Art & Design

Eric Tucker painted the everyday people in his hometown of Warrington, England — like this smoker in a pub.

Arts

'Unseen Artist' Eric Tucker Spent Decades Painting — But Nobody Knew

7:31am February 22, 2020

by Frank Langfitt

Boxer and laborer Eric Tucker created hundreds of paintings of his home town — and kept them secret, stashed around his house. Now, almost two years after his death, he has a museum exhibition.

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What could you possibly have to learn from a houseplant?

The Lessons To Be Learned From Forcing Plants To Play Music

6:00am February 21, 2020

by Sophie Haigney

It's not as mean as it might sound (though it does involve a little electrocution) and the results can be both beautiful and, well, eye-opening.

"Spice pet" Jared Miller, photographed on Skid Row in Los Angeles.

Books
Arts

Human Connections Light Up 'This Brilliant Darkness'

8:05pm February 20, 2020

by Ari Shapiro

Journalist Jeff Sharlet's new book is a memoir told through images and stories of other people; it grew out of a series of Instagram posts about night shift workers he met and photographed.

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Arts

The Rembrandt That Was Fake, Then Real Again

4:11pm February 19, 2020

For over 50 years, a painting called "The Portrait of a Young Woman" was attributed to Rembrandt's studio rather than the master himself. But a restoration has some scholars saying it's the real deal.

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The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology — known as The Penn Museum — has hired refugees and immigrants from the Middle East, Africa and Central America as part of their "Global Guides" program. Moumena Saradar, who is ori

Arts

Refugee Docents Help Bring A Museum's Global Collection To Life

6:26pm February 17, 2020

by Neda Ulaby

Attendance at Philadelphia's Penn Museum has shot up since the Global Guides first tours in 2018. The refugee and immigrant docents receive training in archaeology, ancient history and story-telling.

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Arts

In A Paramount Pictures Backlot, Latino Artists Showcase Work On Representation

1:09pm February 16, 2020

by Mandalit del Barco

At the Frieze Los Angeles art fair, several LA-based Latino artists used the backlot of Paramount Pictures Studio to showcase work about representation and realities.

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Two images from Janelle Lynch's photo book "Another Way of Looking at Love"

Arts

A Photographer's Guide To 'Slow Seeing' The Beauty In Everyday Nature

7:00am February 16, 2020

by John Poole

Janelle Lynch's book of nature photographs is a beautiful invitation to take all the time in the world to become alive to our senses and our surroundings.

Years ago, John Sonsini began approaching men in Los Angeles who were looking for work â and offering them modeling jobs. The results are on view in a show called Cowboy Stories & New Paintings. Above, Saul & Lorenzo, 2008.

Arts

Artist Says His Portraits Of Day Laborers Are Paintings — Not Statements

7:21am February 13, 2020

by Susan Stamberg

Years ago, John Sonsini began approaching men in Los Angeles who were looking for work — and offering them modeling jobs. The results are on view in a show called Cowboy Stories & New Paintings.

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This Japanese black pine was stolen on Sunday from a museum in Washington state. It was grown from a seed in a tin can by Japanese American Juzaburo Furuzawa while he was incarcerated in an internment camp during World War II.

'Priceless' Bonsai Trees Stolen From Museum In Washington State

6:23pm February 11, 2020

by James Doubek

The Pacific Bonsai Museum in Federal Way, Wash., is asking for help in locating two stolen bonsai. Both "priceless treasures" have a rich history going back to the World War II era.

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Arts

His Work Is Set In Stone All Over Washington, D.C.

5:41pm February 11, 2020

by Mikaela Lefrak

Nick Benson upholds the ancient craft of stone-carving letters. His work has been recognized with a MacArthur "genius" grant. Now he's working on the new Eisenhower Monument in Washington, D.C.

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