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ARTIST JOHN GRAZIER, who created subtle, meticulous drawings and paintings of rooms, buildings, and cityscapes that are always devoid of people, died late last month at his home in rural Pennsylvania at the age of 76, the Washington Post reports. Grazier’s works suggest an almost preternaturally careful form of looking, as lights and shadows fall across furniture and architectural details. They radiate a curious melancholy, lonely and yet teeming with unseen life. The artist cut a distinctive path. While he studied at art schools, he never took a degree, he refused to work side jobs in order to focus exclusively on his art, and went through periods of homelessness. Long based in D.C., he sometimes spent under its bridges in the city. “It’s like sleeping on the Appalachian Trail, except it’s next to I-395,” he told the Post in 1990. “But it’s going to get better. I’m going to be rich and famous.” Institutions like the Art Institute of Chicago and Smithsonian American Art Museum today hold his work.
DÉJÀ VU ALL OVER AGAIN. Supporters of Brazil’s recently defeated president, Jair Bolsonaro, broke into the famed modernist government buildings of Brasília on Sunday, the New York Times reports. Hundreds of people were arrested. The extent of the damage they caused in the capital is not yet clear. But even before this weekend’s mayhem, the country’s Oscar...
Secretary-General says Tehran’s claims are provocative and threaten regional stability Abu Dhabi: Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary-General Jassim Mohammed Al Budaiwi has strongly condemned ...