Barack Obama shares his list of favorite books from 2019
As 2019 comes to an end, former U.S. president Barack Obama continued his annual tradition of sharing his literary highlights of the year.
New exhibition to explore Jean-Michel Basquiat’s influence on hip-hop culture
“Writing the Future: Jean-Michel Basquiat and the Hip-Hop Generation” will shed light on the transition of street art from New York’s city walls into the art world in the 1980s.
New York Public Library reveals most checked-out books of 2019
The century-old institution has released its annual list of the most borrowed titles of 2019, including Michelle Obama’s autobiography “Becoming”.
4 memorable auctions that marked 2019
International auction houses have blessed art aficionados with several surprises and record-breaking sales from artists like Banksy, Claude Monet, etc.
Twitter users mourn the passing of Filipino comic book legend Gerry Alanguilan
Today is a sad day for comic book readers as they mourn the death of Gerry Alanguilan. According to reports, the passing of the Filipino comic book legend came from his wife Ilyn Florese, who posted the announcement on social media early this morning. Alanguilan was known for his local comics which included “Wasted”, “Elmer”, […]
Haruki Murakami holds rare public reading to mark debut anniversary
Haruki Murakami marked 40 years since his debut as a novelist with his first public reading in Japan in nearly a quarter century.
Gajah Gallery presents ‘Shaping Geographies’
Gajah Gallery proudly presents Shaping Geographies: Art | Woman | Southeast Asia, a major group exhibition featuring works by 11 leading contemporary female artists from the region. Turning the spotlight on the growing number of active women artists in Southeast Asia, the show brings together these diverse artistic practices through three key intersections and tensions […]
Couple who bought $120k banana art sense it will be iconic
MIAMI — A Miami couple who bought a headline-grabbing banana duct-taped to a wall have acknowledged the absurdity of the artwork, but say they believe it will become an icon and plan to gift it to a museum. Billy and Beatrice Cox said in a statement that they spent more than $100,000 on the “unicorn […]
Banana-eating performance artist was ‘hungry’
Performance artist David Datuna waited two hours until “I was hungry” before eating a pricey banana artwork in Miami, he explained with laughter on Monday after returning to New York. “It’s the first time one artist eats art of another artist,” he said in a mirth-filled press conference. The Tbilisi-born Datuna, who has lived in […]