Graham Nickson is a painter known for his vibrant, figurative works often depicting beach scenes and portraits. His paintings are held in the collections of several major museums, including the Dallas Museum of Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the National Gallery of Art. Nickson has been represented by the Betty Cuningham Gallery since 2015, with whom he has a long-standing relationship that began with early shows at Hirschl & Adler Modern.
https://hyperallergic.com/986583/artist-graham-nickson-who-led-new-york-studio-school-dies-at-79/Artist Heshka's latest solo show at CHG, "Costume Obscura", features paintings that originated from his sketchbook drawings of fashion-inspired ideas accumulated over several years. The works are a collection of staged studio shots featuring enigmatic models in odd ensembles, paying homage to the inspiration of past and present designers, famous and obscure.
https://www.juxtapoz.com/news/painting/ryan-heshka-and-the-costume-obscura/A iconic metal sculpture of a dragon at the foot of Wawel Castle in Krakow, Poland will be temporarily shut down for a month to investigate why it is consuming excessive fuel. The 6-meter tall sculpture, created by Polish sculptor Bronislaw Chromy in the late 1960s, attracts millions of tourists each year who watch as flames shoot from its snout every three minutes. According to city officials, including Krzysztof Wojdowski, experts will check the gas feeds to find ways to reduce the dragon's energy bills and it is expected to regain its fire-breathing abilities in March.
https://apnews.com/article/poland-krakow-dragon-fire-gas-maintenance-0e97b7ec714f1db8a5a8a5b549d4d92cThe Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) is hosting the LCCI Lahore Shopping Festival 2025, which aims to boost economic activity, promote local industries, and create opportunities for traders and consumers. The festival will feature exclusive discounts, brand showcases, cultural performances, and interactive entertainment, as well as networking opportunities. Special arrangements have been made to facilitate businesses and exhibitors in promoting their products and services, highlighting Lahore's reputation as a commercial hub. LCCI office-bearers believe the festival demonstrates Lahore's dynamic business environment and its significant contribution to Pakistan's economy. The event is expected to attract a large number of visitors and feature participation from various industries, including fashion, textiles, electronics, food, and handicrafts.
https://www.brecorder.com/news/40345386/lahore-shopping-festival-begins-on-31stLiliane Lijn's exhibition "Arise Alive" is currently on display at the Mumok in Vienna until May 4th. The artist will also be featured at the Tate St Ives from May 24th to October 5th. In an interview, Lijn emphasized the importance of not giving up when faced with despair, highlighting that positive action can only be taken when one is not consumed by depression.
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/01/30/liliane-lijn-us-artist-surrealists-ski-waxFashion designer Ludovic de Saint Sernin took over Jean Paul Gaultier's haute couture show at Paris Couture Week, reinterpreting the house's legacy with a collection that blended his signature aesthetic of eroticism and queer-inflected detailing. The show honored Gaultier's themes of gender subversion and body-conscious silhouettes while incorporating Saint Sernin's stripped-down vision. The collection featured intricately constructed pieces that blurred the lines between seduction and restraint, including a silk caramel gown with rope detailing across the bust and models wearing rope encircling their arms. This was part of Gaultier's tradition of inviting guest designers to reinterpret his couture house each season, following in the footsteps of designers such as Chitose Abe, Glenn Martens, Olivier Rousteing, Haider Ackermann, and Simone Rocha.
https://thestar.com/news/world/europe/saint-sernin-takes-turn-to-design-paris-couture-for-jean-paul-gaultier/article_755169e5-04b1-544e-8523-9802bc5e6779.htmlFrench President Emmanuel Macron has announced plans to renovate the Louvre Museum, which is expected to cost around 700 million euros. The project will include a new entrance, a special spot for the Mona Lisa, and new exhibition rooms under one of the museum's courtyards, costing around 400 million euros. The renovation will be funded entirely from the museum's coffers, including income from its Abu Dhabi branch and expected donations from countries such as the United States. Macron also plans to increase the entrance fee for foreign visitors from outside the European Union to help cover the costs. The project is expected to be completed by 2031 at the latest.
https://www.gulftoday.ae/opinion/2025/01/29/macron-pledges-louvre-renaissance-after-decay-alarmMyron Stout's artistic output was remarkably small, with fewer than two dozen paintings and an equal number of graphite pencil drawings produced throughout his lifetime. Despite this, he is known for his distinctive style, which focused on rounded, archaic forms from the mid-1950s until 1980 when blindness forced him to stop painting. A recent exhibition at Peter Freeman, Inc., featuring 35 charcoal drawings by Stout, revealed a decisive and searching quality in his work after he shifted away from geometric figures towards pared-down geometric abstraction. The drawings, made on identically sized sheets of Strathmore paper between the 1940s and 1952, demonstrate Stout's ability to achieve a range of subtle tones using graphite pencil marks on even surfaces of gray.
https://hyperallergic.com/986176/myron-stout-monkish-devotion-to-art/The Louvre museum needs to improve its visitor flow and promote its vast collection, according to Julien Lacaze, president of Sites & Monuments. The museum, which owns over 500,000 artworks with only 30,000 on display, is the world's largest but attracts tourists primarily to see just five pieces.
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