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Red-Eyed Subjects Peer Forward in Bright, Impasto Portraits by Artist Annan Affotey | Colossal

GRACE EBERT Annan Affotey has an affinity for bold, bright colors that set his subjects apart from the negative space framing their figures. Through gestural strokes that sweep across the canvas, the Ghanaian artist renders intimate portraits of his friends, … Continue reading

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To accomplish great things, you need to “let the paint dry” | Daniel J. Watts

As theaters closed in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, the creatives who populated their stages were plunged into a state of seemingly endless uncertainty. Aided by a delightful and metaphorically resonant piece of performance art, multidisciplinary artist Daniel J. … Continue reading

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BBC World Service – The Food Chain, The man taking on fast food

Carlo Petrini is leading a food revolution – one that fights to protect local, traditional ingredients and farming methods in the face of a standardised, industrialised food system. From a protest against a McDonald’s in the heart of Rome, to … Continue reading

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Re-Weaving the Web of Belonging | Bioneers

Racial justice advocates Eriel Deranger, john a. Powell and Anita Sanchez explore how overcoming the illusion of separateness requires building bridges rather than burning them. They say the fate of the world depends on it. Listen: Re-Weaving the Web of … Continue reading

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Homer Sykes: capturing the whimsy, folklore and festivals of Britain

The photographer, whose interest in the country’s curious customs spans more than 50 years, has a new exhibition More: Pin on Carnival

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Matisse’s “Swimming Pool” | UNIQLO ARTSPEAKS

MoMA Membership guest specialist Josephine McReynolds dives into Henri Matisse’s “Swimming Pool” and finds a renewed sense of play…and a metaphor for the arc of a human life. Subscribe for our latest videos, and invitations to live events: http://mo.ma/subscribe​ Explore … Continue reading

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Art Advancing Justice: A Chicago-Based Artwork and Book Sale Raises Money to Build Racial Equity

Kimberly Kim, “Red Bottoms” (2021), glazed stoneware, two objects, each 3 x 5 x 5 inches   Following a horrifying number of anti-Asian hate crimes in recent months, a group of artists and activists in Chicago have teamed up for an … Continue reading

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Trying to buy a Table

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Scotland could become the world’s first ‘rewilding nation’ | Living

Environmental groups in Scotland are encouraging politicians to make big commitments to recover nature. Over the last 50 years, two-thirds of the world’s wildlife has been lost. Around 40 per cent of plant species are threatened with extinction and scientists … Continue reading

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