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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

German architecture award rescinded over British artist’s Israel boycott vow

Schelling Architecture Foundation refuses to give James Bridle the €10k prize after signing of open letter. A German architecture foundation has rescinded one of its €10,000 (£8,360) awards from a ...

World - The Guardian - 3 days ago

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

Rogan says hippies, artists, musicians thanking him for Trump endorsement

Podcaster Joe Rogan said hippies, artists, musicians and comedians reached out to him, thanking him for his endorsement of President-elect Trump right before Election Day. During an episode of his ...

Politics - The Hill - November 14

UK court sides with Icelandic firm over artist’s spoof corruption apology

Judge considering complaint by fishing firm Samherji rules artist Odee unlikely to be able to defend work as parody. The property rights of Iceland’s largest fishing company prevail over the right ...

World - The Guardian - November 14

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.

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

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

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.

Even among artists in exile, the myth of Russian cultural supremacy lives on

Many liberal Russians shelter in states once part of the Soviet Union. It’s time that they learned to respect the cultures and languages their nation has so long suppressed. One day in the 1990s, I ...

World - The Guardian - November 11

Robots chisel out future of sculpture as some artists push back

A fleet of marble-sculpting robots is carving out the future of the art world. It's a move some artists see as cheating, but others are embracing the change.

Beyoncé Just Became the Most Nominated Artist in Grammy History

The 2025 Grammy Award nominations led Beyoncé to set a new a record.

Business - Inc. - November 10

Transcendent dancer Judith Jamison, Alvin Ailey artistic director, dies at 81

Acclaimed dancer become Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater artistic director.

Entertainment - ABC News - November 10

Judith Jamison, dancer & Alvin Ailey artistic director, dies at 81

Judith Jamison, an internationally acclaimed dancer who later served as artistic director of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater for two decades, has died at age 81.

Entertainment - CBS News - November 9

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

Grammy Awards 2025: List of nominees

The Recording Academy announced its nominees for the 67th Grammy Awards on Friday.

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

Sabrina Carpenter registered more voters during tour than any artist

Pop star Sabrina Carpenter registered more voters during her recent “Short n’ Sweet” arena tour than any other artist, according to HeadCount, a nonprofit that helps people register to vote. ...

Politics - The Hill - November 6

Body found in search for missing artist

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

What can't RZA do? The legendary producer and artist tackles classical music

Wu-Tang Clan mastermind RZA talks about his upcoming "A Ballet Through Mud" L.A. show, how kung fu inspired his composing style and more.

Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - November 3

'Prison turned me into an award-winning artist'

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

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 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.

After exiting the Christian music industry, these artists engage religion on their terms

In the last two decades, several Contemporary Christian Music powerhouses have publicly exited the CCM industry

Entertainment - ABC News - November 1

A Bolivian artist carves faces of the departed onto Day of the Dead bread

During the Day of the Dead celebrations that take place in late October and early November, Latin Americans honor their departed loved ones by setting up altars adorned with food, flowers and ...

World - ABC News - November 1

Backstreet Boys, Blake Shelton among artists headlining hurricane relief concert

The Backstreet Boys, Blake Shelton, Brittney Spencer, Cedric the Entertainer and other artists are teaming up for a performance dedicated to raising funds for response efforts for hurricanes Helene ...

Politics - The Hill - October 31

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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