Oscar season began in Italy, where the Venice Film Festival debuted a host of buzzy projects—including Damien Chazelle’s First Man, starring Ryan Gosling, and Bradley Cooper’s A Star Is Born, starring Lady Gaga (who looks just fabulous traveling to her film premiere by boat). Photogarpher Greg Williams was there to capture all the biggest stars as they navigated canals, red carpets, and the city’s charming, old-world streets.
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Lithograph and silk screen with foil
Damien Hirst’s colossal new exhibition, spread over two major spaces controlled by billionaire Francois-Henri Pinault in Venice, is clearly meant to upstage the upcoming Venice Biennale, which opens on 13th May. It is also, perhaps, meant to revive what some see as a flagging reputation. Meanwhile, the drums of publicity are beating. The verdict, so far, is by no means unanimous.
Elliott Smith at the 70th Academy Awards ceremony: When it’s mentioned, it’s as one of those cautionary anecdotes, an example of the fundamental incompatibility of the underground with commercial artistry. But it’s all there, or if it isn’t, we can pretend it is. Trisha Yearwood has finished her performance, and the onstage columns drift apart […]
Often regarded as the greatest British sculptor of his generation, Anthony Caro’s long career is characterised by his innovative use of materials. Between 2011–2013 Caro began to experiment with Perspex, a material that he had only employed in one previous sculpture, the 2000 Duccio Variations No. 5. Initially interested in...
The flat belonged to a music composer and his family, and it had not been touched since the 1980s. There were gold initials on the bathroom sinks, gold swan taps, I lost sleep over the gilded fireplace. #interiors #flat #house #modern #TheGloss
Found in the 1987 Mid Iowa Council Pow Wow Book, this flag ceremony is a great addition to your pack meeting during the month of July.
Bound Species #24, by Jennifer Latour. Jennifer Latour was born in Seven Islands, Quebec, and now lives and works in Vancouver, BC. She is a…
Who gets to say what counts as contemporary art? Artists, critics, curators, gallerists, auctioneers, collectors, or the public? Revealing how all of these groups have shaped today’s multifaceted definition, Terry Smith brilliantly shows that an historical approach offers the best answer to the ques…
Max Kellerman and Damien Woody can't take the story that the Washington Redskins' considered signing Colin Kaepernick seriously but Stephen A. Smith says it ...
Actor-director Damien Smith was making a documentary about police brutality when he says he unwittingly became a victim. Smith says he returned to his Hollywood apartment in October...
Stephen A. Smith, Max Kellerman and Damien Woody react to the Oakland Raiders fining Antonio Brown $54K for not showing up in training camp and Brown’s react...
Test Match Special's Michael Vaughan, Phil Tufnell, Ed Smith and Damien Martyn select their England tour party for the Ashes in Australia
Stephen A. Smith, Max Kellerman and Damien Woody debate who's to blame for the Cowboys' 23-0 loss to the Indianapolis Colts, saying head coach Jason Garrett ...
Ferrari's greatest sports car driver enjoyed remarkable success in his short career. Damien Smith examines the record of Olivier Gendebien, one of this year's Hall of Fame nominees
In the mid-1970s Ferrari became F1's most fiercely competitive team, winning four from five constructors' titles. But it almost cost the life of their star driver. Words: DAMIEN SMITH
