“The slow turn of the spinning wheel is what makes the thread perfect,” reads written narration from Elvira Espejo Ayca’s to a 17-minute-long video where she spins, winds and combs through cotton. “The quick spin of the spinning wheel is what makes the thread strong. Feeling things is what makes you a teacher.” The video This story Review: ‘Threads to the South’ explores Latin American identity through textile art appeared first on Washington Square News.
Orlando Whitfield was a student when he became best friends with Inigo Philbrick, ‘the art world’s Bernie Madoff’. He talks about how their decade of hustling would lead one to a breakdown – and the other to jail• ‘The day we tried to bag a Banksy’: read an extract from Whitfield’s explosive exposéOrlando Whitfield is a youngish man, shy, with a reddish beard. His hands are aggressively tattooed, as if they’d been laid, backs down, on wet newspaper. The ink is a form of armour, he says, like his...
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The artistic community that calls the University at Buffalo Center for the Arts (UBCFA) home welcomes all on Tuesday, April 30, 2024, starting at 5 p.m. for Spring into Art. The []
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A Memorandum of Cooperation was signed today between the Armenian National Academy of Sciences and the Athens Academy.The Armenian side was represented by the President of the National Academy of Sciences of Armenia, academician Ashot Saghyan, and the Greek side by the president of the Athens Academy, professor Stamatios Krimigis.Former President of Greece, member of …
The Fabian Arts District Redevelopment Plan aims to introduce a key block in Downtown Hoboken, reviving the cultural importance once represented by the historic Fabian Theater. Fabian Arts District Redevelopment Plan Hoboken is close to introducing a new performing arts center, an event that signifies an important phase for the city’s cultural sector. This plan […]
Eastern New Mexico University is set to present the "K through ENMU Juried Art Exhibition" on April 27 at the ENMU Runnels Gallery at the Golden Student Success Center which will celebrate the educational achievement of art students.
Perhaps Americans already have enough dog shampoo and fancy nut butter. That, at least, is one interpretation of a new poll, which finds lackluster interest in Meghan Markle's lifestyle brand.
A rash of safety concerns at carriers like Alaska Airlines and American Airlines, compounded by manufacturing problems at Boeing, have left travelers fearful.