Art News
"Forever is Now," Egypt's first contemporary art exhibition at the foot of the pyramids
Nov 9, 2021
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The exhibition, which depicts "the merger of art, history, and heritage," was organized by the private Egyptian company Art d'Egypte in collaboration with the government and Unesco.
Art History
Food in art
Dec 2, 2021
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Christmas is getting closer and closer, and with it, also the big binges! In the figurative arts, the association between food and art has lasted for centuries, so much so that the most famous artists of all time, including Raphael, Caravaggio, Rembrandt, Giorgio Morandi and Renato Guttuso, have not spared themselves from facing this topical...
Art History
Different forms of classicism
Jul 13, 2022
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Contemporary classicism is an artistic trend of our times, aimed at reinterpreting, in a novel and original way, the quest for perfection and verisimilitude, as well as the exaltation of the human figure and the investigation of the natural datum, which distinguished ancient art and its "revivals"...
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New artist order form
Jan 18, 2016
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We have simplified the buying process. You can now easily create and edit purchase orders for your customers.
Art News
Artmajeur on Forbes Home page
Oct 4, 2017
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An excellent article of the journalist Audrey Chabal on Artmajeur currently makes the home page of Forbes
Lifestyle
Giant Footprint by Artist The Krank at Paxos Biennale Reflects Humanity's Destructive Ecological Footprint
Jun 14, 2022
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Greek visual artist The Krank has completed a 1,000 square-meter land art project near Greece's Mongonissi bay for the Paxos Biennale 2022. The large-scale installation is a poignant metaphor for humanity's ongoing and devastating impact on ecological systems around the world.
Art History
American art: from "follower" to "influencer"
Mar 16, 2022
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America, with its artists, masterpieces and movements, has indelibly marked the history of Western art, imposing itself as a force promoting tastes and trends. But has it always been so?
Artist Portraits
Arina Apostolova, the focus on spiritual development
Dec 31, 2022
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Arina Apostolova started drawing at the age of 16 when she wanted to become an architect in 2006. During her studies at the Academy of Architecture she successfully progressed in all directions, but in painting and drawing classes her work attracted the most attention...
Lifestyle
Top 10 Artists to Follow on TikTok
Jan 29, 2021
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With more than 800 Million active users worldwide, TikTok has become in just few years one of the most popular social networks of the new generation.
Art History
5 Artistic Destinations in the Footsteps of Great Artists
May 21, 2021
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This article is dedicated to art and travel enthusiasts. Through artworks of legendary artists - Van Gogh, Munch, Hopper, Monet and Friedrich - go on an adventure along new trails that will make you discover or rediscover high places of Art History.
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New artists to discover and follow - March 2020
Mar 24, 2020
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NEW ARTISTS TO DISCOVER AND FOLLOW, Week of March 9 to 20, 2020
Art History
Pollution in art: Turner, Monet and Boccioni "forerunners" of environmental art
Feb 5, 2023
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The nineteenth- and twentieth-century reality, as told by artists, who, like Turner, Monet and Boccioni, documented, without any pretense of ecological denunciation, worthy of the more contemporary Environmental Art, Land Art and Ecological Art...
Artist Portraits
Alain Bouillot, gives a second life to forgotten and discarded elements
Nov 30, 2021
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Alain Bouillot is an artist who gives a second life to forgotten, discarded elements. He denounces junk food, the invasion of waste and warns of the consequences on the environment!
Art News
The 4th Lyon International Street Art Festival at the forefront of new technologies
Oct 18, 2022
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The Peinture fraiche (Wet Parinting) international street art festival is back at the Halle Debourg in Lyon (France). A new show set in the present, where music and new technologies are everywhere. Here's what you can look forward to.
Art News
Cyber Analyst from US Air Force Arrested in NFT Fraud Scheme
Jan 22, 2024
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A senior U.S. Air Force cyber analyst, Devin Alan Rhoden, was arrested for his involvement in a fraudulent NFT scheme, promoting worthless UndeadApes NFTs and profiting from the deceit. His actions, including withdrawing substantial funds and boasting about the scam on Discord, have brought him under legal scrutiny, marking a significant case in digital asset fraud.
Art History
From the eyes to the hands to the mouth: painting and food!
Jul 26, 2023
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In the center of the canvas is arranged a realistic woven wicker cenestra, intent on "caring for," as well as "cradling," the roughly twelve specimens of fruit of various kinds, which it jealously guards inside, depicted with the intention of showing them to the viewer, who, in any case, must limit himself only to looking at...
Art News
The new Tate Britain show will focus on the work of women artists
Feb 21, 2023
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The Tate Britain announced earlier this week that when it rehangs its galleries on May 23, women artists from the 17th century to the present will be given more attention.
Art News
Medical Coalition Retreats from Planned Event at D.C. Memorial Following Public Backlash
Dec 29, 2023
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A coalition of medical professionals canceled their event at a Washington, D.C. memorial after facing public criticism. Their planned gathering was deemed inappropriate due to the sensitive nature of the memorial site.
Art News
Banksy's Renowned Artwork Undergoes Second Title and Date Change Following Auction Drama
Jan 24, 2024
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Banksy's artwork, originally titled "Girl with Balloon" and later renamed "Love is in the Bin" following its partial shredding at a 2018 auction, has undergone a second title and date change. The piece, now called "Girl Without Balloon," was re-dated to 2021 after fetching a record-breaking sum at a subsequent auction.
Artist Portraits
Kanzas Anthony: I don't copy, I don't follow, and I don't have expectations
Jun 21, 2023
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"To be brutally honest, nothing inspired me to create art; it seems that the decision to create is more like an on/off switch, whereas in my case I started to create for no real reason: it just happened, I never forced creation, it always fell and I seized it."
Art News
Andy Warhol silkscreen that Alice Cooper "completely forgot" he owned is going to be auctioned off
Oct 27, 2021
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Larsen Gallery in Scottdale, Arizona, will auction the red Little Electric Chair (1964) silkscreen for $2.5 million to $4.5 million.
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 News
Jane Fonda will sell a large collection of Outsider art at Christie's
Jan 3, 2023
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The actor and activist said, "I couldn't believe how lively, energetic, brave, and raw these works were."
Art News
Klimt Masterpiece Lost for 100 Years Sold for €30 Million
Apr 25, 2024
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A Gustav Klimt painting, missing for a century, was sold for €30 million at an auction in Vienna. The artwork, titled "Portrait of Fraulein Lieser," is believed to depict a member of a prominent Jewish industrialist family and was sold under adherence to the Washington Principles for returning Nazi-looted art.
Art News
An Andy Warhol valued at $ 20,000 for sale for only $ 250
Oct 26, 2021
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MSCHF, a collective of artists, has pulled another prank. Original Andy Warhol drawing being sold alongside 999 high-quality forgeries. Collectors will be able to purchase one of the 1,000 pieces starting Monday for $250. MSCHF seeks to make Warhol's art available to those who might not otherwise be able to buy it.
Art News
Sold for £ 1million and then self-destroyed, could Banksy's painting sell for £ 6million?
Sep 3, 2021
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Love Is in the Bin (2018) will be on sale at Sotheby's London's contemporary art night sale. Alarm was set inside canvas just as it reached £860,000 (£1.04m with fees). The canvas was partially ripped apart when viewers turned to look at it.
Artist Portraits
Althea, the passion for acrylic
Jun 11, 2022
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Althea is a self-taught painter, who started with the watercolor technique, then painted in oil and finally found her happiness with acrylic...
Art History
A mouth for 9 artists
Apr 26, 2023
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Throughout the long and controversial narrative of art history there was a time, to be located roughly from the beginning of the events of human existence until the arrival of the Avant-gardes, when lips were mainly immortalized within the faces of the effigies...
Art History
What's the color for 2024?
Jan 2, 2024
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Before revealing the color of the year clearly, I'll provide you with some clues that will gradually lead us to the shade chosen as the 2024 Pantone color. To begin in this direction, there is a fruit that can introduce us to the hue chosen by this American company, and that is the peach, whose juicy nectar has also inspired great masterpieces in the history of art by masters such as....
Art News
Egon Schiele Works Are Returned to the Heirs of a Jewish Art Collector Following a New York Investigation
Sep 21, 2023
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The heirs of a Jewish art patron who died in a concentration camp in 1941 recently received seven Egon Schiele pieces that were just returned to them by the Manhattan District Attorney's office...
Art News
House for sale for half a billion euros, with a ceiling signed by Caravaggio
Oct 25, 2021
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Caravaggio adorned the Casino di Villa Boncompagni Ludovisi, also known as Villa Aurora, in around 1597.
Art History
Piet Mondrian: for a correct interpretation
Dec 11, 2022
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The interpretation of an abstract work of art is, for the viewer, more complex and less intuitive than its figurative counterpart, so much so that if we look at a portrait, thanks also to the information drawn from its title, it is possible to understand both the identity of the sitter and his or her relationship with the artist, which is often the reason behind the creation of the masterpiece itself...
Artist Portraits
Isabelle Pelletane, the passion for color
Nov 18, 2021
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Isabelle Pelletane paints in series with a visible physical commitment that the artist puts into her work.
Art News
Aigle de Nice - Call for Applications
Jul 10, 2017
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L'Aigle de Nice is an Association Law 1901 registered at the Prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes. It was founded in 1988 by the French variety singer-songwriter Alain Bideaux, who is still its President. Since then, it has been organizing every November an International Grand Prix for Plastic Arts open to all.
Lifestyle
Anderson Cooper: the obsession for art
Sep 28, 2023
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Anderson Hays Cooper, born on June 3, 1967, is a prominent American broadcast journalist and political analyst who presently serves as the anchor for CNN's renowned news program...
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.