Martha Diamond in 2021. Photo courtesy of Olivia Funk/Martha Diamond Trust/David Kordansky Gallery. Martha Diamond, the painter best known for her abstract cityscapes, died on December 30, 2023, at age 79. Her passing was announced by David Kordansky Gallery, which represents the artist. “When I first encountered Martha’s extraordinary work, I was instantly blown away,”
Photo Credit: Dzmitry Tselabionak Self-service vinyl platform Qrates seems to have imploded with no word to artists who utilized the service—leaving thousands of customers without vinyl they paid to receive. Qrates promised to offer a one-stop shop for artists who wanted to sell vinyl records on demand directly to their fans. The service was founded
Houston acts, clockwise from top left, Guilla, D-Risha and Classic Kiki, Tim Qualls, The Aspiring Me, Blossom Aloe and Swimwear Department. courtesy Houston musicians have made things very difficult. That’s because there was a wealth of great albums released throughout 2023. Rap and hip-hop, as always, came to the party. There were standouts in multiple genres,
Art & Exhibitions As part of a collaboration with Art21, hear news-making artists describe their inspirations in their own words. Katharina Grosse stands in her artwork “It Wasn’t Us” in the Hamburger Bahnhof Museum. Photo: Jörg Carstensen/dpa (Photo by Jörg Carstensen/picture alliance via Getty Images) Amid the vaulted ceilings and marble floors of the interior
The deadline to submit an entry into the 38th Annual California Strawberry Festival Artwork Contest is Friday, Jan. 12. The winning artist will receive $2,000 and VIP tickets to the festival. Santa Clarita Arts has unveiled a new exhibition at the Canyon Country Jo Anne Darcy Library, “Inside, a Shape,” featuring the artwork of interdisciplinary
SOLON SPRINGS — The students at Solon Springs Elementary and Montessori have been learning about neutral colors, value and texture. Textured ice cream cones created by students in the traditional and Montessori 4K classes at Solon Springs School use different mixed media materials to create visual interest. The artists are, clockwise from top left, Kimber
Science & Technology This year’s 7×7 features artists Lynn Hershman Leeson, Tomás Saraceno, and more. Xin Liu in the studio. Courtesy of the artist. Rhizome’s noted Seven on Seven (7×7) program proceeds with the simplest of conceits: seven artists are paired with seven technologists to create something new over the course of 24 hours. What
With a vibrant creative economy in mind, the city of Rochester and Monroe County are looking for artists from underrepresented and underserved communities to serve on an Artist Engagement Team. The team will work to develop and implement community engagement strategies for an arts and culture plan for Rochester and Monroe County. This will serve
As a new year begins, artists have revealed the biggest challenges that they faced in 2023, and the changes they want to see made to the musical landscape in the 12 months ahead. The NME recently supported the Featured Artist Coalition’s 2023 End of Year Party and AGM at Walthamstow’s Signature Brew in London. Following
Anadolu via Getty Images To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines DOUBLE LEAK. In The Art Newspaper, Theo Belci reports that lists containing the names of more than 16,000 artists allegedly used to perfect the Midjourney generative artificial intelligence (AI) program have gone viral. The Google spreadsheet named “Midjourney Style List”, including