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obituaries12 days ago•30 min saved

Scott F. Reid, Santa Barbara Designer and Arts Advocate, 1945-2026

Scott F. Reid, a Santa Barbara artist and founder of Scott F. Reid and Associates Design Office, died March 15, 2026 after a lengthy battle with Parkinson’s disease. Born in 1945 in Santa Monica, he studied at Art Center and UCSB, built a 30+ year design practice serving the city and MTD, and was deeply involved in the community through Transition House and Meals on Wheels. He is survived by three sons—Seth Reid, Matt Reid and Sean Kerr—and five grandchildren, with his life centered on art, family and service. A celebration of his life was planned for April 3 at the Sunrise Urn Garden, Santa Barbara Cemetery.

via noozhawk.com|

#art #design #obituaries

gaming12 days ago•9 min saved

Nomura Shares KH Art for 24th Anniversary, Teases 25th Plans

Tetsuya Nomura posted new Kingdom Hearts artwork to mark the series' 24th anniversary, depicting Xehanort; he notes Square Enix is hard at work toward the 25th anniversary next year and thanks fans for their support.

via My Nintendo News|

#anniversary #art #gaming

culture20 days ago•72 min saved

Banksy in the spotlight again as media consider unmasking the elusive artist

Media speculation about Banksy's true identity resurfaces, fueling debates on the value of anonymity in street art, with some fans upset by a potential reveal while dealers remain unfazed, underscoring how identity can influence interpretation and market dynamics.

via AP News|

#anonymous #art #banksy

local1 month ago•6 min saved

Culture-packed LA & SoCal lineup arrives March 9–12

LA and Southern California offer a culture-packed March 9–12 with art openings (Jonas Wood at Gagosian Beverly Hills; Haegue Yang at MOCA), a free Star-Crossed Rendezvous pairing MOCA with a Disney Hall concert, an array of concerts (Fray at the Grammy Museum; Trent Reznor & Nine Inch Nails at the Honda Center; Phantogram at the Troubadour; KWN at the Belasco; Margo Price, Susanna Hoffs, Umphrey’s McGee, Buck Meek), film and talks (Live Action Shorts at the Academy Museum; Danny Clinch photography show at Wrensilva), OC Restaurant Week, plus a free online meditation class and an Oscars trivia night at O’Brien’s.

via LAist|

#art #events #film

health2 months ago•1 min saved

Art as a prescription: crafting your way to better health

The Well newsletter highlights research suggesting that engaging with art and crafts—like knitting or painting—can boost health and happiness, describing it as a potential fifth pillar of health. Insights from Daisy Fancourt, a UCL professor of psychobiology and epidemiology, are cited to illustrate how creative activities may improve well-being, whether done solo or in group settings.

via The New York Times|

#art #crafting #health

art2 months ago•2 min saved

Hidden Michelangelo Foot Sketch Sells for £16.9m at Christie’s

A previously unknown red chalk foot sketch by Michelangelo, dating to about 1511–12 and linked to the Libyan Sibyl on the Sistine Chapel ceiling, sold at Christie’s for £16.9 million ($23 million), far above its estimate after infrared imaging helped confirm the attribution.

via BBC|

#art #art-auction #christies

culture2 months ago•16 min saved

Bodies in Ink: The Dark History of Anatomical Art

A Leeds exhibition, Beneath the Sheets: Anatomy, Art and Power, reveals how centuries of anatomical illustration fused science with display, often using unconsenting cadavers and shaped by class, race and gender biases—from Rembrandt and Vesalius to 19th‑century atlases and the necropolitics of bodysnatching—asking who profits, who is depicted, and how social context has steered medical knowledge.

via BBC|

#anatomy #art #bodysnatching

culture2 months ago•12 min saved

Five Artful Corners of Los Angeles

A Los Angeles Times critic argues that LA is rich in art beyond its film image, listing five favorites: the bronze Eros undercover by the ocean at the Getty Villa; the Fowler Museum’s celebrated textiles from Indonesia and beyond; the Huntington’s serene bonsai gardens; Kent Twitchell’s Ed Ruscha mural and LA’s vibrant mural culture; and Hollywood Forever cemetery, a living pantheon that hosts screenings and star tributes, showing how memory, landscape and art converge in the city, with a Google map guiding readers to more sites.

via The New York Times|

#art #culture #gardens

lifestyle2 months ago•31 min saved

Rome church angel restyled to resemble Meloni prompts culture ministry probe

An angel in Rome’s Basilica of St. Lawrence in Lucina was altered to resemble Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, prompting a culture ministry to carry out a same-day inspection of the painting; La Repubblica published before-and-after photos of the work, which the parish priest said was a restoration after water damage and involved pieces dating to 2000 that were not heritage-protected. The artist Bruno Valentinetti says he restored what was there 25 years ago. Meloni posted a joking Instagram response, while opponents warned against politicizing art.

via Reuters|

#art #culture #italy

world2 months ago•4 min saved

Denmark's Bold Bid to Elevate Cooking as Art

Denmark’s culture minister unveiled an exploratory plan to reclassify gastronomy from craft to art, potentially granting top chefs state subsidies and arts funding if Parliament approves. Aiming to keep the country at the culinary cutting edge—anchored by New Nordic pioneers like Noma’s René Redzepi—the move invites debate within both the culinary and art worlds about what constitutes art and how such support would be allocated.

via The New York Times|

#art #chefs #denmark

archaeology2 months ago•4 min saved

Ancient Sulawesi Hand Stencil Rewrites Timeline of Human Art

Researchers report a red hand stencil in Sulawesi dating to about 68,000 years ago—the oldest cave art known—suggesting early symbolic behavior in Southeast Asia and challenging Europe-centered views on the origins of modern human creativity, with implications for early human migrations toward Sahul (Australia–New Guinea).

via New York Post|

#archaeology #art #indonesia

science2 months ago•4 min saved

Auroras Through Time: How the Northern Lights Shaped Myth, Science, and Art

A major solar storm lights up the sky as a reminder that the aurora borealis has inspired humans for millennia—from Inuit spirits and ancient Chinese records to Greek and Roman observers, Galileo’s naming and Halley’s magnetic-field link, to modern art, poetry, music, and Norway’s Northern Lights Cathedral.

via The New York Times|

#art #aurora-borealis #history

art2 months ago•4 min saved

Vanthournout Collection Headlines Christie’s Modern Visionaries Series

Christie’s features the Roger & Josette Vanthournout Collection as the centerpiece of its Modern Visionaries sale in London, spanning Surrealism to Post-War avant-garde with works by Magritte, Ernst, Kusama and others; the collection is being presented in three dedicated auctions — Evening Sale on March 5, Day Sale on March 6, and an online sale running Feb 25–Mar 10, 2026 — with global previews in Brussels, Hong Kong, New York and Paris.

via Christie's Auction|

#art #auctions #christies

arts2 months ago•4 min saved

New Museum Reopens in NYC with Massive Expansion and Futurist Show

After more than three years of construction, the New Museum on the Lower East Side reopens March 21 with a 60,000-square-foot expansion by OMA/Shohei Shigematsu and Rem Koolhaas, doubling gallery space, adding residencies, a restaurant, and community programs. The opening exhibition, 'New Humans: Memories of the Future,' fuses 20th‑century masters with contemporary artists and 16 new commissions to explore how technological change affects humanity, and admission will be free for opening weekend; total project cost is about $82 million as Lisa Phillips retires in April.

via The New York Times|

#architecture #art #arts

culture2 months ago•5 min saved

A Photo Atlas of Latin America: 100 Images, One Continent's Hidden History

Paranaguá's History of Latin America in 100 Photographs assembles a connected global narrative that moves beyond nation-centric histories to illuminate Indigenous roots, colonisation, slavery and revolutions, while highlighting often overlooked images that link past and present. The book treats photography as evidence that expands history beyond politics, showcases cultural and social histories, and cautions about the persisting legacies of violence and inequality in Latin America, including archives that remain unevenly digitised and the rise of AI-generated imagery.

via The Guardian|

#archives #art #culture