Rob Sharp is Arts Correspondent of The Independent and its sister newspaper, i. He has written for The Guardian, The Observer, The New Statesman, Wallpaper*, The Art Newspaper, Dazed & Confused and The Independent, where he has been a staff journalist since July 2007. He was nominated for Young Journalist of the Year in 2007 at the British Press Awards.
One for zoology/history buffs. A medieval lion’s skull is being loaned by the Natural History Museum to the British Library for its forthcoming exhibition of Royal Manuscripts (see here).
The “Barbary lion bones”, carbon-dated in 2008 to between AD 1280-1385 and AD 1420-1480, belonged to lions that originated in northwest Africa, “an area that has no natural lion population [...]
By Rob Sharp | | Wednesday, 24 August 2011 at 8:06 pm
The extended family of the late Jackson Pollock have hit out against what they claim is the “myth” surrounding the late artist’s apparently underprivileged background.
Francesca Pollock, daughter of Pollock’s elder brother Charles, also an artist, has said that Pollock came from an “exceptional” family, with profound ambitions and cultural values. Her claim, she says, contradicts [...]
By Rob Sharp | Arts - News, notes and quotes on the Arts world - | Wednesday, 20 July 2011 at 4:07 pm
UPDATE: Rick McGrath writes in to highlight his pilgrimage to the house. He and Litt also traded poems on their visits.
By Rob Sharp | Arts - News, notes and quotes on the Arts world - | Monday, 11 July 2011 at 4:35 pm
From an interview at AOL HQ on Tuesday evening; because of the escalation of this story it didn’t make it into our newspaper. Huffington still makes some interesting points.
By Rob Sharp | Notebook - A selection of Independent views - | Thursday, 7 July 2011 at 2:26 pm
This was sent to every national newspaper in the country earlier this week regarding the Harry Potter announcement tomorrow morning. The question is, is it genuine? Or even news?
Confidential
Project Momentum: A PR timeline
The following timeline has been drafted to complement and build on the launch marketing strategy from Adam & Eve.
As the number of people in [...]
By Rob Sharp | Notebook - A selection of Independent views - | Wednesday, 22 June 2011 at 2:51 pm
A six-month nationwide series of events celebrating British culture is planned for Brazil from September 2012, according to a source at the Brazilian embassy in London.
The events are set to be curated by South Bank Centre chief Jude Kelly, and will include the cooperation of major British institutions including the British Museum, according to the [...]
By Rob Sharp | Arts - News, notes and quotes on the Arts world - | Sunday, 12 June 2011 at 3:12 pm
Brad Pitt, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy and Robert De Niro are set to wander down the Cannes Film Festival’s red carpet next week. The latest addition to that glittering roll-call of talent, it is fair to say, is somewhat less internationally celebrated.
East London’s RED Gallery is opening its latest show — GDR Art From the City of Schwedt – today [Friday 6 May]. The back-story of the exhibition is worth dwelling on, as is the story of some of those who have brought it to fruition. RED, for those who are interested, is a semi-permanent pop-up [...]
By Rob Sharp | Arts - News, notes and quotes on the Arts world - | Friday, 6 May 2011 at 10:41 am
Tibet’s Panchen Lama is a figure of utmost religious and political importance. In Tibet, the Panchen and Dalai Lamas have a mutually significant relationship. The Panchen Lama is involved in selecting the next Dalai Lama and vice-versa. In recent years, the identity of the Panchen Lama has become a source of dispute and political leverage [...]
By Rob Sharp | Arts - News, notes and quotes on the Arts world - | Monday, 18 April 2011 at 8:30 pm
A National Art Pass has been launched by art charity The Art Fund in a bid to finance new acquisitions for galleries and museums nationwide.
The pass, which costs £35 for adults, gives users half-price entry to exhibitions at the country’s best-known institutions, including the British Museum, Tate Modern and National Gallery of Scotland.
The Fund, which [...]
By Rob Sharp | Arts - News, notes and quotes on the Arts world - | Wednesday, 13 April 2011 at 4:16 pm
1How the Mail Online turned us into misogyny addicts
2It was Bayern who denied the Germans victory in the Champions League final, not Chelsea
3Charitable rape: Peacekeepers’ dirty little secrets
4Islam is not “the enemy” – irrational hatred is
5The next couple of months could shape the future of Arsene Wenger’s Arsenal
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