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Banksy unveils new rhino art in an animal-themed collection that has popped up across London
LONDON (AP) — Street artist Banksy on Monday unveiled a new mural of a rhinoceros that looks like it is climbing on top of a car in London — the eighth animal-themed artwork he has posted in the past week in a collection that includes elephants, a goat, a wolf, pelicans and more. ...
Harrison Ford, Angela Bassett, Miley Cyrus and more honored as Disney Legends in emotional ceremony
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Harrison Ford held back tears, Miley Cyrus let them flow and several stars got emotional as they accepted the prestigious Disney Legends honor Sunday. The company bestowed Legends status on 14 artists it says have had a “significant impact” on Disney’s...
Street art pops up throughout Paris, adding some Olympic color to major landmarks
PARIS (AP) — Paris is getting a colorful splash of Olympic creative spirit with nearly 30 vibrant street art pieces that have popped up on bustling metro station walls, a large billboard at the airport and in front of city hall. One shows a drawing of French fencer Ysaora Thibus in...
Mystery Paris street artist 'Invader' glues up new work to celebrate Olympics and delight fans
PARIS (AP) — The mystery French street artist known only as “Invader” has struck Paris again — this time to celebrate the Olympics. Invader has been cementing his quirky mosaics to Paris walls since the 1990s, usually at night and without permission. He's become France’s...
The late Colombian artist Botero is celebrated with an open-air sculpture exhibition in Rome
ROME (AP) — The daughter of the late Colombian artist Fernando Botero has helped to turn the streets and piazzas of the Italian capital into an open-air museum to display eight of her father’s famously voluminous, whimsical sculptures. The exhibition was organized as a tribute to...
Artists are taking things into their own hands to protect their work from generative AI
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The oil painting depicts a woman standing on a podium, her arm aloft as she grasps a laurel crown in her hand. A scarlet cloak drapes across her chest as she stares at the viewer. To the naked eye, the painting looks like a normal piece in an online portfolio. But the version...
On anniversary of Frida Kahlo's death, her art's spirituality keeps fans engaged around the globe
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Frida Kahlo had no religious affiliation. Why, then, did the Mexican artist depict several religious symbols in the paintings she produced until her death on July 13, 1954? “Frida conveyed the power of each individual,” said art researcher and curator Ximena...
These Picassos prompted a gender war at an Australian gallery. Now the curator says she painted them
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — They were billed as artworks by Pablo Picasso, paintings so valuable that an Australian art museum’s decision to display them in an exhibition restricted to women visitors provoked a gender discrimination lawsuit. The paintings again prompted international...
Book Review: What dangers does art hold? Writer Rachel Cusk explores it in 'Parade'
With her new novel “Parade,” the writer Rachel Cusk returns with a searching look at the pain artists can capture — and inflict. Never centered on a single person or place, the book ushers in a series of painters, sculptors, and other figures each grappling with a transformation in their life...
Chicago's iconic 'Bean' sculpture reopens to tourists after nearly a year of construction
CHICAGO (AP) — One of Chicago's most popular tourist attractions known as “The Bean” reopened to the public Sunday after nearly a year of renovations and construction. Construction started in August last year, and fencing around the iconic sculpture limited closeup access to...
