Art News
Marianna De Marzi: Being a curator allows me to feed my many curiosities
Mar 28, 2025
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9 minutes read
"Being a curator allows me to feed my many curiosities by exploring diverse fields—from science to anthropology, including literature, philosophy, and politics. We find ourselves at the heart of contemporary questions, revealed by the sensitivity of artists and their works."
Artist Portraits
Michael A. Craig: I have had the opportunity to experiment with many different techniques
Dec 22, 2023
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7 minutes read
"As a child I always enjoyed making things but the real epiphany came on a family trip to Paris at the age of twelve."...
Art News
A popular TikTok joke about the theft of the Mona Lisa has confused many people
Jan 13, 2023
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2 minutes read
A joke TikTok about the Mona Lisa being stolen has gone viral, making many people confused because they thought it was real.
Art News
Navigating the Digital Frontier: Artmajeur's Blueprint for Gallery Owners
Feb 18, 2024
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3 minutes read
La numérisation des galeries d’art constitue un changement majeur du secteur de l’art, accéléré par le COVID19, mettant l’accent sur la présence en ligne comme essentielle. Avec près de 1M de collectionneurs et +1 000 galeries dans le monde, Artmajeur mène cette révolution numérique, offrant aux galeries des outils pour prospérer en ligne. L'approche hybride promouvant les espaces physiques et numériques, fait de la digitalisation une stratégie à long terme pour démocratiser le marché de l’art.
Art History
The representation of time passing in Art
Oct 21, 2020
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6 minutes read
The theme of time has often been approached in painting from the angle of the different ages of man, to which many paintings are devoted.
Art News
Claude Picasso's Surprising Demise Shakes Art World!
Aug 28, 2023
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2 minutes read
Youngest son of Pablo Picasso, Claude Picasso, passes away at 76, leaving behind a legacy of art stewardship. His role in managing Picasso's estate and navigating legal battles shaped his intricate relationship with his father's work.
Art News
Historic Appointment: Marion Ackermann to lead Berlin’s state museums
Jul 9, 2024
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2 minutes read
Marion Ackermann has been appointed as the new president of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation (SPK), becoming the first woman to hold this executive position and bringing extensive experience in museum management to lead Germany's largest cultural employer through significant organizational changes.
Artist Portraits
Emilio Mortini: The contemporary alchemist between matter and emotion
Aug 20, 2024
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3 minutes read
Emilio Mortini is a Franco-Italian artist whose contemporary sculptures capture the spirit of our times by blending industrial materials with popular cultural references. His powerful and unique work attracts both art lovers and major international galleries.
Art News
Explosive Revelations Surrounding Banksy's True Identity!
Oct 5, 2023
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2 minutes read
Renowned street artist Banksy, believed to be Robin Gunningham, is facing a legal battle that could potentially unveil his closely guarded identity as the first defendant in a recent High Court case.
Art History
The Kiss by Gustav Klimt
Mar 24, 2023
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8 minutes read
"The Kiss" is a famous painting created by Austrian Symbolist painter Gustav Klimt in 1908. It depicts a couple locked in an embrace and about to kiss, with the man wrapping his arms around the woman and tilting her head back while she leans into him. The painting is considered one of Klimt's most famous works, and it is widely recognized as an iconic image of romantic love.
Art History
The portrait "AGAINST" contemporary art
Jan 30, 2022
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4 minutes read
In the world of art, styles, techniques, subjects and points of view have succeeded one another over the centuries, generating particular artistic movements and trends. The portrait genre, which has undergone several evolutions, continues to be a subject investigated by contemporary art...
Art News
Van Gogh's Dream in Arles: The Scandalous Closure of Café la Nuit
Apr 9, 2024
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2 minutes read
Café la Nuit in Arles, a captivating recreation of the bistro depicted in Van Gogh's iconic paintings, has been closed since July 2023 due to legal issues stemming from tax evasion. Despite its status as a tourist magnet and a homage to Van Gogh's work, the café's future now hangs in uncertainty.
Art History
Rock art: from caves to Street art
Sep 5, 2023
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9 minutes read
Let's take an example: the Mona Lisa, if it had been created today, would probably have gone unnoticed, because it was intended as a simple portrait, in an age when the medium of painting has now largely detached itself from the need to faithfully represent the real thing.
Artist Portraits
Becky Arner Interview
Feb 23, 2017
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1 minutes read
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Art History
Top 8 Relaxing Artworks to Make You Feel Better
Mar 26, 2021
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7 minutes read
Do you tend to succumb to panic? Are you worried about the current situation? Don't worry, you're not alone. And today, we're going to relax by enjoying the most laid-back masterpieces in art history. Sit back, relax your muscles, let go: well, that urgent email can wait, right?
Art History
4 Extraordinarily Badass Women Who Changed the (Very Patriarchal) History of Art
Mar 5, 2021
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13 minutes read
Let's look back at four particularly inspiring artists' trajectories through different eras, and different conceptions of female emancipation.
Artist Portraits
Erró: A Life in Color and Collage
Aug 6, 2024
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7 minutes read
Erró, born Guðmundur Guðmundsson on July 19, 1932, in Iceland, is a celebrated painter and printmaker known for his role in the narrative figuration movement, his integration of surrealism and pop art, and his extensive international exhibition history.
Art News
He Destroys Multi-Million Dollar Art Because He Was "Mad At His Girlfriend"!
Jun 8, 2022
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1 minutes read
Because he was "mad at his girl," a man broke into the Dallas Museum of Art and destroyed several ancient Greek artifacts.
Pop Culture
The 10 Best Artistic References in Famous Anime Series
Jan 15, 2021
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12 minutes read
Let's come back together on the most interesting allusions to the world of art in our favorite series. If you are an art and entertainment lover, this article is for you!
Artist Portraits
Jef Aérosol: Bridging the Gap Between Ephemeral Street Art and Lasting Impact
Jul 22, 2024
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8 minutes read
Jean-François Perroy, known as Jef Aérosol, is a renowned 67-year-old French stencil artist born in Nantes on January 15, 1957, who has significantly influenced urban art since the 1980s with his iconic works and contributions to the street art movement.
Art History
Art and the evolution of the world of work
May 1, 2022
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7 minutes read
The task of art has always been to permanently capture the reality of the eras in which it manifests itself, reporting its customs, lifestyles and ideals. With regard to this purpose, artistic research has also been dedicated to portraying the world of work, an activity inexorably linked to the life and survival of man...
Art News
A Protester Vandalizes an Eric Gill Statue Outside the BBC, igniting Debate Over the Sculptor's Scandalous Biography
Jan 17, 2022
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3 minutes read
A man attacked an Eric Gill statue outside the BBC's London headquarters with a hammer. The BBC has no plans to demolish the sculpture, which depicts Prospero and Ariel from Shakespeare's Tempest.
Art History
Top 8 most famous self-portraits in the history of art
Jan 22, 2021
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11 minutes read
Embarquez avec nous pour une odyssée chronologique à travers l’Histoire de l’Art, et découvrez les plus grands joyaux de l’autoreprésentation !
Art History
Monkeys in art
Jul 31, 2022
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7 minutes read
It is widely found that monkeys have been, since the earliest times, very popular subjects in the history of art, a discipline within which they have taken on multiple meanings. This great figurative interest nurtured by man in the most varied types of primates alludes, most likely, to the fact that since the dawn of civilization the great contiguous familiarity between these animals and Homo sapiens had been sensed...
Art History
The different histories of Expressionism
Aug 3, 2022
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7 minutes read
«Never was there an era more ravaged by despair, horror, death. Never has more sepulchral silence reigned over the world. Never has man been smaller. Never has he been more restless. Never has joy been more absent, and freedom more dead. And here is howling despair: man cries out for his soul, a single cry of anguish rises from our time. Art, too, screams in the darkness, calls for rescue, invokes the spirit: it is Expressionism».
Art History
The Nativity in the history of art
Dec 20, 2021
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7 minutes read
Christmas, or the day celebrating the birth of Jesus, has been immortalized by many famous works of art depicting the Nativity, among which are noteworthy those made by Duccio di Buoninsegna, Giotto, Botticelli, Ghirlandaio, El Greco and Caravaggio. It is important to underline, however, that this theme has also been dealt with in a profane context, such as in the births painted by Chagall and Dali...
Art News
Paul G. Allen's $1.5 billion sale broke world auction record
Nov 10, 2022
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6 minutes read
In a two-part charity sale, masterworks from the collection of the man who helped start Microsoft are being sold. Five made more than $100 million.
Art News
Inside a $40 million Botticelli painting, a hidden image was discovered
Jan 14, 2022
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2 minutes read
"Man of Sorrows" by Sandro Botticelli has been hidden from public view for hundreds of years. Painting is scheduled to be auctioned at Sotheby's on Jan. 27 with a guaranteed minimum price of $40 million.
Art History
The Timeless Art of Drawing: 10 Masterpieces That Made History
Mar 25, 2025
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10 minutes read
With the arrival of the Salon du dessin 2025, which will bring together collectors, experts, and enthusiasts from around the world at the Palais Brongniart, this is the perfect moment to celebrate the fundamental role of drawing in the history of art...
Art News
Jean-Michel Basquiat's sisters organized an exhibition in New York
Apr 12, 2022
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2 minutes read
Jean-Michel Basquiat's sisters have organized an exhibition of his work. They wanted to reclaim their brother as one of their own. The pop-up mini-museum and biographical reliquary is called King Pleasure. It'll be open through the summer.
Pop Culture
When Cinema pays tribute to Masterpieces of Art History
Mar 20, 2021
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8 minutes read
Today, we're going to find out how art is expressed through the camera. Whether it's biographical films describing emblematic artistic trajectories, subtle references or homages known by everyone, one thing is sure: Art is everywhere!
Art News
Vandals destroy a work by the leader of Arte Povera
Jul 13, 2023
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3 minutes read
A man has been arrested after the life-size version of Michelangelo Pistoletto's 'Ragged Venus' was smashed. City officials said the artwork would be reinstalled.
Art News
Greece Takes Action to Preserve Monument and Curb Overcrowding
Aug 4, 2023
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2 minutes read
Greece imposes a daily cap of 20,000 visitors to the Acropolis, starting in September, to address overcrowding and protect the historical site. The measure aims to balance tourism and preservation efforts.
Art History
3 Tortured Artists with Tragic Destiny
Feb 12, 2021
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10 minutes read
Tormented, insane, sick... They left our world prematurely, leaving behind them paintings that influenced all future generations. Lets look back together on three particularly legendary and tragic life stories.
Art History
Gustave Courbet
May 10, 2023
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14 minutes read
Jean Désiré Gustave Courbet was a French painter who led the Realism movement in French painting during the 19th century...
Art News
Christelle Dupart and the Collectif By Les Hang'ART: A Springboard for Artists
Mar 1, 2025
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9 minutes read
We had the opportunity to meet and interview Christelle Dupart, founder and member of the Collectif By Les Hang'ART , a community dedicated to supporting visual artists in the development of their careers.