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Five Artists in the News: Damien Hirst Makes Tour de France Debut, Warhol and Basquiat's Olympic Tag Team and Banksy Up a Ladder?

3 min read  ·  22 Jul 2024

Damien Hirst’s “The Civilisation Paintings”, a series of 32 new paintings, go on show at Philips, London, presented by HENI Primary, August 5 - September 2

Paris: Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat's mural-sized collaboration, Olympic Rings (1985), is one of the sport related works on show at the Fondation Louis Vuitton, which is celebrating Paris hosting the Games in style, Hypebeast reports.

Paris: Damien Hirst designed a pair of “butterfly” cycling shoes for the champion sprinter Mark Cavendish, who wore them on the final leg of the 2024 Tour de France. Instagram

London: Damien Hirst will unveil his new series “The Civilisation Paintings” at Phillips. The 32 colourful landscapes and streetscapes are due to go on show on August 5. HENI Primary

London: Tamar Mason, a South African textile artist, is now represented by Pippy Houldsworth gallery, which is due to present its first solo show of her work in the fall.

Profile: A photograph has emerged possibly showing Banksy painting a mural in Mallorca in 2000, Metro reports.

In other words

New York: Darren Walker the head of the Ford Foundation, will step down in 2025 after 12 years at the helm during which he focused on tackling inequality, The Times reports.

"Fred Eversley started spinning parabolas of his own in his family’s basement, using Jell-O, a record player, and a pie pan. The veteran artist is now realizing works he conceived five decades ago."

- Art in America