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‘..there’s a Hockney blue and a Hockney red, in fact a whole palette of bright subtle hues that are totally his own. ‘ Photo: Grand Canyon I, 2017, acrylic on canvas by David Hockney. Photograph: Richard Schmidt/© David Hockney At the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, from 15 March-29 August 14 March 2022 | Jonathan Jones | The…
John Salt was a British pioneer of photorealist painting, a genre that emerged in late 1960s America Photo: John Salt Bride, 1969 05 January 2022 | Simon Chapman | The Guardian | With additional information John Salt, who has died aged 84, was a pioneer of photorealist painting, a genre that emerged in late 1960s…
One of the first artists to step away from traditional painting altogether was French artist Henri Matisse Photo: The Parakeet and the Mermaid,” 1952–1953 by Henri Matisse. Accompanied by two works of Yves Klein. Collection: Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam. Image: GJ. van Rooij 05 March 2022 | James Porteous | Clipper Media 23 FEBRUARY 2018 HAWKINS BAY…
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The gaming giant responsible for Fortnite and Gears of War has promised the two entities share a mission to build an ‘artist-friendly platform’ 05 March 2022 | James Porteous | Clipper Media News What does Bandcamp’s sale to Epic Games mean for independent music? 03 March 2022 | RANDALL ROBERTS | Los Angeles Times Since…
Retrospectrum features over 180 paintings, drawings, ironwork, and ephemera, showcasing the development and range of Dylan’s visual practice, in tandem with that of his musical and literary canon. Photo: Bob Dylan, Rainy Night in Grand Forks, 2021. COURTESY STUDIO OF BOB DYLAN (cropped. See full version below) 30 November 2012 | Andy Battaglia | ARTnews | With…
For nearly 40 years, Upperline has been a showcase for JoAnn Clevenger’s vibrant art collection and effusive hostessing. Photo: W. Rush Jagoe V (cropped) 18 November 2021 | Brett Anderson | The New York Times NEW ORLEANS — JoAnn Clevenger was certain she would reopen Upperline, her New Orleans Creole restaurant, for most of the…
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Her value is not in her stupendous auction prices, but in her hard-won road to artistic greatness 18 November 2021 | Guardian Editorial | The Guardian A late self-portrait by Frida Kahlo sold this week at a New York auction house for $34.9m. That makes her the most expensive Latin American artist ever, eclipsing her husband, Diego Rivera,…
Photo: Fatemeh Rezaei, a retired teacher, stands next to a Marilyn Monroe portrait by American artist Andy Warhol at Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art in Tehran, Iran, on October 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi) 22 October 2021 | NASSER KARIMI | Times of Israel TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian hardliners, now back at the helm…
After her second divorce, author Saima Mir finally realised that no one was coming to rescue her and she began to build a new world for herself. Photo: Saima Mir meeting film star Amitabh Bachchan, left. Composite: Guardian Design; Courtesy of Saima Mir Saima Mir is an award-winning journalist and writer. She has written for The…
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The filmmaker has been quietly making small, eerie collages on newsprint for 20 years, with faces switched onto other bodies. Photo: “I can work on them anywhere,” Jarmusch said of his collages. “I make them in hotel rooms. Most of the time I do it between the rigors of making a film.”Credit…Josefina Santos for The…
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The artist behind Radiohead’s album covers since The Bends in 1996 is selling a series of six huge dystopian paintings at Christie’s online auction next month. Photo: Stanley Donwood, Residential Nemesis, 1999. Christie’s Images Ltd. 2021 (cropped. full image below) 20 September 2021 | Abby Schultz | Barron’s | With additional links of images The artist behind…
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A new biography says paternity would have been impossible for the musician because he was sterile due to illness and an accident Photo: Bluesman BB King performing during the 40th Montreux jazz festival in July 2006. Photograph: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images 19 September 2021 | Dalya Alberge | The Guardian BB King was born into poverty in…
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