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150 artists of African descent celebrated in 'Black Paris' exhibition at Pompidou Center
An unprecedented exhibition at the Pompidou Center in Paris explores the presence and influence of Black artists in the city from the 1950s to 2000ABC News - 6d -
Is AI coming for art fairs? This android artist has a proposal — with a twist
Doku, the digital avatar of Chinese artist Lu Yang, is hosting a pop-up store at Art Basel Hong KongFinancial Times - 4d -
WATCH: Partially blind artist overcomes vision loss to create stunning paintings
Meet Ed Urena, an artist who turned vision loss into inspiration, using his talent to express himself despite a challenging eye condition.ABC News - Mar. 12 -
‘The colour of my skin didn’t matter’: exhibition shines light on black artists in postwar Paris
Pompidou Centre show featuring 150 artists of African heritage is the last before the gallery shuts for five years. For many black artists and intellectuals, postwar Paris was a cosmopolitan hub. ...The Guardian - 5d -
Roy Ayers, jazz-soul legend whose music was heavily sampled by younger artists, dies at 84
Roy Ayers, the jazz-soul vibraphonist and bandleader behind 'Everybody Loves the Sunshine,' whose music became the backbone for younger artists, dies at age 84.Los Angeles Times - Mar. 6 -
Spotify says it paid $10 billion in royalties in 2024 — but only 4% of its artists make a living
The music-streaming giant has long been the target of criticism from artists about paltry payments, but said it doled out record royalties last year.MarketWatch - Mar. 12 -
Spotify says it paid nearly 1,500 artists $1 million or more in royalties for 2024 streams
Spotify wrote in its annual Loud and Clear Report that nearly 1,500 artists generated more than $1 million in royalties in 2024.CNBC - Mar. 12 -
Kering shares plunge 11% after Demna Gvasalia named as Gucci's artistic director
Shares of Kering plunged on Friday after the firm announced that Demna Gvasalia would take the reigns as new artistic director of its ailing Gucci fashion line.CNBC - Mar. 14 -
7 stand trial over cyber death threats against Paris Olympics artistic director
The trial of seven people charged in connection with alleged cyberbullying targeting the artistic director of last summer’s Paris Olympics’ opening and closing ceremonies has started in a Paris courtABC News - Mar. 5 -
‘It’s been really profound’: artists Joel Meyerowitz and Maggie Barrett on laying bare their marriage on film
Photographer Meyerowitz, 87, and artist and writer Barrett, 78, invited two documentary-makers into their lives for a year. The result, Two Strangers Trying Not to Kill Each Other, is an intimate ...The Guardian - Mar. 9 -
Larry Stanton: the artist who captured New York’s gay scene at a time of crisis
A new exhibition in Los Angeles celebrates the life and work of a painter who died at 37 of Aids as he tried to preserve a record of those around him. Taken too early by the Aids pandemic, the ...The Guardian - Mar. 13 -
Danish Paper Artist Specializes in Large Paper Flowers
Some of the paper flowers created by Marianne Eriksen Scott-Hansen are as large as five feet across.The New York Times - Mar. 12 -
Black Panther artist's painting of jazz legend catches eye of Spike Lee
Sitting in the window of the Artfunk gallery on Jackson Street in San Francisco is a painting of jazz legend John Coltrane. While most people walking by will see the image of a great musician, ...CBS News - Mar. 3 -
AI Thinks It Cracked Kryptos. The Artist Behind It Says No Chance
Jim Sanborn’s inbox is flooded with amateur cryptographers who say they’ve cracked the code with chatbots like Grok 3.Wired - Mar. 7 -
With 100 Pounds of Blue Pigment, an Artist Conjures Spirits of the Past
The ghost of George Washington Carver hangs over the studio of Amanda Williams, where hues are inspired by the Alabama soil Black farmers worked.The New York Times - Mar. 15 -
Sean 'Diddy' Combs pleads not guilty to new allegations of forced labor in sex trafficking case
The recording artist, producer and actor is expected to be arraigned in court on a superseding indictment.NBC News - Mar. 14 -
SXSW 2025: Ivan Cornejo, Gale and other Latino artists we can't wait to see
This year's SXSW Music Festival is stacked with Latino talent. Here are 10 acts we're most excited to check out.Los Angeles Times - Mar. 7 -
Spotify’s biggest sin? Its algorithms have pushed artists to make joyless, toothless music | John Harris
Most musicians can only make money on the platform by writing songs inoffensive enough to get on to one of its vapid playlists. In the hands of some of its most gifted practitioners, songwriting is ...The Guardian - Mar. 9 -
Spotify is trumpeting big paydays for artists – but only a tiny fraction of them are actually thriving
The company’s latest Loud & Clear report – a relatively transparent look into a closed-off industry – shows just how skewed financial success is in music. Since 2021, Spotify has published its Loud ...The Guardian - Mar. 12 -
Artistic swimmer and student coach: Vote for azcentral Student of the Week, March 17-21
Nominees for this week's azcentral Student of the Week attend Cesar Chavez High School and ASU Prep Digital.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 17 -
‘Does she love me? No. Is she capable of love? No’: my mother, the con artist
Chef Graham Hornigold had never known where – or even who – she was. Then out of the blue he got an email. In early 2020 life was sweet for Graham Hornigold. A pastry chef who has worked in ...The Guardian - 2d -
George Foreman remembered as a ‘great fighter’ by President Trump and a ‘knockout artist’ by Magic Johnson
Tributes poured in for George Foreman, who died Friday at the age of 76, that revealed the multifaceted legacy of the fearsome heavyweight champion.Yahoo Sports - 1d -
Inside the Former ‘Underworld’ Where Ai Weiwei Makes Art
Ahead of his largest-ever exhibition in the U.S., the dissident artist reflects on collecting jade and living below ground.The New York Times - Mar. 11 -
South Korean R&B Singer Wheesung Is Found Dead at 43
The artist was known for popularizing the musical genre in the country, but convictions for drug abuse damaged his image.The New York Times - Mar. 11 -
Is this the world’s most highbrow gap-year tour?
Like a modern Grand Tour, the John Hall Venice course promises to open (wealthy) young minds to Italy’s artistic treasuresFinancial Times - Mar. 12 -
Spotify paid £7.7bn to the music industry as royalties debate continues
The figures come as debate continues about how much money artists and songwriters receive in royalties.BBC News - Mar. 12 -
Van Gogh or Faux? Weeding Out Fakes Is Starting to Take a Toll.
Attributing a work to the artist generally requires authentication by the Van Gogh Museum, but lawsuits and an influx of requests have made it reassess that role.The New York Times - Mar. 16 -
Larry Bell’s Vast Collection of 12-String Acoustic Guitars
The artist Larry Bell has amassed a vast collection of acoustic instruments, carefully stored in a climate-controlled room.The New York Times - 6d -
How Picasso became the ultimate prize for China’s new collectors
In recent years, major works have gone to private buyers in Asia — a new exhibition puts the artist’s relationship with the region in the spotlightFinancial Times - 5d -
Former Eminem employee charged in theft of dozens of unreleased songs
"The significant damage caused by a trusted employee to Eminem's artistic legacy and creative integrity cannot be overstated," a spokesman said.Los Angeles Times - 3d -
Think before you ink: 20 tips for beautiful tattoos you’ll never regret – from the professionals
How do you choose a design you will love for life? And what can you do to cover up an old flame’s name? Top tattooists, including David Beckham’s artist, reveal all. “My customers generally come to ...The Guardian - Mar. 13 -
Trump’s cuts to higher education are sacrificing America’s future
American colleges and universities will lose their global preeminence, innovation will suffer, future scientists, doctors, artists and philosophers will not get trained and potentially ...The Hill - Mar. 9 -
'Asco: Without Permission' honors four East L.A. friends who changed Chicano art
After its SXSW premiere, 'Asco' filmmaker Travis Gutierrez Senger hopes the radical art collective will inspire generations of artists to comeLos Angeles Times - 4d -
Original body model of ET expected to fetch up to $1m at Sotheby’s
Daughter of Oscar-winning special effects artist Carlo Rambaldi hopes item will ‘continue to inspire’. It was last seen standing at the entrance to a spaceship with a potted plant of ...The Guardian - 4d -
How Carl and Karin Larsson’s Homes Came to Define Scandinavian Style
The houses of two of Sweden’s most influential artists and designers, Carl and Karin Larsson, came to shape the country’s national identity — and now represent an aesthetic ideal.The New York Times - 4d -
‘The drill scene was dead. They’d locked everyone up’: RIP Germain on his shocking coffin installation
In a room stinking of industrial bleach and cooled to the temperature of a morgue, the artist explores pop culture’s voracious appetite for violence – by trapping the viewer in front of 101 hours ...The Guardian - 4d -
Ron Sossi, founder of the provocative Odyssey Theatre in L.A., dies
Ron Sossi, who challenged theater conventions in Los Angeles as the artistic director of the Odyssey Theatre for a remarkable 50-plus years, has died.Los Angeles Times - 13h -
'Gracias Gustavo': Details of the L.A. Phil's plans for Dudamel's final season
A golden era at the Los Angeles Philharmonic approaches its end as the organization announces its final season under Music and Artistic Director Gustavo Dudamel before he departs for the New York ...Los Angeles Times - Mar. 6 -
‘We are one people’: Soca stars including Machel Montano highlight Caribbean’s connection to Africa
Trinidad and Tobago and its neighbors mix music genres in a fast-growing transatlantic artistic exchange. It was the wee hours of carnival on Saturday when the soca legend Machel Montano and ...The Guardian - Mar. 9 -
‘A ribbon dancer’: captive baby sea lion performs acrobatics with artificial kelp
‘It look so artistic under the water,’ staff at Washington state aquarium says of Pepper. A baby sea lion toting an artificial kelp strip was filmed performing intricate rhythmic gymnastics-style ...The Guardian - Mar. 12
