combine in this engineering course to let students turn their brainwaves into creative works.

This engineering course has students use their brainwaves to create performing art
Entertainment|Health

Sharon Stone says health issues slowed her acting career so she's expressing herself through paint

During the pandemic, a friend sent Sharon Stone a paint-by-numbers set to keep her busy, a gesture that has led to a new path of creative expression

Sharon Stone says health issues slowed her acting career so she's expressing herself through paint
Business|Entertainment|News|Political|World

300-year-old painting stolen by an American soldier during World War II returned to German museum

After going missing nearly 80 years ago, a baroque landscape painting was returned to Germany on Thursday

300-year-old painting stolen by an American soldier during World War II returned to German museum
Entertainment|News

Cleveland museum sues to stop seizure of statue believed to depict Marcus Aurelius

The Cleveland Museum of Art has sued New York City authorities over their seizure of a headless bronze statue believed to depict the Roman emperor and philosopher Marcus Aurelius

Cleveland museum sues to stop seizure of statue believed to depict Marcus Aurelius
Business|Entertainment|News|World

The 2023 Soros Arts Fellows plan to fight climate change and other global issues with public art

Palestinian artist Nida Sinnokrot, one of 18 artists receiving the 2023 Soros Arts Fellowships from the Open Society Foundations on Tuesday, says that art provides hope and resilience, even in the midst of war

The 2023 Soros Arts Fellows plan to fight climate change and other global issues with public art
Entertainment

'Let's Fly,' the latest exhibition from the Balloon Museum, awakens childlike wonder in all of us

The first thought that comes to mind when you enter the Balloon Museum for the “Let’s Fly” exhibit is the massive scale of the art

'Let's Fly,' the latest exhibition from the Balloon Museum, awakens childlike wonder in all of us
Entertainment|News|World

Renowned glass artist and the making of a gigantic church window featured in new film

A renowned glass artist in Mexico played a key role in the creation of a gigantic church window in the U.S. The 81-year-old Narcissus Quagliata is the master of the glass-fusion technique that made the Kansas church’s colossal stained-glass artwork possible

Renowned glass artist and the making of a gigantic church window featured in new film

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