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Brisbane has a new ‘large, lumpy lady body’ statue called Sheila and it’s dividing opinion

The only consensus seems to be that the 5m-tall woman with four breasts is likely to become a city landmark

The Guardian - AU

My 15-year-old stepdaughter never acknowledges my birthday. Am I wrong to stop buying her gifts?

It’s frustrating to put in a lot of effort and not get any back, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith. Before you say you’re done with gifts, perhaps share what they mean to you

The Guardian - AU

AP PHOTOS: Partial reopening of the Rubens House in Antwerp gives glimpse of painter's life

The city palace of Baroque painter Peter Paul Rubens is partly reopening this weekend

The Independent UK

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Austrian town gets its lederhosen in a twist over modern art

Bad Ischl is the first alpine town to be awarded European capital of culture status, bringing nudity and surreal sculptures to a rural area more in tune with classical music and mountain pursuits

The Guardian - UK

National Portrait Gallery appoints its first ever female director

Victoria Siddall will take up the post in the autumn

The Independent UK

Arrernte artist Alfred Lowe wins 2024 Shelley Simpson Ceramic Prize with Mud Australia

Mud Australia has awarded Alfred Lowe its annual ceramics prize for his keenly political and visually unique pieces

Wallpaper

Monstrous carbuncles to talking columns: the National Gallery’s Sainsbury Wing is still a controversy magnet

Prince Charles detested the plans for its extension. Now its major donor has criticised it from beyond the grave. So what’s coming next? Something that looks a lot like an airport lounge …

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Victoria Siddall becomes National Portrait Gallery’s first female director

Former global director of Frieze says she is ‘thrilled’ to take up position left by Nicholas Cullinan

The Guardian - UK

Mysterious highly-decorated Japanese sword discovered in Berlin cellar destroyed during WWII

Sword dates to 17th century during Edo period, when country followed a strict policy of self-isolation

The Independent UK

Family mortified after little boy smashes 3,500-year-old museum artefact

Child and ‘shocked’ family have been invited back to the museum for a private tour

The Independent UK

From Van Gogh to Le Va, Rego to the Renaissance: the best exhibitions for autumn 2024

From this year’s Turner prize and pioneering scatter art to Monet’s London and Goya’s surreal visions – there’s something for all art lovers

The Guardian - UK

Montana’s Tippet Rise debuts Geode, its latest acoustically optimised outdoor music venue

The new Arup-designed pavilion at Tippet Rise amplifies live and recorded classical music performances from deep within the expansive Montana sculpture park

Wallpaper

Builders renovating National Gallery find funder’s letter commending demolition

John Sainsbury hid note in 1990 inside false column he objected to, anticipating foyer would one day be remodelled to his liking

The Guardian - UK

Best handmade gifts for people you love: birthday, wedding and special occasion presents from small businesses

From artisanal pottery to wearable, hand-stitched creations

Evening Standard

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Shivaji statue collapse: Rushed project, rusted bolts, and ‘unpaid bills’?

Eight months after Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled a 28-foot statue of Maratha ruler Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj at Rajkot Fort in Maharashtra’s Sindhudurg on Navy Day on December 4 last year, the statue collapsed on August 26, sparking a political storm amid questions over the quality of construction.

The Independent UK

Ukraine shares powerful art installation at Burning Man festival

Ukrainian artist Oleksiy Sai’s massive sculpture is made from real war artifacts collected from liberated territories

The Guardian - UK

Maggy Howarth obituary

Renowned pebble mosaic artist who favoured naturalistic themes such as insects, flowers and sea creatures

Wallpaper

Penny Slinger’s 1970s banned erotic Photo Romance asks: ‘Is this where my story begins?’

Artist Penny Slinger’s seminal ‘An Exorcism’, gets an immersive outing 50 years after it was banned in the UK

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Creative Bloq

A sculptor blends traditional and digital artwork, using the Substance 3D toolset

The Substance 3D toolset allows traditional artists to blend conventional and digital artwork by using photogrammetry scanning, 3D printing and VR controllers to transition between real-world and digital creativity. Traditional artists can scan their work into Substance 3D tools and iterate on ideas quickly, before returning to their traditional tools…

Wallpaper

Svima looked to Japanese architecture, 'nature and ecology' for Passageway House in Serbia

The Wallpaper* Architects’ Directory 2024 includes Svima, a young Canadian practice joining our annual round-up of exciting emerging architecture studios

MusicRadar

Avicii’s personal belongings and musical equipment to be auctioned off

Avicii's personal belongings and equipment to be auctioned off

Creative Bloq

Innovative technology meets pop art in Yaber’s striking Keith Haring-inspired projector

The Yaber Projector T2 Series will appeal to audiophiles, film fans and art enthusiasts alike.

Latin Times

Mariah Carey mother and sister died during the weekend, the same day

Mariah Carey is currently facing unimaginable heartbreak after the death of her mother, Patricia, and her sister, Alison, who both passed away on the same day over the weekend.

Latin Times

El Chapo Guzmán lawyer and Emma Coronel best friend hangs out in Puerto Rico with Christian Nodal

During the Puerto Rico spot of his Pal Cora Tour, Mexican singer and song writer Christian Nodal met with Maciel Colón, el chapo guzmán's lawyer and best friend with Emma Coronel, his wife.

The Independent UK

Pennsylvania museum to sell painting in settlement with heirs of Jewish family that fled the Nazis

A Pennsylvania museum has agreed to sell a 16th century portrait that once belonged to a Jewish family that was forced to part with it while fleeing Nazi Germany

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