Tag: artist
Painter Andy Warhol’s Marilyn Monroe painting broke a record with $195 million
Painter Andy Warhol’s painting of actress Marilyn Monroe sold for $195 million at auction. This was the highest amount paid for a work done in the 20th century. It is…
An artist from St. Petersburg faces up to ten years in prison for anti-war stickers
Alexander Scotchenko was sentenced to pre-trial detention despite health problems. The Russian authorities are trying to suppress the anti-war movement. Changing supermarket price tags to anti-war messages can take up…
Pavlo Makov, a Ukrainian artist in the war
Pavlo Makov, 63, is the Ukrainian artist long-time chosen to represent his country at the Venice Biennale of Arts. The largest artistic event in the world has just opened and…
Exhibition: artist Zineb Sedira represents France at the Venice Biennale
The 59th Venice International Art Biennale opened its doors to the public on Saturday 23 April. It is the world meeting place for contemporary art and it lasts this year…
Julie Mehretu, erudite and radical artist
Cultural meeting Julie Mehretu has become in recent years one of the most important and highly rated contemporary artists. The abstract paintings of this Ethiopian-born American fetch millions of dollars…
Utrecht artist creates second Rietveld Schröder House on Jutfaseweg
The Rietveld Schröder House is part of the Centraal Museum. Curator Natalie Dubois: “When JanIsDeMan approached us with the plans for this mural, we were immediately enthusiastic. We are very…
Utrecht graffiti artist creates second Rietveld Schröder House, but then on Jutfaseweg
The Rietveld Schröder House is part of the Centraal Museum. Curator Natalie Dubois: “When JanIsDeMan approached us with the plans for this mural, we were immediately enthusiastic. We are very…
Artist presents nature-based paintings for Chatham-Kent debut
New to the Chatham-Kent art scene, Tracy Root reflected on her feelings during the ongoing pandemic and came out with a series of paintings that show a connection to the…
Artist presents nature-based paintings for Chatham-Kent debut
New to the Chatham-Kent art scene, Tracy Root reflected on her feelings during the ongoing pandemic and came out with a series of paintings that show a connection to the…
Richianny Ratovo, young visual artist, exhibits for the first time on her Big Island
In Madagascar, spotlight on a promising artist. Richianny Ratovo, 27, won the Paritana contemporary art prize last year. Back from a four-month residency at the Cité des Arts in Paris,…