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Illinois governor’s mansion haunted by history, hijinks, heirlooms and art — but no ghosts

First lady M.K. Pritzker gave columnist Michael Sneed a tour of the quietly elegant, Illinois artist-infused, dreamily redecorated mansion and exclusive details on the book she’s written about its history and secrets.

Chicago Sun-Times

OPINION - How is Marina Abramovic the first solo woman in the Royal Academy’s main space? I’ll tell you how

Don’t let the great London exhibitions this autumn fool you - things are still grim for women artists

Evening Standard

African identities, surreal genius Ken Dodd and doors, doors, doors – the week in art

The Fitzwilliam museum re-examines its legacy and recycling found objects points toward the planet’s future – all in your weekly dispatch

The Guardian - UK

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Black Venus: Reclaiming Black Women in Visual Culture review

The representation of the black female body in art is a “complicated” topic, to say the least, said Waldemar Januszczak in The Sunday Times. It is “a fiery stew of big issues” – of sexual, racial and colonial politics – which are all explored in this “riveting” exhibition. “Black Venus:…

The Week

Iconic Alasdair Gray painting to go on display in Scottish museum

AN ICONIC painting by artist and author Alasdair Gray is to go on display at a Scottish museum after its acquisition ...

The National (Scotland)

How photography can reveal, overlook and manipulate truth: the fearless work of Australian Iranian artist Hoda Afshar

Through her poetically constructed images, Hoda Afshar illuminates a world overshadowed by history and atrocity. Yet we never see despair: we see defiance, comradeship, reinvention and a search for how photography can activate new ways of thinking.

The Conversation

Alasdair Gray mural to go on display at gallery where he spent ‘happiest times’

Cowcaddens Streetscape In The Fifties depicts post-war Glasgow.

The Independent UK

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Tattoo artist astounds clients by singing during appointments

‘What would you do if your tattoo artist did this?’

The Independent UK

Champagne, Elton and million-pound lyrics: Inside the eye-watering Freddie Mercury auction

Fans, millionaires, and millionaire fans descended on Sotheby’s in the hopes of taking home a piece of Freddie Mercury. From fierce bidding wars to Freddie lookalikes, it was a night to remember. Annabel Nugent ventures inside the history-making auction

The Independent UK

Dining across the divide: ‘He was much more keen on anecdote than data’

They agree about corporate tax and the NHS, but will they ever see eye to eye on the Tories’ Rwanda plan?

The Guardian - UK

Standard Art Prize: 19,401 minutes on the phone help student land award

Iman Sidonie-Samuels’ prize-winning work is made from 81 paper phone bills collected from her grandmother’s house in St Lucia

Evening Standard

Brooklyn artist Will St. John: ‘If you go to art school, you’re paying for connections’

Will St. John has adapted a centuries-old style of painting to depict the modern-day stars of New York. Isobel Van Dyke meets him on the eve of his debut London show

Evening Standard

Artist creates portraits with wallpaper as ‘love letter’ to Windrush generation

Artist Yvadney Davies created an art exhibition as a ‘love letter’ to the Windrush generation.

The Independent UK

Freddie Mercury’s green garden door sells for more than £400,000 as auction attracts huge bids

Victorian-style silver snake bangle sells for whopping £698,500

The Independent UK

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The Hindu

The hammer has spoken | S.H. Raza’s Gestation is the most expensive Indian artwork ever sold at auction

Even as S.H. Raza’s Gestation sells for a record-breaking ₹51.75 crore, the art world is looking at a quarter that could go down as the most ‘value generating’ ever

The Guardian - US

Roman bust seized from US museum in investigation into stolen pieces

Worcester Art Museum says bust, bought in 1966 but probably stolen and improperly imported from Turkey, to be returned

The Conversation

With 2,000 missing objects, the British Museum faces a historic crisis of custodianship - but this case is far from unique

Since mid-August, the British Museum has been mired in a controversy over the theft of about 2,000 objects from its collections. The theft is suspected to be an inside job that took place over a period of twenty years. Alerted to the sale of alleged stolen items in 2021, the…

The Guardian - UK

The greatest street in Angola: Kim Praise’s best photograph

‘I decided to get above street level and show the mix of colours: the oranges of the market set against the reds of the roofs. It is my country at its very best’

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The Guardian - UK

‘Beautiful havoc’: the film about the angel of death that lost its director to Covid

Steve Booth, former guitarist of scorching hot glammers Pink Grease, died before End Credits was finished. Our writer relives the Orphic odyssey that has finally brought his vision to the screen

Evening Standard

New British Museum interim director vows to ‘restore reputation’ of institution

Sir Mark was previously the director of National Museums Scotland

The Independent UK

Former V&A boss Sir Mark Jones confirmed as British Museum interim director

Sir Mark was previously the director of National Museums Scotland.

The Guardian - US

Artists tackle antisemitism with ambitious new billboard project

New digital billboard project by For Freedoms to launch in response to the rise of hate toward the Jewish community

The Independent UK

Burning Man attendees reveal how they’re dealing with festival amid the mud and rain

Despite the festival grounds turning into a massive mud pit, ‘Burners’ did not let that stop them from creating art and partying

Evening Standard

OPINION - The London Question: Why is so much of London’s public art so bad?

St Pancras station is a magnificent place to catch a train. From George Gilbert Scott’s stunning gothic hotel front to William Henry Barlow’s elegantly soaring iron and glass train shed, it’s an uplifting location to start or end any journey. It’s also home to one of the worst works of…

Dynamite News

Spouses of G20 leaders to inaugurate 'Roots and Routes' exhibition at NGMA

Spouses of G20 leaders participating in the New Delhi Summit will inaugurate an exhibition dedicated to India’s civilisation prowess and artistic excellence, titled ‘Roots and Routes: Past Present and Continuous' on September 9 in the National Gallery of Modern Art, said official sources. Read further on Dynamite News:

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