February 9, 2025
Visual artists

Hilde Lynn Helphenstein, AKA Jerry Gogosian, has Signed With UTA

Courtesy of Subject Hilde Lynn Helphenstein, AKA Jerry Gogosian, has signed with UTA. The visual artist and digital storyteller is the brains behind @jerrygogosian, a popular Instagram meme account that satirizes and comments on the global art world through viral images, videos and text pieces. UTA, the Hollywood talent, entertainment and sports company, will partner with

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Artists

Dennis Downes, artist, author and expert on trail marker trees, dies at 72

When Dennis Downes was 12, he was inspired by the sight of a “trail marker tree,” which Native Americans are believed to have used to designate trails and other points of interest. That led to his lifelong pastimes as a national expert on trail marker trees, as an author and as an artist whose work

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Artists

Triangle jazz scene embraces vibrant artists and an evolving genre –

Lenora Helm Hammonds, director of graduate programs for jazz studies at NCCU, said that as a developing musician, it’s important to have somewhere to play so you understand how the music works.  “The musician’s journey is very much shaped by the opportunity to interact with your peers on stage and in social settings,” she said. 

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Artists

City seeking artists, woodworkers for Quadricentennial tree project

North Texas residents can submit an online application by March 24 for a chance to turn the historic tree into art. The City of Plano is seeking woodworkers and artists to take a piece of the Quadricentennial Bur Oak that fell in October and create artistic items to carry on the memory of the

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Artists

Thousands of artists call for Israel’s exclusion from Venice Biennale | Israel War on Gaza News

Art Not Genocide Alliance says that any works that represent Israel are an ‘endorsement of its genocidal policies’ in Gaza. Thousands of artists, curators and museum directors have called for Israel to be excluded from this year’s Venice Biennale art fair and accused the exhibition of “platforming a genocidal apartheid state”. Israel has been facing

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Artists

Artists You Should Know: Chappell Roan

Chappell Roan wrangles together campy glitz and the glam of manic dance-pop to create anthems of queer euphoria. This year, she’s headed out on massive tour dates, including slots at Coachella 2024 and support on select dates for Olivia Rodrigo on her GUTS tour. If you’ve had even a minuscule taste of the meteoric energy

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Visual artists

Visual artist Lakwena Maciver collaborates with Universal Music UK

This year, the UK’s leading music company has collaborated with London-based artist Lakwena Maciver for the BRIT Awards. As part of the commission, Lakwena has designed the artwork titled TIL THE SUN COMES UP which will feature as a keep-sake for guests as part of the exclusive invitation for the Universal Music BRITs after-party (2

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Artists

The complex politics of separating art from the artist

Is it possible to be objective about art?   By JOAQUIN WATERS — jwat@ucdavis.edu The phrase “separating art from the artist” has been thrown around a lot recently. Arguments in favor of the mantra and against it permeate just about every space of cultural discussion. Is it possible to view art with complete objectivity, even

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Artists

Montclair Artists, Businesses Will Team Up For Local Art Walk

Businesses will be collaborating with local creators to host pop-up exhibits at this upcoming “Art Walk” in Montclair. Feb 27, 2024 10:52 am EST MONTCLAIR, NJ — More than 50 downtown businesses are expected to take part in the upcoming Montclair Art Walk, organizers say. This year’s Art Walk will take place from 4 to

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European Artists

Black Portrayals by European Artists With Helane Rheingold ‹ ColoradoBoulevard.net

Bashi-Bazouk by Jean-Léon Gérôme (Photo – Pasadena Village) Join Helane Rheingold for the next segment in the Conversations with Art series. By News Desk View portrayals of Black individuals in European Art. Helane will guide you through the selected works of art from the 1600s to the 1960s and learn techniques on how to interpret

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