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Art & Culture 5 years ago

'We all survived': Wuhan artists keep virus memories alive

In music, graffiti, even comics, Wuhan artists are beginning to pay homage to their city with works referencing its coronavirus suffering, punishing 76-day lockdown, and subsequent rebirth.

Art & Culture 5 years ago

Larasati’s Traditional, Modern and Contemporary Art Bali sale to help revive art in Ubud

On Saturday, 40 works in a range of styles by Balinese, Indonesian and international artists will go under the hammer live at Larasati Bali Art Space at Tebesaya Gallery, Ubud.

Art & Culture 5 years ago

Scientists have evidence that some cave art was inspired by hallucinogenic plants

Researchers have long imagined a correlation between psychotropic substance and cave art but they didn't have any substantial proof... until recently.

Art & Culture 5 years ago

Handmade with love: Nepali takes grandma's socks to the world

Aji's -- which means grandmother -- was founded in 2018 by Sthapit, her sister Irina and husband Pursarth Tuladhar, selling a variety of products including knitwear, blankets and jewelry.

Art & Culture 5 years ago

As pandemic closes New York stores, artists move in

Artists are taking over New York storefronts made empty by the coronavirus pandemic, receiving invaluable free exposure and breathing life into depressed shopping streets.

Art & Culture 5 years ago

Mysterious monolith in US desert reportedly disappears

A mysterious metal monolith found in the remote desert of the western United States, sparking a national guessing game over how it got there, has apparently disappeared, officials said.

Environment 5 years ago

South Korean hiker turns trash into art with 'don't drop litter' message

When hiker Kim Kang-eun found the slopes of Mount Jiri, South Korea's largest national park, littered with rubbish during a two-day trip in 2018, she decided it was time to send out a message about taking better care of nature.

Art & Culture 5 years ago

Young Afghan woman opens art gallery to create jobs, and hope, in pandemic

With a small art gallery in the Afghan capital, Marzia Panahi aims to revive the use of felt in art, to showcase her war-torn country's creativity and to try to create jobs for young people hit hard by the pandemic.

Art & Culture 5 years ago

Churchill whisky painting fetches almost £1 million

A rare painting by Winston Churchill featuring the famously bibulous British World War II leader's favorite brand of whisky fetched nearly £1 million at auction in London on Tuesday.