In Sharjah, Five Curators and Two-Hundred Artists Confront Global Issues Through a Regional Lens

In Sharjah, Five Curators and Two-Hundred Artists Confront Global Issues Through a Regional Lens

Sakiya, Water Witnesses, 2020-Ongoing (front); Sakiya, Banners, 2019. Old Al Jubail Vegetable Market, Sharjah. Image courtesy of Sharjah Art Foundation, Photo: Motaz Mawid The Sharjah Biennial, whose 16th edition kicked off in the UAE on February 6—and remains free to the public until June 15—unfurls across the territory with more than 650 works by a…

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A Woman in Wyoming Is Hospitalized With Bird Flu

A Woman in Wyoming Is Hospitalized With Bird Flu

An older woman in southeast Wyoming is hospitalized with bird flu, state health department officials said Friday. It’s the state’s first human case of Type A H5N1 influenza, which is spreading through animals and some people. Nearly 70 people in the U.S. have been reported infected with bird flu in the last year, according to data from the U.S.…

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A Hand-Painted Banksy from blink-182 Co-Founder Mark Hoppus’ Collection Is Headed to Auction

A Hand-Painted Banksy from blink-182 Co-Founder Mark Hoppus’ Collection Is Headed to Auction

Banksy’s Crude Oil (Vettriano) will be offered in Sotheby’s Modern & Contemporary Evening Sale on March 4 in London. Courtesy of Sotheby’s With their shared rebellious spirit, Mark Hoppus, founding member of the American pop-punk band blink-182, found a perfect artistic counterpart in Banksy, whose raw, defiant style resonates deeply with the musician’s own ethos.…

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