Judge blocks demolition of art installation at Des Moines park
A federal judge has temporarily blocked the demolition of Greenwood Pond: Double Sight, an aging art installation in a Des Moines park. U.S. District Judge Stephen Locher ruled that the work’s artist, Mary Miss, will likely succeed in arguing that its demolition is a breach of contract. Installed in 1996, the piece is considered a […]
When everything’s propaganda, how can art survive?
Movies these days aren’t all that high-tech, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t still at the forefront of a global war for technological domination of peoples and nations. That’s the lesson underscored by new revelations about streaming giant Netflix’s sudden cancellation of plans to release the “John Wick”-style action movie “Monkey Man.” It is a […]
‘Mum fought like a tigress to stop me going into care’: Jason Wilsher-Mills on turning his childhood paralysis into art | Art and design
IThe exhibition “Jason and the 254 Years of Adventure” includes a sculpture of the body of runner Sebastian Coe with a television attached to his head. This is frozen in time at the moment artist Jason Wilshire Mills was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease. It was 2.54pm and I was at Pinderfields Hospital in Wakefield, […]
Ella Emhoff opens textile art show at NYC cannabis shop
Look out, Hunter Biden – another artist with ties to the White House is emerging on the New York art scene. Vice President Kamala Harris’ stepdaughter held a textile exhibit Thursday at a Lower East Side cannabis store, where she sold knitted portraits for thousands of dollars. Ella Emhoff, whose father is Second Gentleman Doug […]
Ron’s Place: Birkenhead flat of outsider art granted grade-II listing | Art
The ground floor rental apartment in Birkenhead was built over 30 years as an extraordinary palace of outsider art and has been given Grade II listed status. The Wirral flats, known as Ron’s Place, are thought to be the only example of outsider art in the UK with a national designation. From the outside it […]
RETRACTED: White House Bans Religious Easter Eggs From Art Contest
Retraction notice: Following the publication of this article, the Daily Caller became aware of additional context that undercut the central assertion of this article and its newsworthiness. The ban of religious symbolism on eggs as part of the White House Easter egg activities has been longstanding, dating back decades, and the Biden administration did not […]
Prominent art installation at Des Moines park set for demolition
Crews could begin removing a groundbreaking art installation next to a Des Moines pond as early as next week, under plans announced by a local museum Wednesday, saying the work is too dangerous to repair. argued that it was too expensive. City officials gave the Des Moines Art Center permission to begin demolition of the […]
Moroccan museum hosts one of Africa’s first exhibitions of Cuban art
An exhibition at Morocco’s Mohammed VI Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art showcases Cuban art. This was one of the first displays of Cuban art in an African museum. Themes explored in the exhibition range from isolation and economic blockade to heritage and identity. When Morocco’s King Mohammed VI visited Havana in 2017, Cuban-American gallery […]
Radiant by Brad Gooch review – art with heart | Art and design books
MAdna is currently on the Celebration Tour. Her standout moment was her song “Live to Tell,” which pays tribute to her friends who died of AIDS and the many people she never knew. Keith Haring’s adorable, nerdy face with her glasses is one of the things projected onto the giant screen. He was only 31 […]
Ukrainian sculptor who fled Kyiv accepted into Royal Society of British Artists | Art
A Ukrainian sculptor who fled to Britain after his studio was destroyed has been admitted to the Royal Society of Artists. After the Russian invasion began on February 24, 2022, Alex Ridagovsky was forced to leave Kiev with his wife Dasha Nepochatova and 16-year-old stepdaughter. The sculptor told the PA news agency that friends had […]