Art History
Basquiat's symbolism in contemporary art
Sep 25, 2022
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The relevance of Jean-Michel Basquiat's creative flair continues to be felt within contemporary art, expressing itself through the work of artists, who, driven by the same impulse of denunciation, strongly desire to give voice to the unresolved dramas of racism and marginalization...
Art History
Palmyra's Stolen Sculptures Returned to Syria
Nov 26, 2021
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Three plundered statues from Palmyra are being returned to Syria. They were stolen from the ancient city in 2009 or 2010 and discovered by Swiss police. The UN has demanded their return after a trial in 2020, and now they will be handed over to Syrian officials.
Art History
Some symbols of New York "translated" by art
Jan 25, 2023
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10 minutes read
Beginning after the Second World War, the center of world art, the hothouse of all new trends, as well as the creative market, has gradually shifted from Paris to New York, therefore, an art historian from the old continent like me, cannot escape from pretending to ask for the fateful working vacations...
Art News
System K: a film not to be missed.
Jan 20, 2020
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There are relatively few films or documentaries about art and artists. On African art and artists even less. So when there is one, we all rush to the movies!
Artist Portraits
Gabriel Cristian Matei: art symbolically represent the territory of absolute freedom
Nov 4, 2023
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10 minutes read
"I believe that art symbolically represent the territory of absolute freedom."...
Art News
Many historic sites destroyed after earthquakes that hit Turkey and Syria
Feb 7, 2023
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2 minutes read
Turkey and Syria both had quakes. Gaziantep Castle and other historic sites were damaged.
Artist Portraits
Sylvie Julkowski-Egard, the love of portraits
Nov 30, 2022
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8 minutes read
Sylvie Julkowski-Egard took oil painting lessons from 2006 to 2009. She then began to exhibit in her region, then in Paris (Salon des Artistes Français at the Grand Palais, Salon des Peintres du Marais, Salon d'Automne )...
Invest in Art
How do I buy a work using the “Dation in payment” system?
Jul 12, 2023
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The dation in payment in France makes it possible to pay a tax by offering the State a work of art or a cultural asset of heritage interest, thus reducing the amount of tax to be paid and preserving the artistic and cultural heritage in l integrating into public collections.
Invest in Art
How to buy a work while benefiting from the tax deferral system in France?
Jul 16, 2023
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The tax deferral system in France allows taxpayers subject to the IFI to buy a work of art and defer the taxation of its value as long as it is kept in their assets, for a fixed period, but taxation will be due if the work is sold before the end of the period.
Art News
Sylvester Stallone was selling his own paintings for $ 5 apiece to pay for the school bus
Dec 7, 2021
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2 minutes read
The famous actor presents in Hagen in Germany his third exhibition in a German museum. This is the opportunity to discover his early works.