Van Gogh’s letter to art critic on show in Amsterdam
The letter, addressed to art critic Albert Aurier, was written by Vincent van Gogh a few months before his death in 1890.
Women painters take center stage at NY art auctions
NEW YORK, United States — With a new record expected for a work by Lee Krasner and another one possible for a Helen Frankenthaler, the appetite for female abstract painters, and women artists in general, is growing fast as New York gears up for its spring auctions beginning on Monday. BUY: Ninth Street Women: Lee […]
Simon Armitage is named UK’s new Poet Laureate
LONDON — Simon Armitage has been named the United Kingdom’s new Poet Laureate, succeeding Carol Ann Duffy in the 10-year post. Queen Elizabeth II has approved the appointment, Britain’s highest literary honor. It dates back to the 17th century, and previous laureates have included John Dryden, William Wordsworth and Ted Hughes. It is up to […]
Spanish museum unveils restored Fra Angelico masterpiece
Spain’s Prado unveiled Wednesday, May 8, the restoration of “The Annunciation”, a 15th-century altarpiece by Renaissance painter Fra Angelico.
Chile’s Valparaiso, an open air graffiti and mural art gallery
Creating colorful pictures of surreal human faces, marine animals or even huge owls, hundreds of graffiti artists have turned the Chilean port of Valparaiso into a gigantic open-air art gallery. Elias Street is typical of Valparaiso with its narrow sidewalks winding up and down Cerro Alegre hill, itself a tourist attraction. There are many little […]
Tatsuo Miyajima’s largest exhibition on show in Shanghai this summer
“Tatsuo Miyajima: Being Coming”, the Japanese artist’s largest solo show to date, will open on May 18 at Shanghai Minsheng Art Museum in China.
‘Neon Future’: DJ Steve Aoki’s comic book sees techno-optimism
DJ Steve Aoki imagines a future where humans live in harmony with technology, and he is sharing that vision in a new comic book series called “Neon Future”.
Leeroy New’s large-scale art gives artistic edge to the first-ever Cinco De Mayhem Music Festival
Cinco de Mayhem Music Festival (CDM) is proud to announce its creative partnership with visual artist Leeroy New—bringing a unique twist to the music festival scene. New’s vision and craftsmanship is set to help build the Mexican utopia specially-designed to mold an unforgettable experience for Mayhemigos at the Vista Mall Daang Hari Open Grounds, this […]
Women’s rights mural gets defaced, causes outrage on the internet
Netizens were outraged by how an artist disrespect other artist’s work.