Iranian photographer named among top 10 in world
Iranian photographer Abolqasem Khoshroo has been named one of the top 10 conceptual minimalism photographers in the prestigious 2024 “35 Awards.”
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National Gallery sleepover prize draw offers chance to dream among paintings
London gallery’s competition marks 200th anniversary and opening of Sainsbury Wing after two-year overhaulAs far as sleepovers go, it’s a one of a kind: an overnight stay in a luxury bed in the middle of the National Gallery’s exhibition rooms, dreamin…
Artist of ‘truly the worst’ Trump portrait says her career is threatened
British-born painter Sarah A Boardman disputes US president’s claim that she ‘purposefully distorted’ his imageThe British artist called “truly the worst” by the US president, Donald Trump, after he derided a portrait she created of him, has said the c…
‘Peering into the eyes of the past’: reconstruction reveals face of woman who lived before Trojan war
Digital technology reveals ‘incredibly modern’ royal who lived 3,500 years ago in kingdom associated with Helen of TroyShe lived 3,500 years ago – but facial reconstruction technology has brought a woman from late bronze age Mycenae back to life.The wo…
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Tasmania’s Dark Mofo is back with a bang – and a car crash: festival announces 2025 program
After a year off, the often controversial art festival returns, having signed a new three-year funding deal with the state governmentGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailA two-hour performance work involving an artist and a stunt driver culminati…
Tate Modern given Joan Mitchell work in biggest donation since 1969
Miami billionaire couple part with triptych by late abstract expressionist that previously hung in their bedroomTate Modern has announced its most significant single donation in more than 50 years, a monumental triptych by the American abstract express…
Paris Metro bans David Hockney exhibition poster because artist is holding cigarette
Exclusive: David Hockney condemns ‘dismal’ decision taken by Paris Metro over poster for biggest ever Hockney exhibition
Art can help remind US and Europe of special relationship, says director of reopening Frick Collection
After a $220m five-year renovation, the New York museum is set to showcase a trove of European masterpieces Can masterpieces of European art help smooth over the fissures between the old world and the new? It’s a hope, say officials at the Frick Collec…
Hockney says he did not offer to paint King Charles during royal visit
British artist, 87, who was visited by the king in his London home, said he did not know him well enough to paint himRenowned artist David Hockney has said he did not offer to paint King Charles when the monarch visited his London home on Monday becaus…