Arts
The celebrity photographer who refuses to Photoshop movie icons
cnn– Celebrity photographer Andy Gotts has snapped numerous stars, from Hollywood titans Al Pacino, Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts to promising newcomers like...
Young Afghan artist creates haunting image of her homeland’s fall to the Taliban
cnn– Acouple days before the Taliban took over Kabul, Sara Rahmani was sketching in her free time, sitting at her home in California,...
New Bob Ross documentary complicates the legacy of an artist who painted ‘happy little trees’
cnn– By all accounts, the late artist Bob Ross was a gentle soul with a love of nature and a genuine ambition to...
Smithsonian Museum acquires rare images by earliest African American photographers
cnn– The Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, DC, has purchased a groundbreaking collection of images by some of history’s earliest Black photographers....
Banksy strikes again! Artist confirms he is behind ‘spraycation’ artworks in British coastal towns
cnn– The United Kingdom hasn’t had the sunniest of summers, but that didn’t stop Banksy from dropping by seaside towns and leaving his...
In Washington DC, Black-owned art galleries redefine spaces of belonging in a changing city
cnn– Over the course of the last century, Washington, DC has positioned itself as a leader in arts and culture. The nation’s capital...
National Gallery of Australia to return $2.2M of ‘stolen’ artworks to India
cnn– The National Gallery of Australia announced Thursday that it will return more than a dozen “culturally significant” artworks to India due to...
How synesthesia helps artist Prince Gyasi turn his work into ‘color therapy’
cnn– Paint, or pixels? That’s the question that Prince Gyasi wants you to ask when you see his work. “You should be confused...
Dilip Kumar, legendary Bollywood star, dies at 98
cnn– Bollywood actor , one of the most beloved figures in Indian cinema, died on Wednesday at the age of 98, his doctor...
William and Harry reunite at Diana statue unveiling
cnn– Princes William and Harry put aside their differences to appear together Thursday to unveil a statue honoring their mother, Diana, Princess of...
