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News Articles: Art & Design

People gather to look at an artwork by street artist Banksy depicting two pelicans catching fish, painted on top of a fish-and-chips shop in Walthamstow, northeast London, on Aug. 9.

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  • World

Banksy's back with surprise daily street art of animals across London

Banksy has been unveiling stencils and installations depicting animals at different spots around the city every day for more than a week, leaving fans and art critics guessing as to their meaning.

August 16, 2024
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  • Willem Marx
"The Fine Cut" is a re-created barbershop poster that depicts two kinds of cuts — hairstyles of African-American men and ritual scarification of African faces.

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  • Opinion

'American African' identity is explored by U.S. artist with Ghanaian/Nigerian roots

The artist Africanus Okokon was born in the United States. His dad is Nigerian and his mom is Ghanaian. In his new exhibit, Okokon uses recycled and reclaimed objects to explore his American identity and his African roots.

August 16, 2024
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  • Kahwit Tela
The J. Edgar Hoover Building of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is seen on April 03, 2019 in Washington, D.C.

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  • Architecture

Why brutalist buildings should stay, even if people think they're ugly

Many people think brutalist architecture is ugly. Architects make a case for why the buildings shouldn’t be torn down.

August 13, 2024
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  • Kaity Kline
Designer Thom Browne acknowledges the applause of the audience after the Thom Browne Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2024-2025 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on June 24, 2024 in Paris, France.

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  • Art & Design

Is it OK to wear shorts in the office? We asked designer Thom Browne for advice

The designer, known for dressing celebs to events like the Met Gala, has advice for those willing to challenge office norms.

August 08, 2024
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  • Christopher Thomas
Brazil's Gabriel Medina reacts after getting a large wave in the 5th heat of the men's surfing round 3, during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, in Teahupo'o, on the French Polynesian Island of Tahiti, on July 29, 2024.

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  • News

A photographer captured the perfect shot of an Olympic surfer's record-breaking ride

AFP photographer Jerome Brouillet captured the Brazilian world champion Gabriel Medina surfing through a huge wave in a ride that would net an Olympic-record score.

July 31, 2024
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  • Natalie Escobar
From left: Francisca Chagas Dos Santos. Taquari District. Rio Branco, Brazil. March 2015. Terence McKeen with his mother Gloria. Blackcreek, Middleburg, Florida. USA. September 2017

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  • Global Health

A flood of emotions in these stoic portraits of people returning home after a deluge

Photojournalist Gideon Mendel has made it his mission to show how ordinary people around the world are affected by the consequences of a changing climate.

July 29, 2024
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  • Diane Cole
GPB News NPR

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  • Architecture

6 design tricks to transform your home, according to a feng shui expert

Fall in love with your home again with these feng shui-inspired decorating tips from architect Cliff Tan. They focus on creating an environment that feels happy, harmonious and full of good energy.

July 20, 2024
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  • Adwoa Gyimah-Brempong
Victor "Marka27" Quiñonez is among the first group of artists to be commissioned as part of Boston's <em>Un-Monument</em> initiative. The artist is seen here working on his large-scale public artwork "<em>Souledad</em>," located in Boston's South End. <br>

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  • Arts & Life

Boston is shaking up its public art scene

The initiative aims to bring residents, artists and groups together to rethink public art — a challenge for a place so steeped in a Colonial past.

July 19, 2024
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  • Chloe Veltman
This circa 1846 daguerreotype of Dolley Madison, made by John Plumbe Jr., was purchased for $456,000 at auction in June.

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  • History

This portrait of Dolley Madison might be the first photo of a first lady

The National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., acquired the circa 1846 daguerreotype, which depicts Dolley Madison in her later years, at some point in her 70s.

July 10, 2024
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  • Alana Wise
Tyler Mitchell's 'Untitled (Paper Planes), 2022' is a key work in his new solo exhibition at Atlanta's High Museum of Art. The show is on display until Dec. 1, 2024.

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  • Art & Design

'Tyler Mitchell: Idyllic Space' shines at Atlanta's High Museum. Plus: art at CDC, fashion at SCAD

Several art exhibitions and Atlanta are grabbing attention at the High Museum of Art, SCAD Fash and the CDC. GPB's Devon Zwald and Kristi York Wooten discuss why they're shows worth seeing.

July 01, 2024
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  • Devon Zwald and
  • Kristi York Wooten
Abdul Jabbar's Boli Khela, a century-old traditional wrestling competition in Chittagong, draws thousands of eager spectators annually. In this picture captured in Chittagong, Bangladesh on April 24, 2023, two individuals are seen wrestling on a sandy stage in front of a street audience.

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  • Global Health

Wow! These amazing drone's-eye views of our world are up for best drone photo

Here's a selection of finalists for the Siena Drone Photo Award competition of 2024: a wrestling match, an awesome bridge, a snow-covered village and pelicans!

June 29, 2024
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  • Kamala Thiagarajan
Bruce Onobrakpeya, a towering figure in modernism, in his home/studio in Lagos, Nigeria. At 91, he has his first Smithsonian solo show.

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  • Global Health

At 91, Nigerian artist who reimagined the crucifixion is celebrated at Smithsonian

Bruce Onobrakpeya was unafraid to challenge the conventions of the art world — and was celebrated for it. This giant of African art is basking in the joy of his first Smithsonian solo exhibition.

June 23, 2024
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  • Emmanuel Akinwotu
The fountain features a sculpture representing Flora, the goddess of flowers and flowering plants.

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  • Art & Design

‘Savannah's beauty is our duty’: New fountain honors influential gardener in Georgia's oldest city

‘The Garden Keeper’ is the Ardsley Park neighborhood's first public fountain.

June 17, 2024
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  • Benjamin Payne
A man walks past the entrance of the Kunsthaus Zurich on March 14, 2023. The museum is investigating the provenance of paintings over a possible connection to Nazi looting.

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  • Arts & Life

A Swiss museum will remove 5 paintings potentially looted by Nazis

The Kunsthaus Zurich museum will remove works by artists including Van Gogh, Monet and Gauguin from public view on June 20 as it investigates their provenance.

June 16, 2024
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  • Chloe Veltman
An archival photo of Savannah's Forsyth Park fountain circa 1902 is displayed on a new vinyl laminate covering around a traffic light cabinet at the intersection of Whitaker and Gaston Streets.

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  • Art & Design

Savannah spruces up street corners with graffiti-resistant vinyl wraps adorned with archival photos

Some traffic light utility boxes now sport easy-to-clean vinyl coatings, decked with a blast from the past.

June 12, 2024
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  • Benjamin Payne
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