Singer, guitarist and composer Denny Laine, the co-founder of Wings with Paul McCartney and also co-founder of The Moody Blues, has died at the age of 79.
The Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards has shortlisted 41 images for this year's competition, celebrating the humorous side of the animal kingdom. The finalists include photographs of a smoking fox, a flying seal, and an avian family argument, among others. The overall winner, category winners, and highly commended winners will be announced on November 23. The competition attracts entries from professional and amateur photographers from around the world. Last year's winner was an image of a baby lion. Some of the finalists competing for this year's awards include photos titled "Apparent aerial," "Otter ballerina," and "Just a kiss."
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A major retrospective at the New Museum in New York looks at the remarkable life and work of artist Faith Ringgold, 91, who has fought for change in the art world and beyond for 60 years. Jeffrey Brown visited with the artist and has this profile for our arts and culture series, "CANVAS."
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Faith Ringgold, The Flag Is Bleeding #2 (American Collection #6), 1997. Image courtesy of the Glenstone Museum.
Now Glenstone fans have more to look forward to: When the museum opens its indoor section again this spring, it will feature a major exhibit on the American artist Faith Ringgold. Glenstone will be the only American stop on the two-year tour of Ringgold’s works, which was organized by Serpentine Galleries in London. The exhibit was previously featured at Serpentine and the Bildmuseet museum in Umeå, Sweden. It will be Glenstone’s first time hosting a touring exhibit.
The 90-year-old Ringgold was born in Harlem, and her mediums include painting, soft sculpture, performance art, mixed media, and quilting. A social and political activist, Ringgold has focused much of her work on issues of politics and race. Glenstone’s exhibit of 70-plus pieces will stretch from Ringgold’s early days, when she created political posters during the 1960s civil rights protes