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• Ô Cameroon! Anthology Charts a Century of Cameroonian Art Across 180 Artists publication

  Titled Ô Cameroon!, a comprehensive 424-page book chronicles the visual art history of Cameroon from 1919 to 2025, showcasing the works of 180 artists. Curated by Ozong…

• Zustissia, Francesco Piras's debut film recounts Beniamino Zuncheddu's 33 years of wrongful imprisonment other

  Francesco Piras makes his feature debut with Zustissia, which is based on the book Io sono innocente by Mauro Trogu and Beniamino Zuncheddu. The film portrays a significant…

• Skira Monograph Surveys James Wines and SITE's Postmodern Best Products Stores publication

  The monograph titled What Else Could It Mean?, published by Skira, showcases the drawings and writings of James Wines along with his New York-based firm, Sculpture in the…

• Arctic Cold Seep Bacteria Eyed as Route to Hydrogen Fuel other

  In 2024, 2025, and 2026, Juan Galarza, a molecular ecologist at the University of Oulu, spearheaded research expeditions in the frigid Arctic region north of Svalbard, Norway, to…

• Hennessey Architecture Renovates Mill Valley Suburban House for Young Family architecture-design

  Hennessey Architecture completed a moderate-scale renovation of a classic suburban house in Mill Valley, California, in 2023, reconfiguring the 1,870-square-foot home for a couple…

• VisitOSLO Revives Gloomy Halfdan for Winter Campaign 'It's Totally Even a City' other

  VisitOSLO has brought back Halfdan, the sardonic anti-tourism figure from its 2024 campaign "Is It Even a City?" for a winter follow-up titled "It's Totally Even a City." The new…

• Ann Hornaday, Longtime Washington Post Film Critic, Dies at 66 other

  Ann Hornaday, the film critic whose byline ran in The Washington Post for more than two decades, has died at 66. Over that span she produced hundreds of reviews, establishing…

• Vogue Fashion Feature Layers Tactical Gear for a Maine Island Party other

  A Vogue fashion feature on weatherproof layering is centered around a late-summer gathering on a deserted island located a mile from shore. The narrator, who grew up in Maine and…

• Displate Blog Guide Offers Ten Nail-Free Methods for Hanging Art in Rentals other

  On the Displate Blog, a guide outlines ten methods for renters to display pictures without damaging walls, which is crucial for those with lease agreements. Command Strips lead…

• WYNGS Announces 2027 Tour Behind Poetry-Pop Singles other

  The 21-year-old singer WYNGS will perform live in 2027, moving beyond the screen and social media into a concert tour. Her path to music followed a detour: she had aimed for the…

• The Australian Pink Floyd Show Brings "Echoes Of '77" Tour to Germany in 2027 other

  The Australian Pink Floyd Show will tour Germany in 2027 under the banner "Echoes Of '77," a program built around the 1970s. The setlist draws on Pink Floyd's 1977 album "Animals"…

• Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, Ricky Martin and Pedro Sampaio Headline NFL's First Rio Game at Maracanã other

  The NFL staged its first game in Rio de Janeiro at Maracanã Stadium, with the Dallas Cowboys as designated home team against the Baltimore Ravens. All 36 Dallas Cowboys…

• Frieze London 2026: Galleries Turn the Fair's Display Conventions Into Subject Matter festival-fair

  During Frieze London 2026 held in Regent's Park, exhibitors creatively utilized booth architecture as a medium. At King's Leap Fine Arts, Isaiah Davis presented "Undertow," which…

• Roland Shrinks the Jupiter-8 Into the $549 Jupiter-08 Boutique Synth other

  Roland has introduced the Jupiter-08, a compact desktop instrument in its Roland Boutique line that reworks the Jupiter-8, the polyphonic analogue subtractive synthesizer the…

• London Museums Partner with Serendipity Arts for South Asian Festival in 2027 festival-fair

  Scheduled for 19-27 June 2027, the Serendipity Arts Festival London will be spearheaded by six female curators. This festival will showcase a variety of disciplines, including…

• Hacker Yuki Chen Joins AI Firm Z.ai After Exposing 23 Windows Vulnerabilities ai-technology

  Yuki Chen, described as a Chinese 'superstar' hacker, has joined the AI company Z.ai. He announced the move last week in a social media post, writing: "New journey, new mission!"…

• Laura Mattarella Wins StellaRe Prize 2026, Award Sculpture by Maurizio Cattelan award

  Laura Mattarella is the recipient of the Premio StellaRe 2026, an accolade created by the Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo to celebrate women who have transformed modern…

• Museo del Prado Lecture Series Marks 400 Years of Christina of Sweden, the 'Minerva of the North' institutional

  Four lectures at the Museo Nacional del Prado's auditorium examine Christina of Sweden (1626–1689) through her ties to sculpture, Italian artists and Spain, marking four centuries…

• Mutuo's Wonderland in Laurel Canyon Lists One of Its Three Homes for $1.495m architecture-design

  One of the three interconnected residences that make up Wonderland, a Los Angeles project by architectural firm Mutuo, has been listed for $1,495,000. Completed in 2019, the…

• Displate Rounds Up 10 Retro Gaming Gifts, From PS1 Wallets to Atari Flashback 12 other

  Displate has assembled a ten-item retro gaming gift guide aimed at players nostalgic for cartridge-era consoles and arcade cabinets. The selection spans officially licensed metal…

• PHotoESPAÑA Opens Applications for Talento Máster Scholarship Ahead of 2027 Edition award

  The Beca Talento Máster PHotoESPAÑA is now accepting applications, providing €4,000 for in-person participants and €3,000 for those studying online. Open to applicants of all…

• Klimt's Portrait of Fräulein Lieser Stalled by New York Lawsuit and Family Feud market-auction

  In April 2023, Patricia Leahy, the granddaughter of Hans Lieser, initiated a lawsuit against Im Kinsky and Eva Ropper, the holder of Gustav Klimt's Portrait of Fräulein Lieser…

• Emanuel Gat choreographs Mahler's Fifth Symphony in "Cinq Jours au Soleil" opinion-review

  Choreographer Emanuel Gat stages "Cinq Jours au Soleil," a dance work in which a young ensemble performs to Gustav Mahler's Fifth Symphony. The piece is described as a beguiling…

• Chiostro del Bramante Celebrates 30 Years with 'Food. Il gusto nell'arte' exhibition

  'Food. Il gusto nell'arte' will take place at the Chiostro del Bramante in Rome from 17 October 2026 to 29 March 2027. Curated by Suzanne Landau, this exhibition celebrates the…

• 217 Films' Glorious Morning Tracks How Painters Shaped the Revolution's Image publication

  Glorious Morning: A Revolution Revealed is a 2026 documentary crafted by Michael Maglaras, who took on the roles of writer, director, and narrator. Produced by Terri Templeton and…

• Gill Bustamante Brings Magical Realist Landscapes to Artsy Shark Feature artist

  Gill Bustamante, a UK artist celebrated for her expansive oil paintings that merge magical realism, semi-abstraction, and art nouveau, is highlighted on Artsy Shark. With over…

• Contemporary Ceramics Market Thrives: From €2,000 Vases to a €500,000 Soulages Piece market-auction

  The current ceramics market is flourishing, featuring prices ranging from €2,000 to €500,000 for a vase by Pierre Soulages. In 2026, Florian Daguet Bresson achieved a sale of a…

• Grisebach’s Winter Auctions in Berlin Led by a Pink Lucio Fontana, as the House Turns 40 market-auction

  On 26 November 2026, Grisebach's Evening Sale in Berlin will feature a pink Concetto Spaziale (1966–67) by Lucio Fontana, marking its return to the auction scene after 40 years.…

• Norse Church Remains Unearthed Near Erik the Red's Greenland Estate cultural-heritage

  In southern Greenland, the discovery of a human skeleton at a stone-walled site has enabled archaeologists to identify a Norse church, marking the first such finding in over sixty…

• No Ideas Studio Discusses Self-Publishing and Book Ideas Imprint at Nicer Tuesdays New York publication

  Brooklyn design studio No Ideas, founded by Philip DiBello and Devin Washburn, presented at Nicer Tuesdays in New York, discussing the creative process behind two of their largest…

• Liad Shadmi's Monograph Rescues Israeli Modernist Eli Gross from Obscurity publication

  Eli Gross | Total Designer, a bilingual monograph in English and Hebrew, is set to be released with the backing of Kickstarter. The editor, Liad Shadmi, came across Gross's…

• Sony ULT Party Speakers Hit Record Low Prices, Led by $102 Off the ULT Tower 7 other

  Sony's ULT line of party speakers has dropped to its lowest prices yet, with the ULT Tower 7 now $548 after a $102 discount. The Tower 7, which WIRED reviewer Chris Haslam rates…

• Victoria Beckham's Second Gap Collection Draws Palette From SFMOMA's Fisher Collection other

  On October 23, Gap and Victoria Beckham will unveil their second collaborative collection, following the earlier success of their first launch. This new line boasts 37 stylish…

• Audrey Large: 3D-Printed Objects That Blur the Line Between Screen and Matter artist

  Audrey Large, a French designer hailing from Toulouse and currently residing in the Netherlands, crafts objects that appear to originate from an alternate reality, merging…

• Frankie Magazine Essay Decries Shrinkflation and 'Skimpflation' in Australian Groceries opinion-review

  In issue 134 of frankie magazine, a personal critique addresses the issue of shrinkflation prevalent in Australian supermarkets and takeaway coffee, highlighting how 'large'…

• Vincent Darré Transforms Former Paris Theater Into Hôtel Le Magnifique architecture-design

  Located on Rue de la Gaîté in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, the hotel Le Magnifique has transformed the former theater Les Mille Colonnes into a unique destination featuring…

• Cologne Opens What It Calls the World's First Newly Built Children's Opera House institutional

  A newly constructed building in Cologne is being described by its operators as the first children's opera house built from the ground up anywhere in the world. The claim of global…

• The Physics Behind Tesla's Flying Roadster 2 Prototype other

  Tesla's Roadster 2 prototype, unveiled by Elon Musk last week, can drive up a vertical wall, leap over the company's vehicle lineup, and accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in under a…

• Iris Helena Hamers Stages ~*^-._3N3RGY_4NG3L_.-^*~ at PAW Düsseldorf exhibition

  From September 5 to October 11, 2026, Iris Helena Hamers showcased her work ~*^-._3N3RGY_4NG3L_.-^*~ at PAW's Düsseldorf venue, accompanied by text from Morgane Billuart. Hamers…

• Victoria Stagni Documents a Portrait's Evolution on Disposable Camera for Singulart publication

  In the 'A Day in Your Artful Life' series by Singulart, contemporary artist Victoria Stagni used a disposable camera to document her creative journey and surroundings. Her film…