Grimes is selling her soul. The Genesis singer, 32, will be presenting drawings, prints, photographs, and conceptual pieces to the world in her forthcoming show Selling Out. And in the show’s pointed title piece, the girlfriend of billionaire Elon Musk offers up something truly hard to grasp: a legal document that gives the purchaser a percentage … Read more
Incredibly rare pieces of tiny Neolithic rock art found in a shallow Australian cave were made by creating tiny stencils out of beeswax, researchers have concluded. Located in the Yilbilinji rockshelter in northern Australia’s Limmen National Park, miniature stencils of this type are only known from two other sites across the globe. Although the site — traditionally … Read more
Culture vultures! Zoo penguins check out the art at a locked-down museum (and it turns out they prefer Caravaggio to Monet) Three Humboldt penguins visited the empty Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art The Kansas City Zoo birds missed seeing visitors and were taken on a day out The birds were said to prefer Italian artiest Caravaggio … Read more
Snapchat teams up with Damian Hirst on a new augmented reality experience that allows anyone to make their own ‘Spin art’ at home Snapchat launched an AR lens that allows people to create their own Spin art Social media platform partnered with renowned British artist Damien Hirst the augmented reality feature has been launched globally to all … Read more
Joint effort: Completing a jigsaw by Wentworth Wooden Puzzles, which can be framed, inset Piece by piece we’re trying to make sense of our lives during the lockdown, hoping that a clear picture will emerge by the end of it. But that’s nothing new for dissectologists — as jigsaw puzzle enthusiasts are known – who … Read more
BUSINESS THE CATALYST by Jonah Berger (Simon & Schuster £14.99, 288pp) You know those books you see piled up in WH Smith in mainline railway stations aimed at businessmen travelling to important meetings in Kettering or Daventry? Well, I’ve finally read one, and a very strange beast it is. Jonah Berger is a marketing professor … Read more
Damien Hirst creates his own rainbow art featuring his trademark butterfly designs as Sir Quentin Blake launches range of free rainbow e-cards to help people connect with loved ones during coronavirus lockdown Damien Hirst has created his own rainbow art to pay tribute to NHS staff Children across the UK have been making pictures of … Read more
Tamara Ecclestone and her husband Jay Rutland have setup an initiative called Art For Heroes to raise money for NHS workers amid the coronavirus outbreak. Formula One heiress Tamara, 35, and businessman Jay, 39, gave £25,000 towards the cause, as well as creating an online gallery, which sees artists donate their works with 100 per … Read more
Art dealer and his doctor wife put works from their private collection up for sale including pieces by Andy Warhol and Henry Moore to raise ‘tens of thousands of pounds’ for NHS staff Claire and James Hyman, owners of Hyman Collection, selling discounted art Couple inspired to support NHS after daughter contracted form of coronavirus Andy … Read more
Life imitating art! Social media users recreate their favourite masterpieces using ONLY items found around the house – with hilarious results A museum has challenged people to recreate their favourite works of art using objects they have at home LA-based Getty Museum penned: ‘ Choose your favourite artwork. Find three things lying around your house’ … Read more