Art News
Virgil Abloh, who fused high fashion, art and streetwear, has died aged 41
Nov 30, 2021
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Virgil Abloh was the first African-American to lead a major fashion house. He was artistic director of Louis Vuitton's menswear while continuing to design his own streetwear label, Off-White. His family revealed he had been battling cardiac angiosarcoma since 2019.
Artist Portraits
Arman: The Evolution of Everyday Objects in Art
Jul 8, 2024
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Arman (1928-2005) was a pivotal contemporary artist known for his innovative use of everyday objects in his works, which evolved from capturing object traces in his early career to creating renowned Accumulations and deconstructed/recomposed pieces, significantly contributing to 20th-century art by redefining the boundaries of materiality and form.
Art History
The Great Wave off Kanagawa
Apr 3, 2023
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The Great Wave off Kanagawa, also known as The Wave, is a famous Japanese print created by artist Katsushika Hokusai in 1830. This iconic work is one of the most famous in the history of Japanese art, and is recognized worldwide for its beauty and artistic expression.
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Native American sacred cave auctioned for over $ 2 million
Sep 16, 2021
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A private cave containing more than 1,000-year-old Native American artwork was auctioned off in Missouri. Auctioneer refused to reveal the identity of the winner. Osage Nation leaders had hoped to purchase the land to "protect and preserve our most sacred site".
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"Several million euros" worth of Celtic gold coins were stolen from a German museum
Nov 25, 2022
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In Manching, Bavaria, a heist in which phone and internet connections were "cut off" led to the theft of coins from the third century.
Art News
Madonna's provocative new post to pay tribute to Keith Haring
Dec 6, 2021
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Madonna paid tribute to the late artist Keith Haring on Instagram. The 63-year-old entertainer dressed in a white robe with bright graphic designs by Haring in a few new photos'. Here is a Beautiful Truth/ART and Friendships Never Die!'
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A Marilyn Monroe portrait by Andy Warhol could fetch a record-breaking $200 million
Mar 23, 2022
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One of Andy Warhol's iconic Marilyn Monroe portraits could fetch $200 million. The Pop artist created dozens of images of the Hollywood star in the 1960s. The 40-square-inch "Shot Sage Blue Marilyn" will be auctioned in New York this May.
Art News
A man was arrested after scaling Mona Lisa
May 31, 2022
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A 36-year-old man was placed in psychiatric care after a painting's display case was covered in cake in an apparent climate protest.
Art News
Palm Springs residents want controversial Marilyn Monroe statue moved
Mar 1, 2023
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Residents of Palm Springs, where the 26-foot-tall statue of Marilyn Monroe has been on public display since 2021, have called it sexist.
Art News
Jimmy Fallon and the Art World's Elite Attend Beeple's New York Show Opening
Mar 7, 2022
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Beeple opened his first gallery show Thursday. Jimmy Fallon was there to support him. Other art world heavyweights were also in attendance. Beeple's NFT Everyday's sold for $69.3 million at Christie's in 2021. He is now the third-most-expensive living artist.
Art History
Summer on Canvas: The 10 Seascapes Not to Be Missed
Jul 2, 2024
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Our selection of famous seascapes, performed by some of the best-known masters of all time, is precisely designed to see you on a lounger or in front of the fan dreaming of the sound of the ocean...
Art News
The PAIN group again protests against the Sacklers in the Harvard art museums
Apr 24, 2023
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Nan Goldin's anti-Sackler group, PAIN, held a second protest at the Harvard Art Museums on Thursday. This is one of the few art museums in the world that is still owned by the Sackler family.
Lifestyle
The photo of Pope Francis wearing a fashionable puffy jacket is a fake!
Mar 29, 2023
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The art created by the AI allowed anyone to create their own images, and this image is fake. Pablo, the creator of this image learned a lot from the fake pope and his puffy jacket, reminding us to be skeptical when we see something online.
Art News
Indiana's Valparaiso University wants to sell Georgia O'Keeffe painting to fund work
Feb 13, 2023
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Museum groups and the former head of the art department at the university have spoken out against the planned sale.
Art News
The Big Frieze London Contemporary Art Mass is back and we're all excited!
Oct 14, 2021
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Frieze London & Frieze Masters from October 13 to 17, 2021 in London. Check out the highlights of Frieze London 2021, which will return to Regent's Park with a focus on technology.
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Self-portrait of Frida Kahlo could fetch over $ 30 million at auction and be the most expensive work of a female artist to ever sell
Sep 24, 2021
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A Frida Kahlo self-portrait will be auctioned in November. Sotheby's estimates it could fetch over $30 million. It would be the most expensive work by a female artist ever sold. The canvas was completed in 1949, five years before Kahlo's death. The painting will go on display in Hong Kong and London before making its way to New York later this month.
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Sarah Księska artwork worth $20,000 stolen during Frieze London
Oct 19, 2022
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During Frieze London, someone stole a painting from a group show at the New York gallery Ramiken Crucible.
Artist Portraits
Kanzas Anthony: I don't copy, I don't follow, and I don't have expectations
Jun 21, 2023
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"To be brutally honest, nothing inspired me to create art; it seems that the decision to create is more like an on/off switch, whereas in my case I started to create for no real reason: it just happened, I never forced creation, it always fell and I seized it."
Pop Culture
Banksy's Valentine's Day art in Margate, England, was taken down within hours
Feb 15, 2023
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A Banksy piece that showed up in Margate was taken down by the city council just hours after the mysterious artist said it was his.
Artist Portraits
Dominique Kerkhove (DomKcollage), I am self-taught
Jun 10, 2023
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"The real artist is the Anonymous Arracheur (Villeglé)". It was this sentence taken from a book by Villeglé that was the trigger. From that moment on, I no longer wanted to photograph the Ready Made but to become this invisible hand and therefore an artist"...
Lifestyle
Kardashian family: from reality TV to collecting
Oct 3, 2023
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The Kardashian clan, also known as the Kardashian–Jenner dynasty, is a prominent American family deeply rooted in the realms of entertainment, reality TV...
Art News
The new OCMA Art Museum is filled with poor workmanship. His detractors call him Frankenstein!
Dec 15, 2022
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This $94 million gallery is open to the public, if they can find their way in, and has an ambitiously broken shape, but its parts are far from finished.
Lifestyle
Artist JR supports Iranian women with an art installation in New York
Dec 7, 2022
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Hundreds of people gathered on Roosevelt Island in New York City on Sunday to bring to life an art installation that showed solidarity with the women in Iran who are leading the uprising. Chants of "Woman, Life, Freedom" could be heard all around the island.
Art History
France and Italy: peaceful clash of figurative traditions!
Mar 26, 2024
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Just as happens at the World Cup or the Europeans, spectators take their seats to watch, once again, the confrontation between France and Italy, cousin countries, but very competitive with each other. What are they competing for?
Art History
Pandas in Chinese Art
Dec 26, 2023
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The panda is an endemic bear species of China, typically inhabiting the mountain ranges located in the central part of the country, specifically in the province of Sichuan. This gentle giant has always been adored by the Chinese people...
Art History
Celebrating Growth: Exploring Shichi-Go-San Through Art
May 28, 2024
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Shichi-Go-San, a Japanese tradition dating back to the Heian period, celebrates the growth of young children, marked by rituals for three-, five-, and seven-year-olds. Through symbolic ceremonies and attire, it honors cultural heritage and familial unity, inspiring contemporary art that explores themes of tradition, growth, and cultural identity, bridging the past with modern interpretations of this cherished rite of passage.
Art History
The Hat of Francisco Goya
Jan 13, 2024
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Definition of a hat: A piece of clothing intended to cover the head partially or fully, either for embellishment or protection from the sun, wind, rain, snow, etc. It is also commonly used to cover baldness or to hide unwashed hair (said with irony)...
Art History
Sculpture and painting: Modigliani and African art
Nov 2, 2022
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Many great masters in the history of art have expressed their views on reality by experimenting, both pictorial and sculptural art, just like Pablo Picasso, Umberto Boccioni, Max Ernst, Edgar Degas, Joan Miró and others...
Art History
The apple in art
Feb 27, 2024
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When I say apple, we think of both the taste of its tender and sweet flesh and the story of iconic characters who have tasted it, like those in fairy tales, myths, legends, and the Bible...
Art History
Masterpieces explained: Caravaggio's Bacchus
Sep 29, 2021
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Painted by one of the greatest bad boys in the history of Art, exhibited in the prestigious Medici Collection for several decades, then lost and found in a dilapidated state among the reserves of a Florentine Museum. Today, we focus on the enigmatic painting by Caravaggio: The Bacchus.
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Top Artist to Invest in Right Now: LUC PEIRE
May 16, 2023
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Luc Peire's "Hoef M65" silkscreen print holds both artistic and historical significance. The limited edition of 75 copies, plus the numbered copies from A to Z with 6 off-the-shelf copies, was published by the Dobbelhoef Gallery in Kessel specifically for the 1979/4 S exhibition in Kessel.
Art History
Art that loves the sea
Jul 3, 2022
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A seascape is defined as: a painting, a print or even a photograph, aimed at portraying the sea as the main subject of the work, putting in second floor, whether the human figure, boats or other subjects...
Art History
Mooncakes to Lanterns: Artistic Symbols of the Mid-Autumn Celebration
Jun 17, 2024
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The Zhongqiu Festival, or Mid-Autumn Festival, is celebrated with a rich tapestry of religious and cultural art forms, each carrying deep symbolic meanings. This festival, deeply rooted in Chinese tradition, showcases a variety of artistic expressions that encompass moon worship, offerings to the moon, and the display of lanterns, all of which play crucial roles in the festivities.
Art History
Roaring Paintings!
Feb 1, 2022
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The tiger is not only a majestic animal, elegant and proud, part of an ancient tradition of Chinese zoolatry, but it is also a fascinating subject, which has been widely investigated by the history of Western art...
Artist Portraits
Elena Kraft, art as a cry from the heart
Jul 16, 2022
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Elena Kraft's work is literally a cry from the heart aimed at revealing the emotional state of the artist, which is expressed both in painting and in sculpture...
Artist Portraits
Kate Revill, BRIGHT colours
Jan 14, 2023
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Kate Revill has been a creative person for as long as she can remember. One of her earliest memories is of taking a crayon and doodling...