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II have always been drawn to theater and cinema. When I was young, my ambition was to be an actor – and as a teen, I enjoyed making costumes and ensembles with my friends. We’ve been experimenting with light, trying to copy our favorite movies, like Sunset Boulevard and Tobacco Road. I moved to Rome … Read more
Web Auction House / Supplied Curators from Webb’s Auction House inspected John Perry’s treasure trove. Art connoisseurs are making their way through thousands of paintings, artifacts and photographs in an abandoned cinema in West Auckland, hoping to find a hidden Picasso. They are digging into the treasure trove left behind by legendary art collector John … Read more
Unseen photographs taken by Paul McCartney of the early 1960s when the Beatles catapulted to international stardom will be on display at the renovated National Portrait Gallery this summer. McCartney thought the photographs, taken between December 1963 and February 1964, were lost, but he has recently rediscovered them. NPG Director Nicholas Cullinan said the exhibition, … Read more
residence Movie news Kang kills the Avengers in Haunting Ant-Man 3 MCU Fan Art New Ant-Man and the Wasp Haunts: Quantumania fan art shows Kang the Conqueror resting with the bloody trophies of the Avengers he killed. Kang the Conqueror is shown resting surrounded by the bloodstained trophies of the Avengers he just killed in … Read more
For Mi’kmaw Tracey Metallic artist, the late Margaret (Pictou) LaBillois is one of her heroes. That’s why she chose to feature them in a design challenge to reimagine Canadian banknotes with inspiring Aboriginal women. The Aboriginal Women’s Association of Canada runs the Changing Bills project as a way to promote the contributions and achievements of … Read more
PianoFight Artistic Director Rob Ready takes care of the Tenderloin Place Bar. Photo: Michaela Vatcheva/Special to The Chronicle 2022 In late December, PianoFight artistic director Rob Ready told The Chronicle that he wasn’t sure how long his Tenderloin spot could last. A month later, he has an answer: PianoFight will close the Taylor Street space, … Read more
Asma Naeem, a Pakistan-born former New York attorney-general turned curator, on Tuesday appointed the Baltimore Museum of Art director — the first person of color to lead the institution in its 109-year history. Naim’s appointment to head Maryland’s second-largest art foundation was confirmed during a Board of Trustees vote Tuesday afternoon. She started her new … Read more
British fashion house Burberry used milk-based paints and flowers to create a pair of temporary fixtures in the Canary Islands and South Africa, which mimic the brand’s signature checkered pattern when viewed from above. Designed as part of the Burberry Landscapes series, the project sees the creatives collaborate with the brand to produce temporary, site-specific … Read more
The British Council has announced that artist and director John Akomfrah will represent the United Kingdom at the 2024 Venice Biennale. Akomfrah, who was honored with an equestrian medal in the 2023 Honors List, is known for his art films and multi-screen video installations that explore issues such as racial injustice, diasporic identities, migration, and … Read more
“I didn’t realize until recently what a profound effect he had on my life,” Anthony Rullo said of the Philadelphia-based figurative painter Gilbert Lewis. He first posed for him in 1986, and would do so, about twice a week, for $6 an hour for the next ten years. At the time, Rullo was 23 and … Read more
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