Artist Portraits
JEAN-JACQUES ABDALLAH: The Pyrenees, in by the stone and by the stone
Feb 19, 2020
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Jean-Jacques Abdallah was born among horses in the Hautes-Pyrénées. Fifty years later, he is still looking to renew his gaze on the bestiary of his original mountain, using the stones provided by the massif.
Artist Portraits
Carlos Rodrigues, stone as the main means of expression
Jan 16, 2022
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In Carlos Rodrigues' sculptures, which aim to capture beauty, the artist leaves in stone the signs of its natural texture and the "wounds" of its extraction processes ...
Art History
Art that turns you to stone: depictions of the Medusa
Oct 23, 2022
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From an art-historical point of view, the oldest depictions of Medusa date back to the 8th century B.C., when, on the roofs of Greek and Etruscan temples, her monstrous figure was used as an antefix in order to control and protect sacred buildings...
Art News
The origin of the world, Another paving stone in the pond!
Mar 6, 2015
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In 2011, without notice or explanation, Facebook deactivated the account of one of its subscribers, accusing him of having posted Gustave Courbet's table The Origin of the World on his page. Facebook's lawyer explains that in the general conditions of use, in the event of a dispute, only a court in the state of California is competent and can in no way fall under French law.
Lifestyle
16,000 plastic bottles for a new Stonehenge in Milan
Nov 17, 2022
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A monument that looks like Stonehenge has been put up in Milan. It is made of plastic.
Art News
A huge new contemporary art center opens in Moscow a stone's throw from the Kremlin
Dec 9, 2021
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Despite Putin's attack on artists, Russia's richest man develops a massive modern art center. The center provides new prospects for Russian artists, as long as they stay away from politics.