There is something bigger than beer brewing at the Francis Kite Club, a new haunt in the East Village whose artists hold performances, shape its programming and debate politics from their barstools. Above the patrons, including art stars like Marina Abramovic, is a mural by the painter Nina Nichols that imagines New York City repopulated
On Saturday, January 13, Cajun sensation and country music recording artist Jo-El Sonnier passed away. He was 77 years old. Sonnier was performing at the Llano Country Opry in Texas and suffered a major heart attack following his performance. He played for over an hour at the Llano venue and received a standing ovation. There
Ugandan artist Emmy Lu. [Via YouTube] Pasadena’s Alkebulan Cultural Center has announced a special event on Saturday, Jan. 20, combining a celebration of Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday and an art exhibit featuring Ugandan artist Emmy Lu, whose creativity aims to promote cultural awareness and social advancement. A highlight of the event is the official
ABOUT THREE SIX ZERO X FORWARD MOTION ARTISTS Three Six Zero has partnered with international management company Forward Motion Artists. Founded in 2017, Forward Motion Artists’ roster features alternative electronic music acts such as Jamie Jones, Lee Burridge, Lee Foss, AMÉMÉ, and more. The company also works with a roster of event brands and labels
Harold Cohen, AARON KCAT (2001). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Digital Art Committee 2023.20. © Harold Cohen Trust. The late British painter Harold Cohen once joked that he could be the only artist to have a posthumous show of new work. He had after all created a generative
The great wealth transfer from Baby Boomers to their descendants is shaping the rise of family offices/ Image: Bob Venables Change is afoot in the art world. Auction houses are registering a 30 per cent increase in new buying clients, while the normalisation of online bids has fostered a democratisation of the industry. Asia is
Located in the temporary exhibition hall in Santiago de los Caballeros’ Centro León, The Time of Yet. A Few Notes on Visual Arts in the Caribbean 1984-2003 explores a series of key subjects related to the sociopolitical narratives that emerged during that period and provides a contextual framework that redefines the current artistic trajectory of
Jean-Baptiste Oudry, “Belphagore” (1734), brush and black ink, gray wash, heightened with white gouache, on blue paper; 12 1/4 x 10 1/4 inches (image via public domain, all images courtesy Getty Publishing) Jean-Baptiste Oudry, “Belphagore” (1734), brush and black ink, gray wash, heightened with white gouache, on blue paper; 12 1/4 x 10 1/4 inches
Widely followed value investor Bill Nygren, portfolio manager at Oakmark Funds for 40 years, said the best trade of his career was when he made 80 times his money buying Liberty Media in the early 90s. Nygren took advantage of a period of time when Liberty Media went through a number of structural changes. He
Visual Artist Transforms Raffles Place MRT Doors Into Malevolent Shrine From ‘Jujutsu Kaisen’ Manga and anime fans are no strangers to the name ‘Jujutsu Kaisen’, which is currently one of the biggest series around. One Singaporean visual artist took his love for the show to the next level by merging it with a local icon