Art News
Playboy model-turned-princess kicked out of $533 million mansion
Apr 21, 2023
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Princess Rita Jenrette Boncompagni Ludovisi was kicked out of the Casino dell'Aurora in Rome due to an outside wall falling apart. The ceiling painting was painted by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio in 1597. Princess Rita and her family were kicked out of the Villa dell'Aurora due to the children from Prince Nicolo's first marriage.
Art News
Lensa is using your photos to train their AI, so be careful
Dec 9, 2022
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Lensa users can upload photos and get 50 AI-generated selfies. Users send in "Face Data" to be used by Prisma AI to train their neural network. Apple's TrueDepth API gets this face data, which includes position, orientation, and face topology.
Art News
'Spider' by Louise Bourgeois sold for $40 million at Art Basel, a record for the artist
Jun 16, 2022
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The sculpture was purchased by a private collection from the collection of Ursula Hauser, mother of gallery co-founder Manuela Hauser.
Art News
Tracey Emin Makes History as the First Female Artist Appointed as a Trustee of the British Museum
Nov 16, 2023
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English visual artist Tracey Emin is set to become a trailblazer by joining the Board of Trustees at the British Museum...
Artist Portraits
Esteban Vera, creativity as inspiration
May 3, 2023
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"My inspiration has always been creativity. It is a characteristic I have had since I was very young. I try to be creative in everything I do, and this eventually was instrumental in inspiring me to create artwork in different branches and styles".
Art History
Photographs and celebrities: a long love story
Feb 9, 2022
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The link between photography and celebrity is historic and unbreakable, never more so than today, thanks to the advent of the Internet and platforms like Facebook and Instagram, our understanding of famous people is shaped through photographic images...
Artist Portraits
Dita Lūse: Inspiration is overrated
Mar 11, 2025
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I was born into a family of artists, therefore the interest came naturally as a part of our lifestyle, and drawing and painting was a childhood habit. My professional art education started at the age of 11, when I began studies in an art school, and afterwards continued in the Art Academy of Latvia...
Art History
5 Most Emblematic Artworks of Pop Art
Mar 12, 2021
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Come on board with us to discover 5 artworks that laid the foundations of an innovative and still profoundly current artistic movement: today, it's Pop!
Art History
Top 8 Relaxing Artworks to Make You Feel Better
Mar 26, 2021
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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
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.
Artist Portraits
Jenny Saville: Redefining the Female Form in Contemporary Art
Sep 12, 2024
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Jenny Saville is a British contemporary artist known for her large-scale, visceral paintings of the human body, particularly focusing on female forms and themes of imperfection, gender, and beauty. Her work challenges traditional representations of the nude, blending realism with abstraction to explore the complexities of identity and physicality.
Artist Portraits
Be-Me-L by Kristin Bemelmans, art that combines order and chaos
Mar 16, 2022
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Be-Me-L By Kristin Bemelmans' work is characterized by a very special painting technique. The artist paints on the back of plexiglass, creating works that summarize life, love and chaos....
Artist Portraits
SEKHMET: There is beauty in everything
Sep 19, 2019
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Very close to the beautiful town of Saumur, on the banks of the Loire, there is a forest like no other. Let's meet a different artist.
Artist Portraits
JESSICA NODIN: Madness, absurdity, lightness
Nov 19, 2019
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Jessica Nodin draws and writes, playing with forms as with words, to take advantage of the absurdities of language, images and ultimately of existence itself. The absurd demands to be treated seriously.
Art News
When will the restoration of Notre-Dame cathedral, at a cost of 846 million euros, reopen to the public?
Aug 2, 2022
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An important date has been set for the reopening of Notre-Dame de Paris!
Art News
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.
Art History
The Hidden Image of Cupid Revealed in a Vermeer Painting restored in Germany
Aug 26, 2021
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The Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, Germany, launched a major restoration two years ago to reveal a Cupid that was hidden beneath layers of paint. The museum's painting gallery, Gemaldegalerie Alte Meister, will host the restored canvas for the first time in September.
Art News
Artists recall 11 September
Sep 10, 2021
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On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, artists pay tribute to the victims, and in their own way evoke this dramatic event which shocked the whole world
Art News
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.
Artist Portraits
Éric Lespinasse: The visual poetry of a master of light
Oct 12, 2023
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Éric Lespinasse is a Parisian photographer and digital artist whose work combines light, poetry, and modernity with rare elegance. His works capture the ephemeral, creating frozen moments that are both intimate and universal.
Artist Portraits
From Bad Painting to Computer Painting: The Evolution of Albert Oehlen
Jan 15, 2025
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Albert Oehlen is a renowned German artist known for his innovative approach to abstract and figurative painting, blending traditional techniques with digital art. His work, often associated with the "Bad Painting" movement, challenges conventional notions of beauty and artistic expression.
Art News
After more than 90 years, an Egon Schiele painting of his uncle has been rediscovered
May 6, 2022
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The portrait, which was last seen in 1930, will be displayed in Vienna and will also be part of a collection of non-fungible tokens.
Art News
The famous artist Miss Tic died at the age of 66
May 23, 2022
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The street artist never stopped creating her legend on Paris's walls, on dilapidated facades, under a street lamp, on a dead end, or a poorly lit pavement.
Lifestyle
The Year of the Tiger - Chinese New Year 2022
Jan 30, 2022
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The Tiger is the animal of the year 2022 for the Chinese Community. Starting on February 1, 2022, and concluding on January 21, 2023, it is a 12-month period. Every 60 years, there is a year known as the Water Tiger year. Discover our collection about this enigmatic animal that inspired so many artists around the world.
Art News
Anna Delvey, an imprisoned scammer, is'reinventing' herself by minting NFTs
Jun 17, 2022
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Anna Delvey is currently serving time for defrauding the rich and famous. Each NFT depicts a stylized version of an episode from Delvey's own life.
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
Aéro: airbrush and charcoal
Feb 22, 2023
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"When I work on a portrait, my inspiration comes first of all from the photographer's photos with the poses, the contrasts and the lights that the subject brings, then it comes naturally".
Art News
Archie Moore's Australian Pavilion wins the Golden Lion at the Venice Biennale
Apr 22, 2024
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Archie Moore from Australia has clinched the Golden Lion for Best National Participation at the 60th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia (Foreigners Everywhere, April 20 - November 24)...
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Artist Hugh Hayden Returns to Texas Embracing His Roots
Oct 31, 2024
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Hugh Hayden’s latest solo exhibition, Homecoming, at the Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas, delves into themes of memory, identity, and resilience. Dallas, the city where Hayden grew up, serves as the backdrop for a nostalgic yet thought-provoking display that merges his past with his art...
Art History
Women of art
Jun 1, 2022
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Unfortunately, our art historical past has often eclipsed, omitted and concealed the importance, and weight, exerted by the "fairer sex" within it. In this context, it seems necessary to bring to light, and thus to memory, the work of women in the art world, with the purpose of making it finally, or further, visible and recognized...
Art History
Very Peri is the color of the year 2022
Jan 2, 2022
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The Pantone Color Institute has declared Very Peri as the color of the year 2022! The most varied shades of this blue hue, infused with red and purple, have distinguished the colors of the main subjects, or details, of some masterpieces of art history...
Artist Portraits
Oleksandr Balbyshev, bright paintings
Aug 31, 2022
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Oleksandr Balbyshev makes very bright paintings through the use of fluorescent colors, metallic and interferential paints and gold leaf...
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 News
Donna Summer's Emotionally Charged Artworks Takes Center Stage in a Freshly Unveiled Documentary and an Auction Event at Christie's
Sep 18, 2023
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"I harbor a concealed existence," singer Donna Summer reveals in the latest HBO documentary, "Love to Love You, Donna Summer." She continues, "You may be gazing at me, but what meets the eye does not reflect my true essence."
Artist Portraits
Anselm Kiefer: Confronting History Through Art
Sep 16, 2024
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Anselm Kiefer, born March 8, 1945, is a distinguished German artist known for his use of unconventional materials to explore themes of history and memory, particularly the Holocaust and Nazi legacy, earning major accolades and international recognition.
Artist Portraits
Misako Chida: I think each artist is one-of-a-kind
Apr 22, 2025
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"I am a self-taught artist, so in the beginning, I had no knowledge of painting techniques. I was born in Yokohama, Japan, but since 1999, I have been living in Dalian, China."...