Kayleigh McEnany poked fun at a courtroom sketch of Trump on “The Five” on Monday. The artist, Elizabeth Williams, said that “dumping on court artists” is becoming more and more common. Williams has drawn Trump in court since the 1980s, back when “no one knew or really cared about” him. A courtroom sketch artist has responded to a
Artemisia Gentileschi, Self Portrait as Saint Catherine of Alexandria (ca. 1615–17). Collection of the National Gallery, London. Renaissance art calls to mind some of the greatest names in art history—Da Vinci, Raphael, Michelangelo, and Donatello, just to name a few. Lesser known, however, are the influential women artists who shaped the era. Referring to a
Artists from Henri Matisse to Dieter Roth have relished conceiving and creating their own books, allowing them to meld techniques and styles across a variety of disciplines. An exhibition at the British Museum, Artists Making Books: Poetry to Politics (until 18 February 2024), and an accompanying publication shift the focus however to an extensive collection
Komal Shah at the opening of “Making Their Mark” on October 3, 2023, with an untitled Laura Owens work from 2016. Photo: Jason Crowley/BFA.com. Komal Shah is a collector who fully inhabits her advocacy for women artists. To the extent that, as she gave a preview tour of a new exhibition culled from her collection,
“This is very depressing, and it hurts,” writes Chinese artist Xiyadie, of living in a still “largely traditional sociocultural environment” as a gay man. Xiyadie, a pseudonym translating as Siberian Butterfly, documents through traditional-style papercuts his closeted life in mainland China’s rural, conservative north east before migrating to Beijing. In the second chapter of new
Why would folks want to visit the basement at Westbeth Artists Housing, which has been providing affordable places to live and work for artists and their families since 1970? The answer is bargains. It’s the twice yearly Flea Market featuring art work and many other items from residents at the nation’s largest artists’ community, which
Heading into Afterschool Art’s 20th year, greater support of local artists is needed. Without them, finding artists with experience teaching youth is often hard. Critical is higher afterschool teaching hourly rates. Artists should not be “volunteering” a large portion of their time to make programs work. By partnering with other nonprofits, salaries can be augmented.
Alvin Takamori holding his painting “Am I Just a Number?,” which won first place in the Torrance Artists’ Guild 2021 Members Art Show. Nov. 2, 2021. The Greater Los Angeles Chapter JACL presents a virtual program on Zoom, “Japanese American Artists of the South Bay,” on Sunday, Nov. 12, from 1 to 2 p.m. Featuring
Local neighbourhoods are the focus of a new art exhibition opening at Redland Art Gallery, Capalaba this Saturday, 11 November. In contrast to the mandated lockdowns and isolation periods of the COVID-19 years, the In Focus exhibition this year invited artists to step outside and capture their surrounds responding to the theme “My Street”. Redland
Online refurbished technology marketplace Refurbed has closed a $57 million (€54 million) fundraising round as it seeks to grow its business. The company, which has operated in Ireland since 2021, also said it expected to reach profitability here later this year. Ciara O’Brien has the details. It may have been a relatively minor amendment in