David Wojnarowicz's mural at Moseley Putney, a community center in London, was featured in an interview with architect Michael Graves. The Humana headquarters, designed by Graves and considered a pinnacle of Postmodernism, was a notable example. Wojnarowicz's work emphasized the importance of art in civic life and overall, highlighting its significance.
Decentraland is hosting Art Week 2025, a four-day event exploring presence, reflection, and sensory art in virtual worlds. Activations will merge physical and digital realms at Shift Midtown in New York on September 11, and Epic Games in London on September 18. The event will feature an "inside-out" runway, projection-mapped showrooms, and interactive photobooths where attendees can try on new fashion designs by Loreine Studio, Emilija Slavkova, Stephen Vineburg, and Right Direction. These designs will be showcased in an immersive showroom with exclusive avatar wearable giveaways during Decentraland Art Week.
Cho Seong-jin and Yunchan Lim won second and third prizes respectively at the ARD International Music Competition in Munich. Cho Seong-jin, a Korean pianist, was also named Opus Klassik Instrumentalist of the Year. Lim is meditating on mortality in his upcoming album, 'Tchaikovsky: The Seasons'.
Seedream 4, a digital painting software, is being used to create trendy images by generating 3D figurines from vintage saree designs. The software's 2D illustrations are being transformed into three-dimensional models, allowing users to customize and enhance the designs. This trend is seen as a way to revive traditional Indian attire in modern digital formats, making it more appealing to younger generations.
The Louvre Abu Dhabi has announced a new partnership with Richard Mille, a Swiss luxury watchmaker. The collaboration aims to create an immersive art experience, with the reimagined Emirati courtyard serving as a central hub. The partnership will also support multifaceted research, including the study of Makkah photos and Buddhist art.
Choreographer Camille A Brown's role has been taken over by Ross, who credits the piece as "human enough" to be transferred. The solo in question features a sense of reclamation, mirroring Hippolyta's journey.
Francis Bacon's painting "One Half of a Canvas" is expected to sell at Sotheby's for £9m. The artwork, part of a collection consigned to the October Frieze week sale, is one of two pieces by Bacon being sold. The other piece, "Bacon's Study for Self-Portrait", is estimated to sell for £6m. The sale also includes two bronze pieces by Auguste Rodin, "Jean de Fiennes, vêtu" and "Pierre de Wiessant, vêtu", which are estimated to sell for £600,000-£900,000 each.
Scientists have identified a previously unknown color in one of Jackson Pollock's paintings, which was created using a technique called "dripping." The color, known as "burnt sienna," was discovered by researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), who analyzed a 1949 painting titled "Blue Poles." The researchers used advanced imaging techniques, including X-ray fluorescence and infrared reflectography, to reveal the hidden color. The discovery sheds new light on Pollock's innovative techniques and artistic process, which involved dripping paint onto a canvas laid flat on the floor.
Nearly 100,000 artifacts from the Antalya Archaeology Museum have been relocated to secure storage facilities ahead of demolition. The transfer operation, described as one of the most comprehensive in Türkiye, involved ancient sculptures, coins, sarcophagi, ceramics, mosaics and delicate pieces rarely displayed to the public. Specialized teams oversaw the process to protect fragile artifacts, some dating back thousands of years, from vibration and temperature changes during transport. The decision to move the collection came after an earthquake safety analysis deemed the museum's buildings structurally unsafe due to weak foundations and insufficient load-bearing capacity.