[ad_1] In August 2021, the United States ended its disastrous 20-year occupation of Afghanistan with a suitably slapdash withdrawal. The Taliban, which had been expelled from power in 2001, retook control. Billions of dollars’ worth of military equipment and vehicles were left behind, much of it disabled but restorable, given enough time. Not long after […]

[ad_1]  Art #animals #Jason Wheatley #painting #still life #surreal July 26, 2024 Grace Ebert “Pink Moon,” oil on canvas, 39 x 55 inches. All images courtesy of Gilman Contemporary, shared with permission “I want people to feel like they have stumbled onto a riddle,” says Jason Wheatley about his dreamy scenes. Melding realistic depictions […]

[ad_1] Police were called to Manhattan’s Greene Naftali gallery on Tuesday evening, July 23, after an autonomous group of activists disrupted a book event for an exhibition on the late German filmmaker Harun Farocki. Ten anonymous activists unfurled banners and handed out fliers at an event promoting the newly published book Harun Farocki: Forms of […]

[ad_1]  Craft #animals #humor #Lidiia Marinchuk #sculpture #toys July 25, 2024 Jackie Andres All images © Lidiia Marinchuk, shared with permission Wide-eyed, boldly-dressed, and keen to play, an exuberant ensemble of characters created by Lidiia Marinchuk nudges us to remember the most precious parts of childhood. The artist (previously) crafts each figure by hand […]

[ad_1] WASHINGTON, DC — In protest of Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to the United States Congress today, Wednesday, July 24, thousands of activists flooded the streets in massive rallies against the Israeli leader’s ongoing attacks on Gaza. Demonstrators calling for Netanyahu’s arrest and the end of US aid to Israel were able to bring parts of […]

[ad_1]  Illustration #editorial #Eiko Ojala #paper July 24, 2024 Jackie Andres All images © Eiko Ojala, shared with permission Eiko Ojala’s vivid illustrations (previously) possess a distinctive flair evocative of paper-cut assemblages and textural collage. Working with some of the most prominent publications in today’s media landscape, the artist creates visuals for editorial assignments […]

[ad_1] A new digital catalog raisonné will document the creative output of artist Florine Stettheimer, who imbued a theatrical whimsy into her intimate paintings of high society life in New York. Art historian Barbara Bloemink, Stettheimer’s biographer, will lead the project which will be published in the next two years and made freely accessible to […]

[ad_1]  Art Craft Nature #Alice Fox #gardening #textiles #weaving July 23, 2024 Kate Mothes “Clutch Vessel #43.” Photo by Curtis James. All images © Alice Fox, shared with permission Limpets, the cone-shaped sea snails we see attached to boulders along salty shorelines, can live between 10 and 20 years, never straying too far from […]

[ad_1] Egyptian police detained satirical cartoonist Ashraf Omar at his home in Cairo in the early hours of Monday, July 22, prompting outcries from journalist advocacy organizations and human rights activists calling for his immediate release. Prior to his arrest, Omar had published several cartoons in the independent newspaper Al-Manassa that took aim at Egypt’s […]

[ad_1]  History Photography #Bolivia #garments #Indigenous culture #mountains #sports #Todd Antony July 23, 2024 Kate Mothes All images © Todd Antony, shared with permission For generations, Indigenous Bolivian women were not allowed to walk freely in the wealthy or central parts of the nation’s capital, La Paz, where they were considered lower-class and expected […]