Megan Rooney’s Lyrical Abstractions Are a Hit With Collectors. Here’s How She Brings Them to Life
“As a foreigner, it couldn’t feel more English,” said Canadian artist Megan Rooney of her central London studio. This space is at the very top of a Victorian building formerly known as The Royal Ear, Nose, and Throat Hospital and has “a shabby balcony” overlooking Britannia Street. Rooney has a second studio, too; this one […]
Love the French Riviera? These Artists Did, Too
With sun-dappled landscapes and the azure allure of the Mediterranean, the French Riviera—also known as the Côte d’Azur—has seduced artists from Claude Monet to Pablo Picasso to Marc Chagall. A new exhibition at Opera Gallery in Monaco celebrates artists’ lasting love affair with the Côte d’Azur. Under the patronage of Monaco’s Prince Albert II, the […]
Paul Allen’s Computing Museum Shutters, Its Collection Set for Auction
A trove of items from Living Computers: Museums + Labs, the Seattle computer museum that Microsoft co-founder Paul G. Allen opened in 2012, is heading to auction. The museum, known for its hands-on displays, never reopened after shuttering during the 2020 lockdowns. Allen was behind a number of institutions, some of which are still open, […]
British Politician Misses the Point of Banksy’s Glastonbury Boat Artwork
A mysterious event that took place on Friday at the Glastonbury Festival saw an inflatable boat crowdsurfing as it carried several masked dummy figures in orange lifesaving vests. In an age when massive numbers of refugees and immigrants are flowing into Western countries, often driving their politicians and publics into anti-immigrant right-wing policies, the reference […]
Netflix’s ‘Ancient Apocalypse’ Abandons Plans to Film in U.S. Amid Backlash
The Netflix series Ancient Apocalypse, in which host Graham Hancock hunts for evidence of purported lost civilizations, has abandoned filming in the United States after concerns were raised by American Indian groups. Citing documents it obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request, the Guardian reported that show’s creator ITN Productions did some filming at […]
Sonia Delaunay Was More Than a Painter. A New Show Celebrates Her Versatility Across Mediums
Fashion. Textiles. Interior design. Printmaking. Mosaics. Painting. Sonia Delaunay did it all. An artist and entrepreneur born in 1885, she defied the expectations of her era to enjoy forge a successful 70-year career fueled by her bold, colorful abstractions. “For Sonia, there was no distinction between the fine and the decorative, and I think that […]