August 9, 2024
Artists

“Buy Art, Save a Crazy Person” – Splash Magazines

“Buy Art, Save a Crazy Person” Image courtesy of artist Johnny Otto is a creator at the end of the day. With a career that spans over 35 years, the self-taught contemporary artist has done everything  from exhibited work with the likes of David Hockney, Shepard Fairey, Peter Tunney, to name a few; wrote and

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Tennessee governor, music leaders launch push to protect songwriters and other artists against AI – Sun Sentinel

By KIMBERLEE KRUESI (Associated Press) NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee on Wednesday unveiled new legislation designed to protect songwriters, performers and other music industry professionals against the potential dangers of artificial intelligence. Lee made the announcement while standing in the middle of Nashville’s famed RCA Studio A, a location where legends such

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Brazilian Conceptual Artist Cildo Meireles Returns to New York With a Revelatory Solo Show

Gallery Network The exhibition is on view at Galerie LeLong & Co. through January 27, 2024. Artnet Gallery Network 56 mins ago Cildo Meireles, Épura – Cadeira2 (Épura – Chair 2) (2023). © Cildo Meireles. Courtesy of Galerie Lelong and Co., New York. Every month, hundreds of galleries add newly available works by thousands of

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Artist Calls Out AEW Over Adam Cole’s New Merchandise Seemingly Ripping Off Their Design

Adam Cole was revealed to be The Devil at AEW Worlds End and this was built upon during last week’s Dynamite. Cole wearing the Devil mask remains a big part of his character, but now an artist has pointed out how new merchandise for Adam Cole is far too similar to her own work. AEW

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‘Artists Against Genocide’ Aims to Educate, Heal and Mobilize in SF

Black feminist writer Toni Cade Bambara once declared that the role of the artist is to “make the revolution irresistible.” That mantra has guided the organizers of Artists Against Genocide, a 14-hour event that invites the public to learn, grieve and organize around the human rights crises in Gaza, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan

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Meet the West Michigan artist vying for Miss America title

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — As 51 contestants take the Miss America stage this weekend, one West Michigan artist will be among them. Maya Schuhknecht won the Miss Michigan title last summer. She will now compete with 50 other contestants — one from each state and one from Washington, D.C. — for the Miss America

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‘The Other Side’ Explores Spiritualist Women Artists – ARTnews.com

Photo David M. Benett/Getty Images In 1936, Ithell Colquhoun showed alongside other British Surrealists in a London show devoted to the movement, effectively absorbing her into the group. By this point, she had painted otherworldly flowers and strange tableaux that had their roots in the Bible. Surrealism seemed like a good fit for all this

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The First Exhibition of Contemporary Nepali Artists in the U.S. Debuts in Drexel’s Pearlstein Gallery

 Sublime conjugation II, Acrylic on canvas 2017, from the collection of Dr. David Nalin. The Leonard Pearlstein Gallery of Drexel University’s Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design will present “NEPAL: Contemporary Paintings and Early Photographs in the collection of Dr. David Nalin”

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Bandzoogle launches a plan for artists’ electronic press kits

2023 was an eventful year for D2C music platform Bandzoogle, starting with a $100m sales milestone and ending with an acquisition by distributor DistroKid. Bandzoogle is still running as an independent service for artists to create websites and sell music, merch and tickets. Now it has added a new subscription plan focused on electronic press

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Artist Managers: How social media consultancy can help managers transform artists online profiles

Andrew Green sits down with classical music entrepreneur and social media consultant David Taylor to find out why demand for his services has exploded since the pandemic and learn how artist managers can help clients raise their online profile with a bit of social media know-how No-one would dispute that artists’ social media provide

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