Art News
Omar Ba, a rising star in contemporary African art, makes a splash at the Dakar Biennale
May 27, 2022
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4 minutes read
Omar Ba, a collector's favorite artist, is exhibiting for the first time at the Dakar Biennale at the age of 45, after having previously shown his work at the Pompidou Center and in major museums and galleries around the world.
Art History
David Bailey
Jul 4, 2023
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10 minutes read
David Bailey is a renowned British fashion and portrait photographer, best known for his iconic work in the 1960s and 1970s, capturing the essence of the Swinging London era and photographing numerous celebrities and models. He became one of the most influential photographers of his time, leaving a lasting impact on the fashion and photography industries.
Art History
Bacchus by Caravaggio
Apr 12, 2023
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8 minutes read
Caravaggio's Bacchus is a masterpiece of Baroque painting, depicting the Roman god of wine and fertility reclining on a bed of grapes and holding a goblet of wine in his left hand. The painting is notable for its striking use of light and shadow, and its intense emotional impact.
Artist Portraits
Pierre Nadler, art on a black background
May 11, 2022
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4 minutes read
Pierre Nadler's photography is born from the observation of what surrounds us. The artist seeks to bring out the viewer's own stories...
Artist Portraits
PIERRE BAEY: The revolt written in concrete
Nov 19, 2019
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Pierre Baey is an atypical artist: a little used material, pieces often of size and weight defying purchases and installations and ultimately relatively few works produced. But when we talk about concrete, its name inevitably stands out.
Art History
Masterpieces explained: Caravaggio's Bacchus
Sep 29, 2021
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6 minutes read
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.
Artist Portraits
Balongo, painting with the soul
Feb 13, 2022
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3 minutes read
Balongo's paintings are purely and strongly expressionist, driven by the impetus and creative force that resides within the soul...
Art History
Hot air balloons: protagonists or details
Aug 15, 2023
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8 minutes read
Within the narrative of the history of art, the subject of the hot air balloon has taken on the most varied meanings, tying itself, for example, to the explication of historical events, or referring, in a more or less direct way...
Art History
Is it possible not to mention Degas's ballerinas?
Feb 26, 2023
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9 minutes read
Having come to compulsively study the history of art, devouring books, online articles, manuals, treatises, etc., I ask myself the question of the "century": is it possible to talk about Degas without dwelling on the multi-discussed and illustrated ballerinas?...
Art News
The Met Gala was won by Rihanna's marble baby bump
May 4, 2022
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Rihanna's marble baby bump was honored at the Met Gala. Vogue shared a video of her cover pose as a marble statue. The statue was created by the animation studio ApeManRobot.
Art News
Italian Minister Backs Israel's Inclusion at Venice Biennale
Feb 28, 2024
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Italy's Culture Minister affirmed Israel's participation in the Venice Biennale, countering a protest by artists. The minister criticized the protest and emphasized culture as a means of dialogue and freedom.
Pop Culture
Goku and his friends turned into adorable babies thanks to AI
Dec 23, 2022
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3 minutes read
AI-generated art is a new form of art that many artists are trying out. An Instagram artist decided to see what AI could do when asked to draw popular characters from the Dragon Ball Z series as cute babies
Art News
Wynwood Balloon Museum: Where Art and Interaction Meet
Aug 27, 2024
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The Wynwood Balloon Museum in Miami is a unique pop-up attraction featuring 21 immersive and interactive art rooms, including highlights like the "Spiritus Sonata," "Canopy Room," and the balloon-filled "Hyperstellar Room," offering visitors an unforgettable and Instagram-worthy experience until October 6.
Art News
Burning Man is back with some weirder art activities
Aug 29, 2022
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3 minutes read
Strangest things to do at Burning Man 2022, like making bikini armor and coloring books of Nic Cage
Art News
Art Basel in Hong Kong without restrictions is back!
Mar 21, 2023
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4 minutes read
This year, there will be 177 galleries at the art fair, up from 134 in 2022. However, this is still less than before the pandemic.
Artist Portraits
HABIB HASNAOUI: Quartered between two countries who turn their backs
Nov 19, 2019
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Habib Hasnaoui lives between two shores: France, where he was born, studied and where he has now settled. And, in the meantime, Algeria, where his parents are from, where he did his military service and landed his first job during the years of civil war.His work attempts both to account for this drama and to express the impossibility of belonging to two lands at the same time.
Art News
Christie's sends world tour hologram of Edgar Degas ballerina worth $20 million
Apr 27, 2022
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2 minutes read
Is this the way auction-house previews will be in the future?
Art News
A badly preserved copy of the Salvator Mundi, sold for a million euros, could be worth more!
Jan 26, 2023
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3 minutes read
Indeed, the painting could be older, even for some a painting by the master.
Art News
An artist ousted from the Venice Biennale strikes back in Venice
Apr 15, 2024
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2 minutes read
Ignacy Czwartos, initially chosen to represent Poland at the 2024 Venice Biennale but later excluded, will open his independent exhibition "Polonia Uncensored" in Venice on April 20. The show responds to his original works being dropped after a change in government, and he criticizes this act as a new form of censorship by Poland's current administration.
Art News
French museums band together to protect Ukraine's art collections with a truckload of emergency supplies
Mar 29, 2022
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2 minutes read
Icom France organized the delivery of 15 tonnes of donated packing and conservation materials.
Art News
Jellyfish balloons launched by artists into space for the first time
Oct 28, 2021
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A unique test flight was conducted by a group of artists who used a colorful craft resembling a jellyfish to launch into space.
Artist Portraits
Inside Jeff Koons' World: From Balloon Dogs to Record Auction Sales
Jul 10, 2024
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Jeff Koons, born in 1955, is a renowned American artist famous for creating monumental sculptures from everyday objects, with record-breaking auction sales like Balloon Dog (Orange) and Rabbit, challenging artistic norms and influencing contemporary art globally.
Pop Culture
Spaniards are tired of the Las Meninas Street Sculptures coming back every year
Dec 16, 2022
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Since 2018, the streets of Madrid have been full of sculptures in the shape of Las Meninas, a painting by the Baroque artist Diego de Velázquez (1656). Artist Antonio Azzato started the private event every year, where comedians, models, TV hosts, bullfighters, and other famous people paint a three-dimensional Menina.
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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The Gates comes back to life in Central Park thanks to augmented reality
Feb 13, 2025
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Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s iconic installation The Gates is being reborn in Central Park through augmented reality , allowing visitors to explore its 7,503 portals in 3D via the Bloomberg Connects app. The immersive experience celebrates the work’s 20th anniversary and highlights the interplay between public art and technology .
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A network of counterfeiters of Francis Bacon paintings dismantled by the Italian police
Sep 13, 2021
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500 designs and collages purported by the Irish artist Francis Bacon have been seized by the Italian authorities.
Art History
Contemporary Street Art: How Banksy's Little Girl with a Balloon became an icon
Sep 8, 2021
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Balloon girl or Girl with Balloon is one of Banksy’s most important works. It demonstrates the graffiti stencil technique that has made Banksy famous around the globe.
Art News
France passes a law that lets museums put back art that the Nazis stole
Jul 5, 2023
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France has passed a new law allowing museums to return stolen art from the Nazis. The new heritage code covers cultural items stolen between 1933 and 1945. President Macron has made restitution and repatriation a top goal.
Art News
Following a rift with Tate, a friend of Francis Bacon reroutes a donation to France
Apr 19, 2022
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Joule donated archive of Bacon's works to Tate in 2004. He will instead donate the masterpieces to the Centre Pompidou in Paris.
Art History
The City of Hagen returns a painting by Renoir to its heirs and buys it back
Jun 8, 2023
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View of the Sea from Haut Cagnes will soon be shown with details about its former owner, Jakob Goldschmidt.
Art News
The streaming platform ITsART will bring audiences back in ITALY by offering access to art shows and performances through a new 'Netflix culture'.
Nov 29, 2021
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ITsART, backed by the Italian ministry of culture, launched on November 23. The platform's library has around 1,275 titles separated into three categories. It is currently available in 26 countries throughout Europe before expanding to the U.S. and China next year. Some titles are available for free with advertisements, while others are pay-per-view.
Artist Portraits
Jason Martin: Contemporary Artist & Monochromatic Painter
Oct 28, 2024
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Jason Martin, born in Jersey in 1970 and based between London and Portugal, explores minimalist painting through controlled yet expansive use of color, brushwork, and medium. His works range from vibrant, swirling compositions to muted, carefully blended abstractions...
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Emanuela Tarizzo appointed Director of Frieze Masters
Mar 26, 2025
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Emanuela Tarizzo has been appointed director of Frieze Masters, the London art fair dedicated to works created before the 21st century. Drawing on her experience at Christie's and Galerie Tomasso, she will bring an innovative vision blending tradition and modernity to the 2025 edition.
Art History
African contemporary art : first stages of recognition
Apr 11, 2017
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African art is generally confined to its only “primary art” component. The curators regularly converse Picasso and his contemporaries with statues or reliquaries, but never with African artists of their time ...
Art History
Anthropomorphism in art
Sep 4, 2022
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Anthropomorphism in art, as anticipated, has a rich and ancient tradition, in fact, among the earliest examples of anthropomorphic figures we find the Löwenmensch ivory statuette, which, dating back to the Upper Paleolithic, that is, approximately 32,000 years ago, depicts a human sculpture having the head of a lion...
Artist Portraits
Nemanja Nikolic: my creative process is highly intuitive
Oct 1, 2024
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"I have always been drawn to visuals, and early on, I knew I wanted to communicate through art. Growing up, I was fascinated by how simple, often overlooked things like an old wall or flaking paint could tell a story. These experiences helped me realize that art was my way of expressing emotion and capturing moments..."