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artist

[ahr-tist] / ˈɑr tɪst /


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A Sheffield street artist has defended his mural of snooker player Ronnie O'Sullivan after the design received criticism - saying that the project is "unfinished".

From BBC Aug. 28, 2026

But was he the right artist for this project?

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

She was writing songs in support of gay family members back in 1991, the first mainstream country artist to do so.

From Salon Aug. 27, 2026

The dotty pumpkins and kaleidoscope rooms of Yayoi Kusama, who has died aged 97, were as vibrant as the artist herself, but her exuberant work was the expression of a long battle with mental illness.

From Barron's Aug. 27, 2026

Cree artist William Kent Monkman reimagined the “discovery of America” with oddly dressed, ill-mannered, and greedy invaders.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

Kusama became one of the world's most recognisable artists and a global cultural icon in her 80s and 90s, after having been mostly overlooked for decades.

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

For artists, inspiration comes in many ways and I trace it there because Parton was widely read and had good taste.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

It raises funds to benefit 10 like-minded advocacy groups, and intertwines her music career and women’s rights advocacy in ways few pop artists at her scale are attempting.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2026

It’s like police hunting for a couple of rogue graffiti artists on a crowded street where everyone is carrying a can of spray paint.

From MarketWatch Aug. 27, 2026

To do this, most artists would observe horses, and Leonardo does exactly that.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day




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