August 18, 2024
Artists

Artists with Fargo ties featured in new issue of National Geographic – InForum

FARGO — Two artists with ties to Fargo and the Plains Art Museum are featured prominently in a new special issue National Geographic that looks at the future of Indigenous art and culture. The work of Cannupa Hanska Luger, who was born in Fort Yates, N.D., on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation, is featured on

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YouTube Music rolling out artist page redesign on Android, iOS

After Mark as played for podcast episodes and Sound Search, YouTube Music is rolling out a redesign of artist pages on Android and iOS. This redesign starts with the artist name being left-aligned alongside subscriber count and a proper pill-shaped button for following. Across from it is the ability to start radio and shuffle, with

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young artists gamify Olympics in two-part Paris show

Of the many Olympics-themed exhibitions taking place in Paris this summer, Gold Rush, a two-part show at Lafayette Anticipations and the Ateliers Médicis, is certainly the most whimsical. Co-ordinated by ebb.global, a branch of the Franco-Algerian artist Neil Beloufa’s practice dedicated to tech-led cultural projects, the exhibition has been imagined and designed by 60 students

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For Appalachian Artists, the Landscape Is Much More Than the Sum of Its Natural Resources

In a 2018 photograph taken by the Philadelphia artist Andrea Walls, a ghost floats toward the viewer. Draped in a white shroud and framed by power lines and splintered tree branches, the faceless figure is following train tracks that fall off the edge of the page. Walls’ eerie portrait, called “Railroaded,” appears in the final

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Artists Who Refuse to Collaborate or License Their Work 

Yayoi Kusama’s abstract expressionism showcased in one of her creative installations. Be it prolific luxury collaborations with the likes of Yayoi Kusama and Louis Vuitton or Keith Haring and various high street stores that feature his art from Uniqlo to H&M, the commercialisation and licensing of art is seen as a strategic move to democratise

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The late Colombian artist Botero is celebrated with an open-air sculpture exhibition in Rome

A woman take a picture at Botero’s “Seated Woman” sculpture in Rome’s Piazza San Silvestro, Friday, July 19, 2024. Rome’s storied streets and piazzas have become a vibrant canvas for Fernando Botero’s exuberant sculptures, turning the city into an open-air museum of voluminous forms and daring artistry. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) ROME (AP) — The daughter

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Art show honors Homer artist’s late wife

Art galleries across Homer feature artists as part of its First Friday offerings. This month, Homer Council on the Arts is hosting a show from Leo Vait. The HCOA gallery hosts various exhibits and shows throughout the year, from paintings and ceramics to jam sessions and theater performances. This month, the gallery is filled with

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Foundwork Artist Prize 2024: international open call

Foundwork Artist Prize 2024: international open call Foundwork is pleased to announce the open call for the 2024 Foundwork Artist Prize, an annual juried award for emerging and mid-career artists working in any media. Now in its sixth year, the award includes an unrestricted 10,000 USD grant and studio visits with each of this year’s

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Classic Album Reviews: Various Artists | Surf Monsters / The Lively Ones | Heads Up: Best Of Vol. 2

This came out in 1999 – or at least that’s when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):   If you’re looking for the source of the never-ending wave of surf music crashing all around these days, look no further than L.A. retro-rebels

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6 San Diego-based artists to watch out for during Comic-Con 2024

San Diego Comic-Con International kicks off on Thursday, promising four days of fun and entertainment. KPBS found six San Diego-based artists who are emerging in the comics industry and will be selling, signing and schmoozing with fans in or around the San Diego Convention Center. Alex Hoey Alex Hoey is a San Diego-based comics artist

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