August 5, 2024
Artists

Homage to Burhan Doğançay: 10th anniversary of pioneering artist’s death

This year, we leave behind the 10th death anniversary of Burhan Doğançay, considered one of the most important figures in Turkish contemporary art. Departed from us in 2013, Doğançay succeeded in becoming one of the most sought-after names in Turkish art – both nationally and internationally. In memory of Doğançay, let’s take a brief glimpse

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A Posthumous Show of Loïc Raguénès Explores Subtlety and the Image Era

Art World Take a look at the most comprehensive survey of the late artist’s work to ever be exhibited in the United States. Annie Armstrong 2 hours ago Loïc Raguénès’s “Only a Grain of Sand”. © JSP Art Photography. Courtesy of the artist and C L E A R I N G, New York /

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Luminary Close Look: Radical Clay—Contemporary Women Artists from Japan

Wed, Jan 24 | 6:00–7:30 Luminary Inaba Chikako 稲葉周子. Leaf Vessel (葉器), 2017. Carol & Jeffrey Horvitz Collection of Contemporary Japanese Ceramics. Join Janice Katz, Roger L. Weston Associate Curator of Japanese Art, and artist Konno Tomoko for this Luminary Close Look at Radical Clay: Contemporary Women Artists from Japan, a presentation of groundbreaking Japanese

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15 Best Jazz Artists of All Time

Jazz artists, the trailblazers of musical improvisation, epitomize freedom of expression and innovation. They are the sonic explorers who navigate a musical landscape characterized by spontaneity, complexity, and boundless creativity. Their music is a fusion of tradition and innovation, rooted in improvisation and characterized by syncopation, swing, and unique harmonic progressions. Jazz artists are virtuosos,

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Numerous artists cancel their appearance at ‘K-Pop Festival Open Air #2’ in Vietnam after learning that the organizer failed to obtain a permit for the event

A highly-anticipated K-Pop festival in Vietnam has come under fire for its failure to fulfill organization requirements.  The 2-day event, ‘K-Pop Festival Open Air #2‘, was scheduled to take place from December 23-24 at the My Dinh National Stadium in Vietnam. Day 1’s lineup featured K-Pop artists such as Highlight, INFINITE, Super Junior D&E, EXO‘s

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Former East End Artist & Family Lose Everything in Home Fire

The Haffner’s MA home burned to the ground on December 16 Beloved Springs native and Dan’s Papers cover artist Grant Haffner and his family, who had moved to Buckland, Massachusetts, lost everything during a catastrophic house fire caused by a wood-burning stove on Sunday, December 16. A GoFundMe campaign has been set up to help

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Alaska artist creates snow sculpture in Utqiaġvik to support people grieving during holidays and symbolize the light within

A snow sculpture titled “Strength in Our Light” is almost complete in Utqiagvik on Thursday, Dec. 21, a day before the community’s Blue Christmas celebration. Sculptor Paul Hanis will place ice lanterns inside each of the snow figures. (Photo by Paul Hanis) After the darkest night of the year, Utqiaġvik residents will hold a candlelight

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Disabled artists spark joy at Minnesota Museum of American Art

The Twin Cities art scene this weekend offers three mixed media exhibitions by local Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) artists, and disabled artists from across the country.  These exhibitions capture social, racial, and environmental issues through portraits, photographs, sculptures, and mixed media paintings.  Artist Victoria Dugger creates limb-like, hand-sewn sculptures adorned with various beads,

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Peso Pluma named YouTube’s most-streamed artist of 2023

Peso Pluma is coming out on top this year. The 24-year-old Mexican musician – who released his latest album, “Génesis,” this summer – was YouTube’s No. 1 most-viewed artist of 2023 in the U.S., according to a YouTube Music Charts newsletter released Thursday. He racked up more than 8.5 billion views throughout the year. His

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Homeless shelter for artists opens in Detroit

A new home for artists struggling with housing has opened in northwest Detroit. The Neighborhood Service Organization, one of metro Detroit’s largest social service groups working to address homelessness, worked with Detroit entertainment company The Right Productions to launch The Tommy Garrett House, named after internationally acclaimed singer-songwriter Tommy Garrett, who overcame homelessness with the

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