A previously unknown miniature portrait by one of England’s most celebrated artists of the 16th century is to go on show after being discovered at a French auction. The work by Nicholas Hilliard, estimated to be worth at least £750,000, is…
The Arts
The little-known Botswana artist whose British Airways tail art angered Margaret Thatcher
When British Airways was looking for art design for their aircraft’s tail in 1997, they settled for the art work of Cg’ose Ntcox’o, a Khoisan woman from Botswana. Also known as Cgoise, she was a member of the Ncoakhoe tribe of the San people.…
Russia art theft: Thief steals painting in front of gallery goers
A thief stole a painting from a busy gallery in Moscow. The man walked out with a valuable painting as gallery visitors looked on. They assumed he was an employee. Police later recovered the artwork and arrested a suspect.
Mac Miller Tribute Mural Pops Up In Los Angeles…Mac Miller’s legacy continues to live on through art.
When the game lost Mac Miller, it lost an artist in the truest form. One need only listen to Mac’s Spotify-exclusive rendition of “Dunno” to behold the scope of his talent. An excellent lyricist, visionary, and multi-instrumentalist, Mac’s work spoke volumes…
Adolf Hitler paintings: Berlin police seize ‘fake’ works at auction
Three watercolour paintings attributed to the former Nazi leader Adolf Hitler have been seized by German police. The works were up for sale at the Kloss auction house in Berlin, but taken on suspicions of forgery, police say. The separate…
As the Fog settled over SF, some asked, ‘Where’s the art?’
The New York gallery Venus Over Manhattan has taken over the vestry of a deconsecrated church for a pop-up exhibition that will run through March 8. It’s a smallish show — just 11 works. Most of those are furniture, so the casual…
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FEELING GOOD BY DAVID D. BURNS
The Book in Three Sentences All your moods are created by your thoughts. When you’re depressed, your thoughts are dominated by a pervasive negativity. The negative thoughts which cause your depression nearly always contain gross, cognitive distortions. The Five Big…
