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11,000-year-old sculpture of human seated on leopard found on a stone bench at Karahantepe in Türkiye reveals unique Neolithic art

Archaeologists discovered an 11,000-year-old sculpture in southeastern Turkiye. This unique artwork depicts a human figure seated upon a leopard's back. The 70-centimetre-high sculpture was found within a circular structure at Karahantepe. This discovery offers insights into early Neolithic artistic traditions and social practices. It adds to growing evidence of advanced…

The Times of India · Aug 27

Japan’s Yayoi Kusama, global polka-dot art icon, dies at 97

Yayoi Kusama, Japanese contemporary art icon known for her polka dots, died on August 14 at a hospital in Tokyo, her studio said Thursday. She was 97.

The Times of India · Aug 27

Japanese avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama dies at 97

Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama died at the age of 97 on August 14 in Tokyo, her company said Thursday. The avant-garde artist known as the “polka dot queen” had channelled her hallucinations and traumas into her work over the course of a career spanning several decades.

France 24 · Aug 27

US-based Chinese artist handed 3-year prison term over satirical Mao artworks

Gao Zhen sentenced for ‘infringing upon reputation of heroes’ through art

The Independent UK · Aug 26

In 1957, Georgia artist Eddie Owens Martin began transforming his inherited farmhouse and seven acres; 29 years of work created six major structures and 900+ feet of painted walls, now preserved as one of America’s most significant visionary art environments

Eddie Owens Martin, an innovative and unconventional artist, dedicated nearly three decades to transforming his land in Georgia into the vibrant, visionary art space known as Pasaquan. He intricately combined various cultural elements through his painted totems and impressive masonry. After years of exposure and deterioration, the Kohler Foundation intervened…

The Times of India · Aug 25

For decades, Lockerbie bombing families wanted attackers to face US justice. They're still waiting

Families who lost loved ones when a suitcase bomb detonated aboard Pan Am Flight 103 in 1988 had been preparing to attend the terrorism trial of the accused bombmaker

The Independent UK · Aug 25

A New Jersey artist bought a 600-square-foot cabin in 1989 and kept adding to it; 37 years later, Luna Parc is a 5,000-square-foot home, studio and living artwork still being built

Luna Parc in New Jersey began as a 600-square-foot cabin that artist Ricky Boscarino started transforming in 1989. Over the years, he turned it into a 5,000-square-foot, 11-level home and studio filled with artwork, collections and unusual spaces. The property also serves as a teaching space where young local artists…

The Times of India · Aug 25

‘The whole world is becoming rightwing and anti-gay’: William Yang on 60 years of capturing LGBTQ+ life

Yang has taken more than 500,000 photographs since he first moved to Sydney in the late 1960s and now devotes most of his time to untangling the past

The Guardian - AU · Aug 25

Artist known for sculptures of Mao Zedong jailed for slandering ‘heroes and martyrs’

Gao Zhen sentenced to three years in prison after already spending two years in detention

The Guardian - UK · Aug 25

In 2012, a retired Florida art professor began cementing discarded bottles into his yard: more than 6,000 bottles, later, he built a house, lighthouse, and giant geodesic sphere

In Carrabelle, Florida, a retired art professor named Leon Weisener has turned his backyard into a remarkable wonderland by constructing a house entirely from over six thousand glass bottles. This vibrant project features not only a unique dwelling but also a dazzling bottle lighthouse, serving as a testament to the…

The Times of India · Aug 25