August 24, 2024
European Art

Michael Richards’s Meteoric Career, Cut Short, Still Burns Bright

A heavy irony hangs over Michael Richards’s work: The artist known for images of pilots, airplanes, wings and targets died, age 38, in the Sept. 11 attacks. He had spent the night in his studio on the 92nd floor of the World Trade Center’s north tower. In “Are You Down?,” his first major museum survey,

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Third Quarter 2023 Shipments and Revenues

AMSTERDAM – Stellantis N.V. continued to build momentum in Q3 2023, delivering a 7% year-over-year increase of Net revenues driven by continued strength in shipments. The Company’s “Third Engine”(5) achieved 25% revenue growth year-over-year. Global BEV sales were up 37% versus third quarter 2022, led by the following vehicles: Jeep® Avenger, Citroën Ami, Peugeot E-208,

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Art and Sustainability go hand in hand

Ines is an Estonian entrepreneur with a background in sculpture (BA) and plastic technology (MSc). Making environmental artworks for a music festival “I Land Sound” represented the starting point of the whole adventure with cigarette butts. By creating sculptures related to sustainability and especially to ocean pollution, Ines started to dive into sustainable topics and

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Cool Courses for Winter 2024

HSTAFM 163: Modern Middle EastExplore the social, religious, and political upheavals that have shaken the Middle East region from the nineteenth century to the present. The course will examine imperial powers, anti-imperialism, sectarianism, religious and secular movements, and authoritarianism, but also everyday life, including gender and sexuality, family, childhood, and popular culture.Arbella Bet-Shlimon, History5 credits,

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Lakota artist Dyani White Hawk: A 2023 MacArthur ‘genius’ fellow

Minneapolis artist Dyani White Hawk was recently awarded a MacArthur Fellowship, sometimes referred to as the “genius grant.” White Hawk grew up in Madison, Wis., and now lives in Minneapolis. She is known internationally for her bold, colorful beadwork — a practice she learned from her community as a teen — and abstract painting. Her art

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EU ‘Wave of Change’ Art Competition Winners Receive Prizes

The winners of the ‘Wave of Change’ European Union Pacific Art Competition received their prizes at an event held to celebrate International Women’s Day at the European Union Residence in Suva on 8 March. The art competition was launched by the Delegation of the European Union for the Pacific on the occasion of the International

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Paris and London face each other in the war of art | Culture

Paris and London are facing off against each other once again. The historic rivalry between France and England has recently turned into a battle to be Europe’s art capital. Throughout the month of October, the two cities have jockeyed for position as they hosted two of the biggest art fairs in the world: Frieze, the

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Dallas Museum of Art Workers “Shocked” by Mass Layoffs

The Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) has laid off 8% of its staff and plans to reduce its public hours in the weeks ahead to cut operational costs, according to an announcement last Tuesday, October 24. The layoffs impacted 20 workers across almost all departments and resulted in two full-time positions being converted to part-time.

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Book Review | ‘Ways Of Seeing’ By John Berger

John Berger’s book Ways of Seeing published in 1972 based on the BBC television program, is a very influential and captivating criticism of art. Through their work Berger talks about the ideas of capitalism, hegemonic masculinity, and how women are objectified in European oil paintings. Moreover, the main argument put up by Berger is that

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From inspiration to social commitment: creative and sustainable jewellery in the Caribbean and Europe

Jewellery has played an important cultural role throughout history. Through jewellery, creators from all over the world express their own style, but also the traditions and personality of their time. In the Caribbean, jewellery-making is an art and a way of life and livelihood for many young people. They draw inspiration from their roots and

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