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News Articles: Art & Design

Rafael Viñoly, a Uruguayan architect whose portfolio includes London's "Walkie-Talkie" building, died on Thursday. He was 78.

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  • Obituaries

Rafael Viñoly, the architect behind the 'Walkie-Talkie' building, has died

The Uruguayan-born architect died unexpectedly this week from an aneurysm, his New York-based firm said. He was 78.

March 04, 2023
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  • Emma Bowman
A general view during MDLBEAST SOUNDSTORM 2021 on December 18, 2021 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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  • World

Saudi Arabia's art scene is exploding, but who benefits?

Saudi Arabia is making a major push to become an arts and entertainment destination, but is the effort succeeding in overcoming the kingdom's conservative image?

March 03, 2023
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By:
  • Olivia Hampton and
  • Leila Fadel
Scott Adams, creator of the comic strip Dilbert, poses for a portrait with the Dilbert character in his studio in Dublin, Calif., Oct. 26, 2006.

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  • Art & Design

Cartoonists say a rebuke of 'Dilbert' creator Scott Adams is long overdue

Illustrators say the creator of Dilbert has held problematic views for a long time, from claiming that he lost job opportunities because he is white to questioning the legitimacy of the COVID vaccine.

February 28, 2023
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By:
  • Juliana Kim
Babacar Niang, known as Matador, raps at a recording studio at Africulturban's center in Pikine, Senegal.

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  • World

Senegal's artists are fighting the system with a mic and spray paint

A cultural center in Senegal is creating a safe space where artists can use their platform to speak about climate change while also finding opportunities in the art and music scene.

February 28, 2023
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By:
  • Ayen Bior,
  • Ari Shapiro,
  • and 4 more
The "balloon dog" sculpture, pictured, shortly after it shattered.

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  • Art & Design

He watched the Koons 'balloon dog' fall and shatter ... and wants to buy the remains

Artist and collector Stephen Gamson was pointing out the porcelain balloon dog to his friend when the whole thing went down. It seems one gallery's trash is another man's treasure.

February 23, 2023
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  • Lauren Hodges
This photo released by the Union Youth Federations of Cambodia (UYFC), shows jewelry on display at a room of Latchford family in London on Feb. 14, 2023.

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  • Arts & Life

A collection of rare centuries-old jewelry returns to Cambodia

Cambodia's government said the pieces of jewelry that arrived back in their homeland included items "... precious metal pieces from the Pre-Angkorian and Angkorian period."

February 21, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Joan Brown's<em data-stringify-type="italic"> Joan + Donald</em>, 1982, Oil enamel on canvas, 72 1/4 x 60 in. (183.5 x 152.4 cm), collection of Adam Lindemann

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  • Fine Art

Mr. Whiskers is ready for his close-up: When an artist's pet is also their muse

Pablo Picasso made studies of Lump, an adored dachshund. And Frida Kahlo's catalogue is packed with self-portraits featuring her pet monkeys and parrots.

February 20, 2023
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  • Chloe Veltman
The "balloon dog" sculpture, pictured, shortly after it shattered.

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  • Art & Design

A Jeff Koons 'balloon dog' sculpture was knocked over and shattered in Miami

The sculpture, valued at $42,000, was one of several balloon dog sculptures by the world-famous artist. Fortunately, it's covered by insurance.

February 19, 2023
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  • Giulia Heyward
Tyler James Hoare was a beloved artist who made his mark on San Francisco.

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  • Art & Design

With fake paperwork and a roguish attitude, he made the San Francisco Bay his gallery

For decades, small sculptures would pop up along the San Francisco shoreline: whimsical sculptures of biplanes, like the Red Baron, perched on pier pilings. This is the story of the man behind them.

February 17, 2023
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  • Alejandra Marquez Janse
André Leon Talley arrives at the 2011 Met Gala. Hundreds of items of clothing, artwork, accessories, furniture belonging to the late fashion journalist fetched more than $3.5 million at auction this week.

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  • Art & Design

André Leon Talley's belongings, including capes and art, net $3.5 million at auction

Christie's auctioned off hundreds of items belonging to the late fashion icon this week. Top-selling items included Andy Warhol paintings and some of Talley's signature custom coats.

February 17, 2023
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
Pharrell Williams poses at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles earlier this month.

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  • Arts & Life

Pharrell Williams succeeds Virgil Abloh as the head of men's designs at Louis Vuitton

The singer, producer and designer has a long history of working with fashion brands — as well as big shoes to fill. Williams' first Louis Vuitton collection will debut at Men's Fashion Week in June.

February 15, 2023
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
Two of artist Dean Gillespie's miniatures in the traveling visual arts exhibition <em>Marking Time</em>, which examines mass incarceration.

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  • Arts & Life

'Imagining Freedom' will give $125 million to art projects focused on incarceration

Since 2020, the Mellon Foundation has given over $40 million to arts and humanities projects addressing mass incarceration. In all, it says, it will donate $125 million to such efforts.

February 15, 2023
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  • Anastasia Tsioulcas
<em>Name Against the Same </em>is part of Stephanie Mercedes' A Sky of Shattered Glass Reflected by the Sun<em> </em>exhibition at Culture House in Washington, D.C.

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  • Art & Design

Melting guns and bullet casings, this artist turns weapons into bells

At a time when mass shootings are regularly rocking the country, Stephanie Mercedes is takes guns and bullet casings and turns them into instruments of mourning. Some look like primitive relics.

February 14, 2023
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By:
  • Neda Ulaby

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  • Book Reviews

'All the Beauty in the World' conveys Met guard's profound appreciation for art

Patrick Bringley's story — he jumped off the career ladder, deliberately taking a position divorced from ambition in order to find the space for quiet contemplation — is oddly suited to our times.

February 14, 2023
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By:
  • Heller McAlpin
The multidisciplinary artist Samora Pinderhughes, whose Healing Project has won a $1 million grant from the Mellon Foundation.

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  • Arts & Life

An artist's 'Healing Project,' focused on incarceration and violence, wins $1 million

Multidisciplinary artist Samora Pinderhughes has explored mass incarceration for the last eight years. With this sizeable grant, he hopes to sustain "The Healing Project" for decades to come.

February 10, 2023
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  • Anastasia Tsioulcas
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