Two paintings by the Impressionist master Claude Monet that have never been shown in public are to be sold in Paris next month by the billionaire Schlumberger family of France, auction house Sotheby’s said Thursday.”Iris”, a large painting Monet completed toward the end of his life, has been valued at 22 million to 30 million […]
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Ukrainian fashion designer debuts art between air raids
In Kyiv’s largest art museum, Arina Petrova and her father Serhii busily applied the final touches to their mannequins, anxious that a Russian drone attack could delay her long-awaited debut. The fashion-designing duo from Ukraine’s “Bob Basset” art house were about to present Petrova’s first ever collection — an array of punk leather animal costumes. […]
Counterculture pop artist Peter Max dies at 88: US media
Pop artist Peter Max, whose cheery psychedelic creations helped define the counterculture aesthetic in the 1960s, died on Monday, US media reported. He was 88.”We will remember his extraordinary creativity, his warmth, his curiosity and the way he saw beauty and possibility everywhere,” his son Adam Max said in a statement to ABC News.”His art […]
UK-Sudanese author pens book to give children ‘African history of Africa’
Journalist and author Zeinab Badawi, whose history of Africa has sold more than 110,000 copies, is turning her attention to younger readers with a forthcoming children’s edition of the book. Badawi, best known for her work as a broadcaster for the UK’s Channel 4 News and the BBC, was born in Sudan and brought up […]
‘Being Heumann’ captures joy in fight for disability rights
Sian Heder’s new film “Being Heumann” profiles an American activist fighting for the rights of people with disabilities, with the Oscar-winning director saying its message of inclusivity has renewed importance in today’s society. The film, starring Ruth Madeley and Mark Ruffalo, opened the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) last week.”It’s a time where people need […]
‘Battle of Chile’ documentary-maker Patricio Guzman dies, aged 85
Patricio Guzman, a Chilean documentary-maker whose 1970s trilogy “The Battle of Chile” is regarded as a landmark political documentary, died in Paris on Tuesday aged 85, his wife told AFP. Although not widely known to general audiences, Guzman was a multiple award-winning filmmaker regarded as one of the most prominent to come from Latin America.”The […]
Watts, Pitt, Cruz to light up Spain’s top film festival
Hollywood stars Naomi Watts, Brad Pitt and Penelope Cruz are due to grace Spain’s San Sebastian Film Festival from Friday, where great expectations await a mini-series by Chile’s Pablo Larrain. Marion Cotillard, Orlando Bloom, Ricardo Darin, Jeremy Irons, Rami Malek and Diego Luna are among the other big names expected on the red carpet between […]
Emporio Armani names Dario Vitale new creative director
The Armani fashion house, whose founder and owner Giorgio Armani died last year, named Prada veteran Dario Vitale as the new creative director of its Emporio Armani line on Wednesday. Vitale will be “the first to hold this role outside the Armani family”, the luxury house said of the longtime Miu Miu designer, who spent […]
French court to hear Depardieu’s appeal against rape trial order: sources
A French court will this week hear an appeal from cinema icon Gerard Depardieu against an order that he should stand trial on charges of raping an actor in 2018, judicial sources and sources close to case said on Wednesday. Depardieu’s lawyers will present their arguments at a closed-door session of the Paris court of […]