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Frank Auerbach, artist who fled the Nazis as a child, dies aged 93

Auerbach died peacefully at his home in London on Monday morning, his representatives confirmed.

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 93

World - ABC News - November 12

Contractor Who Defrauded Navy of Millions and Fled Gets 15 Years in Prison

Leonard Glenn Francis, known as Fat Leonard, bribed Navy officials with cash and luxury goods in exchange for over $30 million in contracts for his business, officials said.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 6

A driver who struck a crowd in a Chinese city, causing multiple injuries, has been detained

Police have detained a 62-year-old man after he rammed a car into people exercising at a sports center in the southern Chinese city of Zhuhai and fled

World - ABC News - November 12

Frank Auerbach, leading figurative painter who fled Nazis, dies aged 93

Saved by a sponsorship that took him from Berlin to London as a child, the artist later fell in with Soho’s artistic crowd including Francis Bacon and Lucian Freud. Frank Auerbach: a life in ...

World - The Guardian - November 12

2 Missouri teens killed in crash with suspect who had kidnapped baby in car as he fled police

Two teenagers were killed and a third was hospitalized in a car crash over the weekend while authorities pursued a man suspected of kidnapping a baby.

Jean Tinguely — artist who created poetry from motion

Made from salvaged objects, his radical kinetic sculptures are on show in a Milan retrospective

World - Financial Times - October 29

Up in smoke: the artist who lost 1000 paintings in a house fire

Max Ayres has spent much of his life capturing Lancashire – and himself – without ever selling a painting. Now a blaze has transformed much of his singular body of work. Max Ayres has a hole in his ...

World - The Guardian - November 2

‘I’m a creative military’: London embraces Ghanaian artist who chose to paint, not fight

On the verge of giving up on his artistic ambitions and under pressure to join the army, Michael Blebo was saved by an agency dedicated to bringing the art of Africa to collectors worldwide. On the ...

World - The Guardian - October 24

Quincy Jones, music titan who worked with Michael Jackson, Frank Sinatra and countless other artists, dies at 91

Entertainment - 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

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

Harshita Brella was strangled before husband fled

Police are hunting for the 24-year-old's husband after her body was found in a car boot.

The Artist, the Gallerist and Their Liver

Far from the dizzying auctions, splashy galas and angling dealers, a precious gift sheds light on a gentler way the art world works.

Top stories - The New York Times - 2 days ago

Missing kayaker faked disappearance, fled country, Wisconsin officials say

A kayaker reported missing from Green Lake, Wisconsin, in August is now thought to have faked his own disappearance and fled the country to Europe.

Police say missing Wisconsin kayaker faked death and possibly fled overseas

Investigators say Ryan Borgwardt took out $375,000 life insurance and was in contact with woman in Uzbekistan. For several weeks, the family of avid kayaker Ryan Borgwardt braced for the likelihood ...

World - The Guardian - November 12

Runaway 'spy whale' fled Russian military training says marine scientist

Marine scientist uncovers the story behind Andruha's escape from Russian military training programme.

Body found in search for missing artist

Police were called to Chalk Farm Underground station where a body was found on the tracks.

Frank Auerbach, artist, 1931-2024

The painter escaped Nazi Germany to become one of the towering figures of British postwar art

Business - Financial Times - November 12

A Murder at an Elite Hamptons Resort Ends an Artist’s Dream

The owner of a tile company funded Sabina Khorramdel’s life of travel and creation. After she was found slain, his body was discovered at his Pennsylvania home.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 30

I was on the edge of burnout, says campaigner for ADHD awareness

Ana Jaks is part of a campaign which aims to break down the stigma of women with ADHD in the workplace.

'Prison turned me into an award-winning artist'

Leeds-based Kevin Devonport says his life spiralled into criminality after leaving the Army.

Artist Vivian Suter’s Guatemalan jungle hideaway

She ended up in Panajachel by chance, but never left — building a home on a former coffee plantation that’s rooted in the landscape and filled with colour

World - Financial Times - November 7

Beyoncé becomes most Grammy-nominated artist in history

Beyoncé has made Grammy history — again. The superstar's latest album, “Cowboy Carter,” secured 11 nominations Friday, bringing her career total to 99. With the latest nods, Beyoncé, who already ...

Politics - The Hill - November 8

Glasto and a spot on Obama's playlist – Stargazing singer on his crazy year

After a year of success, Myles Smith has been named BBC Introducing's Artist of the Year.

At the Met, Black Artists Salute an Enduring Affinity With Egypt

A shimmering dream on the Nile has inspired creativity from the Harlem Renaissance to Kara Walker to Beyoncé. But how much can you play with the past?

Top stories - The New York Times - 6 days ago

Need an Arabic-Hebrew Ketubah? This Artist Can Help.

Josh Berer makes most of his money designing Arabic tattoos. He also has a side business designing cross-cultural marriage contracts.

Lifestyle - The New York Times - November 12

BBC correspondent: I fled Gaza but I'm overwhelmed by guilt about family still there

The BBC's Gaza correspondent is among the Palestinians who have fled their home since the war began.

They fled war in Sudan. Now, women in refugee camps say they’re being forced to have sex to survive

Some women who fled the war in Sudan say they face sexual exploitation as refugees in Chad

World - ABC News - 5 days ago

A U.S. Farming Giant Gets a Message 11 Stories Tall

Using natural materials from environmental disasters around the country, a Brazilian activist sends a message to a U.S. farming giant.

World - The New York Times - October 23

WSJ Tech Live: Executives, Investors and Artists Debate AI's Potential

Andreessen Horowitz’s Martin Casado says tech policy is in a ‘dangerous place.’

Tech - The Wall Street Journal - October 23

Afro-Brazilian artist Rosana Paulino is suturing the past to the present

Centering Black feminism and anti-racism, Paulino’s work is being celebrated from New York’s High Line to the Tate Modern. In 1865, the French photographer Augusto Stahl made images of a naked ...

World - The Guardian - October 24

7 charged with cyberbullying after Paris Olympics artistic director's opening ceremony backlash

French authorities say they have charged seven individuals in connection with a cyberbullying campaign targeting Thomas Jolly, the artistic director behind the Paris Olympics’ opening and closing ...

World - ABC News - October 25

From Rupert Murdoch to Thom Yorke: the growing backlash to AI

Media mogul and leading artists join fight to stop tech firms using creative works for free as training data. It is an unlikely alliance: the billionaire media mogul Rupert Murdoch and a panoply of ...

World - The Guardian - October 25

As Georgia Decides Its Future, Artists Are Worried About Theirs

Two new laws, and a looming election, in the former Soviet republic of Georgia have artists reconsidering their livelihoods and even whether they can stay in the country.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 25

Artists call for greater focus on black British music in schools

The government's reviewing the national curriculum and artists hope for a change to music lessons.

Music Review: Tyler, the Creator's 'Chromakopia' looks into the artist's journey to self-discovery

On his seventh studio album, “Chromakopia,” the multi-hyphenate Tyler, the Creator pulls back the curtain

Entertainment - ABC News - October 28

Puerto Rican artist Nicky Jam takes back his Trump endorsement

Reggaeton artist Nicky Jam on Wednesday revoked his endorsement of Donald Trump, after Tony Hinchcliffe's rally joke calling Puerto Rico "garbage."

Politics - CBS News - October 30

Filipino artist connects with his "Lola" through collaborative watercolors

Many of us wish we could go back in time to ask our grandparents questions about their life, their family, and what it was like growing up, but Filipino artist Kenneth Tan didn't need a time machine.

Entertainment - CBS News - October 29

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