The Metropolitan Museum of Art has selected three international artists for commissions that will showcase contemporary art’s capacity for “earned optimism,” the organizers said. On Wednesday, the museum announced that the Kosovo-born artist Petrit Halilaj will take over the museum’s Roof Garden in April with a meditation on conflict; the South Korean sculptor Lee Bul
Donald has been reappointed after masterminding a commanding win in Rome earlier this year, after which Europe’s players immediately urged him to break with recent tradition and remain in charge for a second consecutive contest. The 45-year-old becomes Europe’s first repeat captain since Bernard Gallacher performed the role in 1991, 1993 and 1995 and will
By Ian Youngs Entertainment & arts reporter 2 hours ago Image source, Chris Cooper Image caption, The renovation was supposed to take two years but has ended up taking five Before it shut for refurbishment five years ago, the historic Bristol music venue formerly known as the Colston Hall was in such a bad state
29 November 2023 Earlier this month, the disappearance and murder of a young Italian woman prompted a collective awakening about an issue that had for long been confined to a dark subterranean corner of the national psyche. The public outcry – and occasional mea culpa – that followed the killing in Italy of 22-year-old Giulia
It’s all part of a World Championship battle especially if it goes down to the wire, the last round. Throw a few mind games into the pot, stir them around and see what emerges. The weekend fight for the 2023 title between Pecco Bagnaia and Jorge Martin was never going to be an exception. When
“We’re not just a part of the history books and the movies and TV — we’re actual people,” he said. “We’re still living and breathing and we’re still singing our songs and doing our dances and living this way of life every day.” Norma Jean Locklear-Richardson is a textile artist and a member of the
A report by think tank Centre for Cities said the number of people travelling to work on buses, trains or trams in Britain’s major urban areas would need to double to catch up with those on the continent. The analysis found that the proportion of residents of Manchester and Birmingham who commute by public transport
“I am fortunate to have contacts in both governments, and it was just a matter of bringing them together,” he says with modesty. It’s not a trait he inherited from his grandfather, who once told a friend, “I am God”. The anniversary programme consisted of 40-plus different exhibitions, most in Spain and France, but others
Wednesday, Nov.29, 2023 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS App + YouTube Art tells the rollicking story of our modern age. In “Rick Steves Art Of The Modern Age,” Rick Steves explores how new technologies and social progress spawned a variety of artistic styles during the 1800s: freedom-loving and
By Henry Zeffman, Harrison Jones & Chris Mason BBC News 28 November 2023, 07:41 GMT Updated 15 minutes ago Image source, Getty Images Rishi Sunak cancelled his meeting with the Greek prime minister after it was felt a promise not to publicly discuss the Parthenon Sculptures was broken, Downing Street said. Kyriakos Mitsotakis told the