Spotify has removed the music and profiles of several Russian artists who support the Ukraine invasion and have been sanctioned by the European Union and elsewhere in the West, Billboard has confirmed. The removals were first reported by The Moscow Times. “Platform Rules clearly state that we take action when we identify content which explicitly
Welcome to Wet Paint in the Wild, the freewheeling—and free!—spinoff of Artnet News Pro’s beloved Wet Paint gossip column, where we give art-world insiders a disposable camera to chronicle their lives on the circuit. To read the latest Wet Paint column, click here (members only). As I wrote in my column last week, London seems
Detroit — Detroit artist and muralist Olayami Dabls has lost hope the building serving as an exhibition of his work will be saved from city-ordered demolition. “No miracle can save it now,” Dabls said of the building that has stood at the corner of Grand River and West Grand Boulevard for more than 25 years. “I
Quebec’s biggest music festival FEQ is back at the Plaines d’Abraham from July 4th through the 11th. This year’s lineup is stacked with big names such as Post Malone, J Balvin, 50 Cent, Nickelback and many more. Among the 100+ artists who will perform that weekend, here are five of them you don’t want to miss. #1
A new battle has just begun between behemoth luxury hotel chain Dorchester Collection and artist Daniel Justin Ownsby. Ownsby has been producing limited-edition fine art prints with a firearm motif since 2022, featuring notable brands from designer retailers to the Beverly Hills Hotel. Fine art artists are no strangers to the battle of protecting their
A St Louis art centre has come under fire for taking down artists Dani Collette and Allora McCullough’s exhibition Planting Seeds, Sprouting Hope after finding some of the featured works to be antisemitic. Collette and McCullough were selected by the Craft Alliance, a craft-focused gallery space, gift shop and education hub, as artists-in-residence in July
One of seven signal boxes in Little Saigon covered with art by siblings Justin and Caitlin Truong. This piece is from series The Children of Small Business Owners. Photo by Chetanya Robinson. As Vietnamese Americans, how do we offer agency to the many invisibilized peoples within our communities? How can we maintain and further cultivate
BUTTE — School is out for the summer, but for a group of intrepid high school artists in Butte, it’s just the beginning of a nine-week lesson on creating different art forms as they embark on a journey of self-expression and personal identity in the Clark Chateau’s high school summer internship program. “Art can be
Westbeth Artists Housing announced today an inaugural Art Take-Over to reopen and transform three historic mixed-use spaces within the famed interior courtyard space. Four original spaces – including the Westbeth Gallery – are hosting innovative exhibitions to activate the spaces with publicly accessible art offerings for the neighborhood. The exhibitions are now open and run
Tracy Lawrence shared a word of advice to aspiring artists and songwriters planning to pursue a career in Nashville, Tennessee. The legendary singer-songwriter and producer recently caught up with brothers and podcast hosts Dan and Reid Isbell on an episode of God’s Country. When asked about the advice he would give to up-and-coming performers and