A number of artists and curators have said they are cutting ties with Art Canada Institute (ACI) after the arts nonprofit was accused late last month of attempting to suppress the voices of a group of Arab and Muslim artists. A dozen Canadian artists are accusing the online art platform, which is part of the
News By Priscilla DeGregory and Ben Kochman Published Dec. 7, 2023, 4:40 p.m. ET Donald Trump told a sketch artist Thursday that he needed to “lose some weight” after viewing her courtroom drawing of him, according to a report. The former president spoke briefly with a group of courtroom artists, checking out their sketches of
MBW’s World Leaders is a regular series in which we turn the spotlight toward some of the most influential industry figures overseeing key international markets. In this feature, we speak to Alejandra Olea, Managing Director, Americas at Believe. World Leaders is supported by PPL. There is no mistaking the global music biz’s biggest breakthrough independent hit of
NYC’s New Colossus Festival happens March 6-10 at venues all over the Lower East Side and East Village, flooding the neighborhood with groups from around the world on their way to SXSW in Austin. It’s a good opportunity to discover something new. Passes are on sale, and they’ve just announced their second round of showcasing
The Burchfield Penney Arts Center, located on the campus of Buffalo State University, is an incredibly special museum in Buffalo. Scott Propeack, executive director hopes that visitors understand just how unique and special the center is. “I hope that people realize that this really is their museum… My hope always for this institution is that
Artist Nari Ward shot in his Harlem studio for Lehmann Maupin. In a converted firehouse in Harlem, the artist Nari Ward experiments with shoestrings and scrap metal. The Jamaican-born, New York-based artist’s studio space is, in a way, a metaphor for his wide-ranging practice that uses a variety of materials—it is an oeuvre of repurposing,
click to enlarge Photo c/o Crowbar Ybor Crowbar in Ybor City, Florida There’s been a big push to makeover Ybor City after a late-October street shooting killed two and injured more than a dozen, but local artists of every discipline come together for this gig that showcases all that’s good about the historic district. Shevonne’s
2023 is coming to an end and we’re back with some stats on the artists you just couldn’t get enough of this year! iHeartRadio has released our list of most played artists, songs, and podcasts of the year in iHeartRewind. To reveal which artists and songs fans listened to the most, we tallied the total
Courtesy of the NSU Art Museum and the Estate of Walasse Ting Some believe it’s a mystery why Walasse Ting did not have a solo exhibition in the United States before now. “He was so central to so many critical narratives,” said NSU Art Museum curator Ariella Wolens. “He does pop up, and it’s not
Plus, old favorites and the always fascinating Louise Nevelson, at the Amon Carter in Fort Worth NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE {I} haven’t been to the Amon Carter Museum in Fort Worth, Texas, for a couple of years. It’s one of a dozen or so museums dedicated exclusively to American art, so, having been a curator of