August 6, 2024
European Artists

Kerry martial artists return victorious from European Championships in Belgium

Amy Mangan from Killorglin (right) fighting for gold against England in kumite (sparring). Ciaran Brennan from Killorglin (pictured centre) who received gold in his individual kumite category. All Kerry competitors pictured together on the podium after competing in the WKA European Karate Championships held in Belgium last Friday. The group that achieved a 2nd place

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Art Investment

New York’s November art auction highlights, from Monet to Rothko

Le bassin aux nymphéas, Claude Monet, circa 1917-1919 has an estimate of £65 million / Image: Christie’s Even in times of crisis, the global art market has long been a reliable source of investment, and the appetite for art continues to endure despite a challenging landscape that has seen the market stutter this year. Works

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European Fine art

Was the Winnipeg Art Gallery Founded by a Nazi?

On July 5, 1973, a German ethnographer named Karl Stumpp stood in the Winnipeg Art Gallery and delivered a lecture called “The Fate of the Russian Germans.” Stumpp was on a speaking tour across Canada, and his Winnipeg stop was highly anticipated. A key figure in “Germans from Russia” studies, he was admired by a

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Artists

Anish Kapoor’s Controversial Vantablack Works Finally Make Their U.S. Debut. See Them Here

On View How he perfected the use of this high-tech material remains a mystery. Sarah Cascone 14 mins ago “Anish Kapoor,” featuring the U.S. debut of the artist’s Vantablack works, installation view at Lisson Gallery, New York. Photo courtesy of Lisson Gallery, New York. The first headlines came way back in 2014. British Indian artist

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Art Investment

DP World’s £56m crane investment marks a decade of success at London Gateway

Automated Stacking Cranes that arrived at London Gateway Port aboard the Happy Buccaneer are unloaded and slowly moved away from the quay side. 06/11/2023. London, United Kingdom. Picture by ©Nigel Howard / ©Nigel Howard Media Email: [email protected] PRESS RELEASE London, United Kingdom, 7 November 2023: DP World yesterday received four new state-of-the-art automated stacking cranes

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European Artists

Molex Expands European Manufacturing Footprint and Capabilities with State-of-the-Art Campus in Poland

New campus will facilitate timely product delivery of advanced medical devices and electrification solutions to customers in Europe Significant investment expands Molex’s European footprint with up to 85,000 square meters of world-class manufacturing capacity Strategic location provides access to manufacturing and engineering talent to support the creation of hundreds of new skilled jobs LISLE, Ill.,

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European Art

France: Civil society takes EU’s dangerous terrorist content regulation to court

On 8 November 2023, ARTICLE 19 and partners – La Quadrature du Net (LQDN), Access Now, ARTICLE 19, European Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ECNL), European Digital Rights (EDRi) and Wikimedia France – filed a complaint before the French supreme administrative court, the Conseil d’État, against the French decree implementing the Regulation on addressing the dissemination

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European Artists

Stockton things to do

The weekend is just around the corner and so are some fun events. Head over to the Bob Hope Theatre for a Friday night “Nutcracker! Magical Christmas Ballet” or a Saturday morning “Veterans Day Tribute.” There is also the “Stockton Hmong New Year” and a “Holly Jolly Christmas Faire” at Lincoln Center. Here are six

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Artists

Taunton mural program for artists kicks off

TAUNTON — “We need more color in our lives,” said Jay Pateakos, director of the city’s Office of Economic and Community Development (OECD), on the overarching reason behind looking to install murals across the whole city. The OECD is spearheading a public art installation initiative for both beautifying and economic reasons and is currently looking

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European Art

Shary Boyle’s Head-Spinning Palace of Wonders

Like many people, I have a love-hate relationship with social media: sometimes I’m thrilled by the genuine sense of connection it provides, other times I feel pressured to perform for a distant audience. It’s that second feeling I thought about while visiting Shary Boyle’s “Outside the Palace of Me” at the Museum of Arts and

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