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Kinetic Canvases: BMW Art Cars Share As Art Basel returns to Hong Kong in 2021, Jon Wall traces the 46-year history of the BMW Art Car and the roster of artists who created these extraordinary automobiles Almost from the day when Carl Benz dropped a two-stroke petrol engine into the back end of a tricycle, thus laying the foundations of the motor age and a vast global automobile industry, artists have taken inspiration from cars – and car makers, in their turn, have been inspired by art. ...

A SOLO exhibition is set to take place at a Gallery in Glastonbury next month. Frank Harwood is showcasing his work, entitled ‘Memories’, at the Heart of the Tribe Gallery from June 3 until 28. Frank’s style of art is described as ‘unique and distinctive’. His work has a ‘quintessential English oddness with a human touch’. Both his use of colour and brushstrokes are ‘bold and playful’. He is inspired by source images that inspire a collective nostalgia, and so his pa...

In 1989 I was filming a documentary about Peter Blake and his family during the Whitbread around the World Yacht Race. One of the ports of call was Fort Lauderdale in the USA and when I went to the car hire rental depot I was struck by the fact that the people washing the cars and doing the manual labour on the site were all senior citizens. Now curiosity is in my DNA (at least that’s my excuse for being a documentary maker) so I asked the guy doing the paperwork on our rental vehicle… �...

Press Release – Empire PR The Garden of Evil is a documentary about Sir Peter Blake’s murder, Captain Pete Bethune’s knife attack and corruption in The Amazon that is written, produced and directed by Larry Keating, with its world premiere at the DocEdge Film Festival on 12 June at The Civic Theatre in Auckland. This explosive story focuses on two prominent characters in the new world order of conservationists. Captain Pete Bethune an eco-warrior who escaped certain death in a 2017 attack...

May 14, 2021 Art lovers will be able to view the impact of American lifestyles on Britain through works set to go on show at Wolverhampton Art Gallery from May 17 to December 5. Subscribe to our daily newsletter! Sign Up WOLVERHAMPTON COPYRIGHT EXPRESS&STAR TIM THURSFIELD 12/05/21.The Fantasy Pop exhibition at Wolverhampton Art Gallery. Marketing officer Laura Page next to maquette for King Kong, 1971, by Nicholas Monro... A selection of vibrant artworks from the renowned Pop Art collection at ...

Friday, 14 May 2021, 8:49 am | Empire PR The Garden of Evil is a documentary about Sir Peter Blake’s murder, Captain Pete Bethune’s knife attack and corruption in The Amazon that is written, produced and directed by Larry Keating, with its world premiere at the DocEdge Film Festival on ... More >> Friday, 11 September 2020, 8:12 am | Empire PR CropX, a global soil sensing and agricultural analytics leader, today announced the acquisition of New Zealand-based Regen, a leading provider of...

Friday, 14 May 2021, 8:49 am The Garden of Evil is a documentary about Sir Peter Blake’s murder, Captain Pete Bethune’s knife attack and corruption in The Amazon that is written, produced and directed by Larry Keating, with its world premiere at the DocEdge Film Festival on 12 June at The Civic Theatre in Auckland. This explosive story focuses on two prominent characters in the new world order of conservationists. Captain Pete Bethune an eco-warrior who escaped certain death in a 2017 atta...

Laguna Beach aims to streamline project approval process with zoning code amendment Patrons shop and dine on Forest Avenue in Laguna Beach on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) By Andrew TurnerStaff Writer  Print In hopes of streamlining the approval process for proposed projects while maintaining high development standards, the Laguna Beach City Council last week approved an amendment to the city’s zoning code. One of the key changes to the code is a r...

There are t-shirts too, but I am more drawn to the Roy Lichtenstein printed bags at Uniqlo. Not least because of the price. Read more

Just get a sketchbook out: top UK artists lament decline of drawing classes Skill regarded as vital by Peter Blake, David Hockney and others has today been eclipsed by conceptual art British artist Sir Peter Blake says he tried to get Royal Academy Schools students to draw, without success. Photograph: Shaun Curry/AFP/Getty Images British artist Sir Peter Blake says he tried to get Royal Academy Schools students to draw, without success. Photograph: Shaun Curry/AFP/Getty Images Sun 9 May 2021 0...