The world is set to have been hotter in 2023 than in any other year on record, scientists have declared, before a landmark climate summit this month. From a report: “We can say with near certainty that 2023 will be the warmest year on record, and is currently 1.43C above the pre-industrial average,” said Samantha

Members of the Bay of Islands Singers rehearsing for the “cracker” performance. Back row from left: Yvonne Hooper, Sasha Jubb, Nikki Naude and Jane Jackets; front row from left: Jeff Garnham, John Sexton and Paul Sutton. Bay of Islands Singers offering a treat An end-of-the-year recital from the Bay of Islands Singers promises to be

A work of art has been stolen from your home, and your first question likely has a lot to do with who might help you get it back. The police? The FBI? Your insurance carrier? Interpol? The Art Loss Register? A private detective? The answer is that all of these entities may eventually be involved

Indian Painting (Part-I) For Prelims: Indian Painting, Mughal and Rajput style, Principles of Painting, Rock paintings of Bhimbetaka, Painted pottery of the Indus Valley Civilisation, Rupabheda, Sadrisyan, Bhava, Varnikabhanga, Pramanam, Lavanyayoganam, Lepya Chitra, Pre-Historic Painting, Petroglyphs, Zoo Rock Shelter, Mural paintings, Ajanta Cave Paintings, Ellora Cave Paintings, Armamalai Cave Paintings, Jogimara Cave Paintings, Miniature Paintings,

The art scene in Poland, like its history, is dynamic and diverse. Political complexities not only provide the backdrop of happenings for the field of art history, but have a fundamental impact on the course of facts, as well as the shape and meaning of works. Frequent border changes, wars and armed attacks destroyed many

When most people think of 19th Century French Impressionist painter Edgar Degas, they may first think of paintings of beautiful ballet dancers exhibiting grace and movement. But the  “Degas and the Laundress: Women, Work, and Impressionism” exhibit that opens today, Wednesday, Oct. 8 at the Cleveland Museum of Art depicts a darker side of

November 08, 2023 1:30 am • Last Updated: November 07, 2023 2:02 pm Solomon J. Solomon (1860-1927), ”Portrait of Henrietta Lowy Solomon, The Artist’s Sister” Eduardo Zamacois y Zabala (1841-1871), “Untitled“ “An Artist’s Eye: The Lukas Charles Collection,” featuring rarely-seen portraits by some of the 19th and early 20th centuries’ most accomplished European, American, and

Timing is a funny thing: the day before I visited Berkeley to see this exhibit, I was part of SF’s freeway-jamming ceasefire demonstration, organized by Jewish Voices for Peace. The people of Palestine are as victimized by colonization as any other group under occupation, and walking beside them in that protest was one of the

Records of the first Fauves exhibitions describe an all-male affair, with Matisse heading a roster of now-celebrated names including André Derain, Maurice de Vlaminck, Kees van Dongen and Georges Braque, an artist best remembered for his role in the development of Cubism. Kunstmuseum Basel’s current exhibition, Matisse, Derain, and Their Friends: The Paris Avantgarde 1904-1908,

An anonymous reader writes: The U.S. government has indicted alleged members of a criminal group that uses insiders at Walmart and other techniques to commit ‘refund fraud’ on a massive scale, according to recently unsealed court records. In short, the scam involves someone ordering an item from, say, Amazon — which in this case says