The University of Michigan Museum of Art has commissioned New York-based artist, designer and multifaceted maker Machine Dazzle for a site-specific installation at its Irving Stenn Jr. Family Gallery. To support production of the work, UMMA will partner with the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design, awarding the annual Roman J. Witt Residency
This is part of our global guide to the Best Places to Go in 2024—find more travel inspiration here. In considering the best places to go in Europe in 2024, we asked our expert contributors to nominate the destinations that are on the up—either because of a flock of hotel openings, perhaps, murmurings of Michelin
This is part of our global guide to the Best Places to Go in 2024 – find more travel inspiration here. At the end of each year, we look ahead to what’s coming next in the travel world as we pick out the top destinations we’d recommend to our fellow globetrotters for the following 12
The annual Art Attack event last weekend enabled the public to explore, participate and be fully immersed in the rich tapestry of Minneapolis’ thriving art scene. Located in the Northrup King Building in Northeast Minneapolis, Art Attack serves as a symbol of the city’s vibrant artistic community as well as a beacon for artists to
Today (Wednesday 15 November), Rupert Myer AO delivered a National Press Club Address on the theme, ‘Becoming a Cultural Powerhouse’. Myer has long been respected for his helicopter view over the health of the arts and vision regarding the sector, offering sound advice to reshape it, often coming in the wake of tough times. His
From crochet to photos and life-sized installations, feminist art from the 1970s and 1980s has taken over Tate Britain in London. ADVERTISEMENT Projected onto a wall is a 1977 video installation by Gina Birch, the bassist of the post-punk rock band The Raincoats, created during her time as a student at Hornsey School of Art, alongside
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. DRIVING THE DAY: MIGRATION IT’S LIKE TINDER, BUT FOR MIGRANTS AND EMPLOYERS: You read that right: Brussels wants to create an online platform to match EU job offers with workers who want to move to Europe, according to a draft law
Scotland has become the latest country to adopt a feminist approach to its foreign policy. International Development Minister Christina McKelvie made the announcement at a forum on women’s leadership in Iceland on Monday, and although Scotland has a limited foreign policy scope under its devolved agreement with London, McKelvie says it was important to refocus efforts.
Newcastle Lord Mayor Nuatali Nelmes has become one of Newcastle’s longest serving Lord Mayors, officially reaching nine years in the role today. Cr Nelmes was elected Lord Mayor on 15 November 2014, having previously served six years as a Ward Three councillor, and is now the fourth longest-serving Lord Mayor, surpassing the tenure of former
In the days after Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, with Western governments threatening imminent sanctions against President Vladimir Putin’s inner circle, a Cyprus professional services firm called Abacus Ltd. quietly transferred $5 million out of an account it managed on behalf of the powerful Russian billionaire Petr Aven, civil court records show. A prominent Putin