Arts

THESE CITIES ARE GLOBALLY-RENOWNED FOR THEIR STREET ART

Painting in public and communal spaces is nothing new. It’s an old practice that has existed in the world since time immemorial, and murals are one of the main examples that prove the fact. Street art also works on the similar concept and makes the world more colourful and fascinating and brightens mood instantly! These are no less than a ...

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Ukrainians are sleeping next to art and stashing it in underground bunkers to protect their culture

As Putin’s invasion of Ukraine rages on, artists, curators, and gallerists are scrambling to protect the country’s most valuable artworks. Stained-glass windows, statues, and monuments are being covered with shrapnel-proof material. According to the BBC, bunkers are crammed with paintings, and some museum workers are sleeping next to pieces worth millions to safeguard them. The director of the grand gallery explained ...

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Students make it better with Operation Art

Some of the state’s best student artwork will feature in a touring exhibition before eventually finding a home at The Children’s Hospital. From Paris to Parramatta, the Art Gallery of NSW has displayed some of the world’s most prestigious artworks. And now, 50 school students from across the state can add their names to the list as part of the ...

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The world’s top auction houses are cancelling their Russian art sales in London

Some of the world’s top art auction houses have announced they will not sell Russian art in London, in compliance with Western sanctions, Reuters reported.  Christie’s, Sotheby’s and Bonhams typically hold a “Russian Art Week” in June and November, but the three have decided to cancel their June sales where wealthy Russians are often buyers, the agency reported. Russia has been ...

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How Salary Transparency Could Transform the Museum World as We Know It + Other Stories

Plus, David Zwirner now represents art star Michael Armitage, and the 9/11 Tribute Museum prepares to close permanently. Museums Reconsider Security After MoMA Stabbing – In light of the shocking stabbing at the Museum of Modern Art last weekend, some museums are stepping up their security procedures. Violence remains rare at cultural institutions and security personnel are usually unarmed. (“The last thing you ...

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Raising awareness of Iraqi protests through art

The Halifax Iraqi community is coming together on Saturday to hold Art for Peace, an exhibition of international art at the Canada Games Centre. The goal of the event is to raise awareness of what’s happening right now in Iraq, and to raise money for the injured. “It’s very difficult to all of us,” says Aseel Mohammed Ali, the organizer ...

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Artists assemble! How collectives took over the art world

They’re principled, they’re powerful and they make the art world jumpy. As the Turner prize is split four ways, we look at how collectives are shaking things up ast week, the four artists shortlisted for the Turner prize turned themselves into a four-strong collective in order to win as a group – a move that caused controversy in the press, ...

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Fresh breeze of change in Gulf art scene

Shaikha Hoor Al Qasimi’s inspiring journey to becoming a leading voice of global art Braving the cold late October winds that announced to New Yorkers about winter’s imminent arrival, the guests bundled up in woollens as they poured into the large auditorium of the Asia Society to hear a group of award-winning ‘game changers’ from Asia — all women candidates ...

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Mobile Museum of Art opens ‘FOR CHILDREN 2020’ exhibit

 The Mobile Museum of Art revealed their “FOR CHILDREN 2020” exhibit Saturday. The event featured a kid-friendly, Winter Wonderland-themed opening party, only open to Mobile Museum of Art members, with art activities provided by the Museum School, face painting, a bouncy house and food trucks. “FOR CHILDREN 2020” will feature more immersive installations, interactive elements like a giant Lite Brite, ...

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On the Frontier, the Lubumbashi Biennial Makes Art From Obstacles

The global mushrooming of fairs has reached Congo’s remote but resilient mining hub, where politics find its way into artists’ work. LUBUMBASHI, Democratic Republic of Congo — This hot, dry metropolis may seem an unlikely art center. It is a thousand miles from the capital, Kinshasa, on the southern edge of an enormous, unwieldy country typically associated with wars and ...

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