‘Unvarnished’ bio of Ray Dalio scheduled for next fall
October 26, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — An “unauthorized, unvarnished” biography of billionaire hedge-fund manager Ray Dalio will be published next fall, authored by a Wall Street Journal investigative reporter whom the Bridgewater Associates founder has called biased and dishonest.
Octogenarian brothers make popular hand-drawn posters
September 3, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — For years, Miguel and Carlos Cevallos made a living by drawing posters for neighborhood nightclubs, taco trucks and restaurants in Queens, painting in the businesses' basements or on their tables and attracting clients by word of mouth.
Young Gaza artist was among those killed in Israeli strikes
August 10, 2022 GMTKHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — When Israeli bombs began falling last week, 22-year-old Duniana al-Amour ran into her room and tried to escape into her art and drawing, just as she had during Gaza's past wars.
Iran’s outdoor painters seek to capture, preserve old Tehran
July 7, 2022 GMTTEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Tehran residents accustomed to seething at slow-moving traffic, sweltering in summer heat and suffocating in smog may be surprised to find a growing number of outdoor painters reveling in the Iranian capital’s historic charm.
Sweden: Cartoonist Vilks’ fatal car crash was an accident
June 15, 2022 GMTSTOCKHOLM (AP) — The police car crash in Sweden that killed Swedish artist Lars Vilks last year was an accident, Swedish authorities said Wednesday, not a targeted attack on the cartoonist who lived under police protection since his controversial 2007 sketch of the Prophet Muhammad.
Jill Biden displays artwork by military kids in new exhibit
April 29, 2022 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The public tour route in the White House featured a new addition in April.
With April designated as the Month of the Military Child, Jill Biden added a temporary display of more than 20 pieces of artwork by military-connected children from across the United States and around the world.
Connecticut museum promised works from Picasso, Homer, Wyeth
April 14, 2022 GMTGREENWICH, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut museum says it's been promised an “unprecedented” private collection of European and American art, including works from such well-known painters as Pablo Picasso, Mary Cassatt, Winslow Homer, Edward Hopper and Andrew Wyeth and sculptors Henry Moore and Alberto Giacometti.
Met announces Mexican as 1st female architect for wing
March 14, 2022 GMTMEXICO CITY (AP) — New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art announced Monday that a Mexican architect has been chosen as the first woman to design a wing at The Met, as the museum is known.
The Met said in a statement Monday that Mexican architect Frida Escobedo has been selected to design the renovation of The Met’s modern and contemporary galleries, known as the Oscar L.
Russian gallery says guard added eyes to avant-garde work
February 10, 2022 GMTMOSCOW (AP) — A Russian gallery says one of its security guards has vandalized an avant-garde painting on loan from the country’s top art repository by drawing eyes on the picture's deliberately featureless faces.
On busy 1st day, NYC mayor urges resiliency against pandemic
January 1, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — New York City's new mayor, Eric Adams, pledged Saturday to steer the nation's largest city out of the pandemic by drawing on the resiliency of its people and promising a government that works better, even if it's not radically different.
Drawing bought for $30 believed to be rare Renaissance work
December 19, 2021 GMTCONCORD, Mass. (AP) — A drawing purchased at an estate sale in Massachusetts for $30 is believed to be a rare work by a Renaissance artist worth tens of millions of dollars.
International art experts say the previously unknown drawing by Albrecht Dürer could be one of the most significant art discoveries in recent memory, The Boston Globe reports.
Bob Dylan artwork show opens in Miami, new cinema paintings
November 27, 2021 GMTMIAMI (AP) — Bob Dylan has been telling stories through songs for 60 years. But recently America’s master lyricist has also captured moments in a new series of paintings that, just like his songs, are intimate and a bit of a mystery.
Judge vets potential jurors for Ghislaine Maxwell trial
November 16, 2021 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Prospective jurors got their first glimpse of Ghislaine Maxwell, the British socialite charged with helping Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse girls and women, when a judge began questioning them individually Tuesday.
Threatened Swedish artist reportedly dead in road accident
October 4, 2021 GMTSTOCKHOLM (AP) — The Swedish artist Lars Vilks, who had lived under police protection since his 2007 sketch of the Prophet Muhammad with a dog’s body brought death threats, died from a traffic accident Sunday, Swedish news media reported.
‘New’ Van Gogh drawing to go on display in Amsterdam museum
September 16, 2021 GMTAMSTERDAM (AP) — A drawing newly attributed to Vincent van Gogh that has never been displayed publicly before is going on show at the Amsterdam museum that bears the Dutch master's name.
The “new” Van Gogh, "Study for ‘Worn Out,’” from November 1882, is part of a Dutch private collection and was known to only a handful of people, including a few from the Van Gogh Museum.
Savannah museum hires new chief curator from Smithsonian
July 12, 2021 GMTSAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Georgia’s oldest public art museum has hired a new chief curator.
The Telfair Museums in Savannah announced recently that Crawford Alexander Mann III take its top curator job in November.
Museum exhibits works by Polish artist confronting Holocaust
June 17, 2021 GMTWARSAW, Poland (AP) — Warsaw’s Jewish history museum opened an exhibition Thursday featuring works by a renowned Polish artist that confront the lingering and melancholy presence of the Holocaust in Poland, where Nazi German forces carried out their destruction of Europe’s Jews and other atrocities.
‘Suffocated’: Art becomes form of protest against Olympics
June 17, 2021 GMTTOKYO (AP) — Miwako Sakauchi stands in her studio and brushes spinning swirls on torn cardboard and drawing paper, using the five colors designated as symbols of the modern Olympiad.
Titled “Vortex,” her paintings show the “anger, fear, sense of contradiction and state violence” over the residents evicted and the trees felled so enormous Olympic stadiums could be built, Sakauchi said.
Artist publishes 100 drawings from Peru’s COVID-19 pandemic
May 21, 2021 GMTLIMA, Peru (AP) — With a pencil and a notebook, artist Edilberto Jiménez walks the streets of Lima and cities in the Andes mountains collecting stories and images about the coronavirus health crisis that has devastated Peru.
Comic strip artists band together for a silly and good cause
May 5, 2021 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Fans of newspaper comics will instantly notice something missing in many of the strips this Friday — pants...
Business-seeking singer Akon draws political fire in Uganda
April 13, 2021 GMTKAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The American rap artist and singer Akon is drawing criticism from rights activists over his meetings with Uganda's president as he pursues the development of a futuristic city in the East African country...
Currier Museum of Art to reopen to the public on Thursday
March 30, 2021 GMTMANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — The Currier Museum of Art is planning to reopen to the public on Thursday, with new exhibits, and programs for veterans...
Court rules against artist Peter Max over damaged works
March 11, 2021 GMTA New Jersey appeals court on Thursday ruled against famed pop artist Peter Max in a dispute over millions of dollars’ worth of his works that were damaged in a warehouse during Superstorm Sandy...
Nobel laureate Olga Tokarczuk’s art book hits bookstores
February 22, 2021 GMTWARSAW, Poland (AP) — The latest book by Nobel laureate Olga Tokarczuk to be translated into English is a departure for the celebrated Polish author...
Michigan official shows gun after public meeting criticism
January 21, 2021 GMTTRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — A county official in northern Michigan displayed a rifle during an online meeting in response to a citizen's comments about a far-right extremist group, drawing outrage from some local residents...
Tintin comic book art breaks auction record at $3.1 million
January 14, 2021 GMTPARIS (AP) — A Tintin drawing by the Belgian artist Herge sold Thursday in Paris for 2.6 million euros ($3...
Rare Tintin comic book art set to sell for millions in Paris
January 13, 2021 GMTPARIS (AP) — Not even the coronavirus can get in the way of intrepid Belgian reporter and comic book legend Tintin...
Italy’s Uffizi opens Dante anniversary with virtual exhibit
January 1, 2021 GMTMILAN (AP) — Florence’s Uffizi Gallery is making available for viewing online 88 rarely displayed drawings of Dante’s “Divine Comedy” to mark the 700th anniversary in 2021 of the Italian poet’s death...
John Waters gives 375 items to Baltimore Museum of Art
November 12, 2020 GMTBALTIMORE (AP) — Filmmaker and Baltimore native John Waters has bequeathed approximately 375 prints, paintings and photographs to the Baltimore Museum of Art, which will in turn name two bathrooms for him, officials said Wednesday...
Hungarians protest government control over top arts college
October 24, 2020 GMTBUDAPEST (AP) — Thousands of Hungarians marched on the streets of the capital Friday to protest government actions they claim strips one of the country’s most prestigious universities of its independence...
Hungarians march to protest Orban’s reach at top university
October 23, 2020 GMTBUDAPEST (AP) — Thousands of Hungarians marched on the streets of the Hungarian capital Friday to protest government actions that they claim strips one of the country’s most prestigious universities of its independence...
Raphael fever hits Italy but art isn’t immune from virus
March 4, 2020 GMTROME (AP) — The paintings, drawings, tapestries and sketches in the most ambitious exhibition of Renaissance superstar Raphael's works are collectively insured for 4 billion euros ($4...
Original ‘Flash Gordon’ comic strip art headed to auction
February 26, 2020 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — The original artwork for the “Flash Gordon” comic strip is headed for a new realm — the auction block...
Artist uses snow as canvas for massive geometrical designs
January 16, 2020 GMTSILVERTHORNE, Colo. (AP) — Simon Beck carefully plots his course before shuffling through a windswept snowfield high in the Rocky Mountains...
Da Vinci exhibition opens in Paris, proves a major success
October 24, 2019 GMTPARIS (AP) — Visitors are crowding into the Louvre museum in Paris to see a major retrospective of Leonardo Da Vinci's paintings...
Louvre exhibit acclaims Da Vinci, 500 years after his death
October 22, 2019 GMTPARIS (AP) — Much about Leonardo Da Vinci remains an enigma: the smile of the "Mona Lisa"; why the world's most famous painter left so many works unfinished; and more recently, who bought the contentious "Salvator Mundi...
Da Vinci’s “Vitruvian Man” drawing can go on loan to Louvre
October 16, 2019 GMTROME (AP) — An Italian court has ruled that Leonardo Da Vinci's iconic "Vitruvian Man" drawing can be loaned to France's Louvre Museum, solving an ongoing cultural dispute between Italy and France...
Botanical illustration: Putting a timely focus on nature
September 24, 2019 GMTThink of botanical illustrators, and you might envision a world of medieval herbalists, tulip or orchid collectors, or affluent young women of the 17th and 18th centuries making detailed drawings and watercolors of garden plants...
Biggest ever Kentridge show explores Africa’s history
August 25, 2019 GMTCAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Evocative videos, graphic tapestries, charcoal drawings, woodcut prints, sculptures and immersive sound installations combine in the largest-ever show by South African artist William Kentridge to explore compelling themes including South Africa's apartheid history and the participation of Africans in World War I...
California exhibit paints Ed Hardy as artist, tattoo pioneer
July 12, 2019 GMTSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — When people hear the name Ed Hardy, they likely think of the flashy, tiger- and skull-emblazoned clothing that rocketed to popularity in the 2000s, appearing on the likes of Paris Hilton, Britney Spears and cast members from the reality TV show "Jersey Shore...
Exhibit highlights cartoonists’ focus on First Amendment
May 27, 2019 GMTCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The First Amendment right to free speech is no laughing matter, as illustrated by a new exhibit at the world's largest cartoon library...
Leonardo drawing, portrait mark 500 years since his death
May 2, 2019 GMTLONDON (AP) — A drawing of a bearded, pensive-looking man owned by Queen Elizabeth II is a portrait of Leonardo da Vinci, a royal art adviser said Thursday on the 500th anniversary of the artist and polymath's death...
Back to his roots: Hockney landscapes adorn Van Gogh Museum
February 27, 2019 GMTAMSTERDAM (AP) — A new exhibition at Amsterdam's Van Gogh Museum highlights the influences of the tormented Dutch master on the later landscape works of one of the world's greatest living artists, David Hockney...
Rijksmuseum shows off its Rembrandts in blockbuster show
February 13, 2019 GMTAMSTERDAM (AP) — For the first time, and likely the last, the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam is showing off most of its works by Rembrandt van Rijn in a single exhibition...
Milan to showcase da Vinci to mark 500 years since his death
December 18, 2018 GMTMILAN (AP) — The Ambrosian Library in Milan is planning a series of exhibitions to commemorate the 500-year anniversary of Leonardo da Vinci's death, including the display of the most important pages of the Renaissance genius' Atlantic Codex.
Identifying wildfire dead: DNA, and likely older methods too
November 14, 2018 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Authorities doing the somber work of identifying the victims of California's GREENWICH — You’d think when children’s author/illustrator Lizzy Rockwell makes a public appearance, she would be doing most of the teaching. But the Old Greenwich native sees things a little differently.Drawing on her childhood
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Artists create 58 portraits of Las Vegas shooting victims
September 17, 2018 GMTLAS VEGAS (AP) — Portraits of the 58 people killed in last year's mass shooting in Las Vegas went on display Monday after artists from around the world donated their time to memorialize the victims...
#Ancient? Crisscrossed lines called world’s oldest drawing
September 12, 2018 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — It looks a bit like a hashtag, but it's 73,000 years old. And scientists say this tiny sketch found in a South African cave is the oldest known drawing...
High time for Cheech’s art museum: California gives millions
June 27, 2018 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — Just months after California legalized recreational marijuana the state is giving stoner comedian Cheech Marin's Chicano art museum $9...
Mocha master: SKorea barista adorns coffee with works of art
March 16, 2018 GMTSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Would you like cream, sugar and art with that?
A South Korean barista is charming customers at his coffee shop by drawing intricate artwork on the foamy cream topping their drinks...
AI’s dirty little secret: It’s powered by people
March 5, 2018 GMTSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — There's a dirty little secret about artificial intelligence: It's powered by hundreds of thousands of real people...
Echoes of World War I pervade Cleveland Museum of Art’s German Expressionist show (photos)
February 10, 2018 GMTEchoes of World War I pervade Cleveland Museum of Art's German Expressionist show (photos)
CLEVELAND, Ohio – For her maiden exhibition as the Cleveland Museum of Art's curator of prints and drawings, Emily Peters is focusing on German Expressionist prints and drawings from the permanent collection.
Simple sketch helps police ID market theft suspect
February 9, 2018 GMTLANCASTER, Pa. (AP) — Police say an extremely simple sketch helped investigators identify a suspect in a theft from a Pennsylvania farmers market...
Faces of war: Who are the men in soldier’s WWII sketches?
January 4, 2018 GMTSARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) — Before the Army's 27th Infantry Division was decimated in a bloody World War II battle, Stan Dube sketched portraits of his fellow soldiers...
Artist Lanee Tesch keeps learning her craft
November 25, 2017 GMTLanee Tesch's interest in art started when she was a child.
"I've been drawing ever since I was little," said the 20-year-old Mid-County native. "I was always doodling on everything, so my mom thought maybe we should get a little more serious with it and got me some art supplies.
Art of the people
November 19, 2017 GMTSabine Rear’s comic strips are vivid pictures of daily life as a blind woman.
The 25-year-old Eugene native has won national awards and received grants to produce her “zines” — self-published stories, comics and illustrations addressing issues from disability to politics and pop culture.
In Boston, a Dutch treat of donated Golden Age masterpieces
November 12, 2017 GMTBOSTON (AP) — Boston's art scene is getting a Dutch treat with a twist: a flurry of donated 17th-century masterpieces that experts say will change the city's museum landscape for decades to come...