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Van Gogh’s smoking skeleton and Munch’s sickly sex-scapes: great artists’ ghoulish sides revealed
A show of unfamiliar works by the pioneers of modern art shows that they weren’t immune to the allure of darkness and horror – and explains why the gothic style will never die. You might laugh off ...World - The Guardian - October 31 -
Quincy Jones, music titan who worked with Michael Jackson, Frank Sinatra and countless other artists, dies at 91
Quincy Jones, music titan who worked with Michael Jackson, Frank Sinatra and countless other artists, dies at 91Entertainment - ABC News - November 4 -
Quincy Jones, Music Titan Who Worked With Artists from Sinatra to Michael Jackson, Dies at 91
The extraordinarily productive executive, arranger, and producer put an indelible stamp on the sound of American music from Big Band greats to Thriller, the best selling record of all time.Business - Inc. - November 4 -
Beyoncé leads Grammy nominations with 11 and becomes the most-nominated artist in the show’s history
Beyoncé leads Grammy nominations with 11 and becomes the most-nominated artist in the show’s historyEntertainment - ABC News - November 8 -
Beyoncé leads the 2025 Grammy noms, becoming the most nominated artist in the show’s history
The 2025 Grammy Award nominations are hereEntertainment - ABC News - November 8 -
At an art festival in Dakar, artists from both sides of the Atlantic examine the legacy of slavery
The Dakar Biennale of Contemporary African Art, or Dak’Art, has opened in the Senegalese capitalEntertainment - ABC News - November 8 -
At an art festival in Dakar, artists from both sides of the Atlantic examine the legacy of slavery
The Dakar Biennale of Contemporary African Art, or Dak’Art, has opened in the Senegalese capitalWorld - ABC News - November 8 -
Judith Jamison, transcendent dancer and artistic director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, dies at 81
Judith Jamison, transcendent dancer and artistic director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, dies at 81Entertainment - ABC News - November 9 -
Artist Kenny Scharf: ‘I’m carrying the torch for friends who couldn’t keep it going’
He worked alongside Keith Haring and Andy Warhol in 1980s New York and now gets his first major institutional show in the same city. In the mid-1980s, Kenny Scharf biked from his Queens studio to ...World - The Guardian - November 11 -
Painter Frank Auerbach, who fled the Nazis and became a major artist, dies at 93
Frank Auerbach, who fled Nazi Germany for Britain as a child and became one of the major artists of the 20th century, has died at age 93World - ABC News - November 12 -
Artist Doug Aitken brings in the L.A. Phil, Natasha Lyonne and a mountain lion for fall's biggest spectacle
Doug Aitken premieres "Lightscape" as a live music-screen experience with the L.A. Phil and L.A. Master Chorale at Disney Hall. An immersive exhibition at the Marciano Art Foundation is coming too.Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - November 13 -
Can livestreamed DJ street sets shake up UK music for new artists?
There is hope street sets streamed on social media can help provide opportunities for aspiring artists.Top stories - BBC News - November 17 -
Palm Springs hated his AIDS memorial design. How this artist's do-over turned debacle into redemption
His first Palm Springs AIDS memorial looked like an anus, critics said, so artist Phillip K. Smith III went back to the drawing board and set out to win over skeptics in the community. The City ...Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - 6 days ago -
Rapper charged with sexually assaulting women who sought him out as tattoo artist in Koreatown
Charles Wayne Wilkerson IV, a tattoo artist who goes by the rap name 'Franko Khalifa,' was charged with sexually assaulting two female clients, authorities said.Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - Yesterday