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As part of the East of England Co-op's #EastTogether campaign, Suffolk Libraries CEO Bruce Leeke explains the importance of libraries as community centres.
Billionaire's Unwanted Paris Art Museum Opens with Melting Statues and Talking Mice Erin Zaleski © Provided by The Daily Beast Sarah Meyssonnier PARIS–More than 20 years ago, when billionaire business mogul François Pinault was in the planning stages of creating a venue in Paris to display his vast personal collection of contemporary art, some responses to his vision were, to put it generously, lukewarm. Pinault had his eyes on an island in the middle of the Seine in the well-to-do suburb of Boulogne-Billancourt, but the mayor, Libération reported, “didn’t roll out...
Inflatable clowns and art in the post: welcome to the future of sculpture Portable Sculpture, a new show in Leeds, offers a zany hint as to art’s direction. Its leading young lights explain what they’re thinking 19 May 2021 • 12:16pm Portable Sculpture, at Leeds's Henry Moore Institute, contains a wide range of works old and new Credit: Nick Singleton The lineage of post-war sculpture in Britain is often described as a dysfunctional family tree. A line of descent can be traced from Henry Moore onto Anthony Caro, who overturned his ex-employer’s dictum, “truth to materials”, w...
The Story of Self Portraits What would Leonardo Da Vinci make of selfie culture? This is an impossible question, but itâs one you canât help but wonder whilst reading The Self-Portrait, a new book by Arts Council Collection Senior Curator Natalie Rudd. Itâs part of Thames & Hudsonâs Art Essentials series, which charts the evolution of the genre over seven centuries. For Da Vinci and other Renaissance artists, the mirror was âa teacherâ: the self-portrait was an outlet to fine tune and flaunt their skills. To the social media natives of today, the selfie is an e...
Common calendar, Packet papers, April 30 Common calendar, Packet papers, April 30 Mercer County Community College has opened registration for in-person summer Tomato Patch program, its dance, theater, vocal and visual arts programs at Kelsey Theatre. McCarter Theatre Center’s Resident Producer Debbie Bisno presents “The Manic Monologues.” This initiative brings to life true stories submitted by resilient people across the world living with mental health challenges, performed by a celebrated cast of actors and enhanced by interactive design and technology. June 21-26: Studio a...