Art News
Art and science united for the planet: an innovative project in Finland
Feb 18, 2025
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In Finland, the Climate Clock Oulu project brings together artists and scientists to raise awareness about climate change through an immersive public art trail , which will be inaugurated in June 2026 as part of Oulu 2026, European Capital of Culture.
Artist Portraits
Sabrina Timsit, art born from the love of cultural diversity
Apr 2, 2022
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Sabrina Timsit's art, inspired by a love of cultural diversity, literature and science fiction, is strongly narrative...
Artist Portraits
Tauba Auerbach: Math-Inspired Visual Language
Oct 25, 2024
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7 minutes read
Tauba Auerbach is a contemporary American artist known for her interdisciplinary approach that merges art, mathematics, and science to explore themes of dimensionality and perception. Her work, spanning painting, sculpture, and bookmaking, often challenges traditional understandings of space and visual language through innovative use of geometry and optical illusion.
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Death of Charles Csuri, the precursor of computer art
Mar 9, 2022
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4 minutes read
Charles Csuri died on Sunday at the age of 99. He was a professor of art education and computer science at Ohio State University. Historians dubbed him the "father of computer art" in several works.
Art History
The history of Dutch art: from the Golden centu to contemporary times
Sep 7, 2022
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7 minutes read
The appellation Golden Age denotes that particular period of Dutch history, which, located between the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, i.e., subsequent to the achievement of political autonomy, was marked by a formidable development of science and commerce, to say the least. In this context, the figurative arts, which must necessarily have been affected by, and consequently reflected, this florid climate, flourished to an extraordinary degree...
Artist Portraits
Luigi Veronesi: An Exploration of Geometric Abstraction and Modern Art
Jul 30, 2024
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5 minutes read
Luigi Veronesi, an influential figure in the realm of geometric abstraction, masterfully combined art with mathematics, music, and photography to create a unique visual language...
Art History
How art and video games learn from each other
Sep 14, 2022
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7 minutes read
Referring to the simplest and most accessible definition of art, found on Wikipedia, a widely circulated democratic online encyclopedia, the video game could indeed be associated with the more traditional forms of creativity, as a technological medium in which the avant-garde of science dialogues with the more usual forms of artistic expression...
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."
Art News
Damien Hirst's Controversial Formaldehyde Works of 2017 Disguised as 1990s Creations
Mar 20, 2024
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2 minutes read
Hirst's sculptures, presented as creations from the 1990s, were actually made in 2017, sparking controversy over authenticity and transparency in the art world. The discrepancy highlights broader issues of documentation and interpretation, questioning conventional practices in dating contemporary artworks.
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Original initiative in Oxford, refugees are trained as museum tour guides
Nov 29, 2021
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2 minutes read
Following a £1 million grant from a Saudi organization, more refugees will be trained as tour guides at Oxford University museums. Over the next five years, Alwaleed Philanthropies will sponsor the Multaka project, which will work with 200 refugees and asylum seekers.
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Electric Dreams: Dive into Pre-Internet Art and Tech at Tate Modern
Nov 27, 2024
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2 minutes read
The Electric Dreams exhibition at Tate Modern explores the evolution of digital art, bringing together over 70 artists from the 1950s to the early days of the internet, including vintage tech art, kinetic installations and early virtual reality experiences.
Art News
Yolo: The Revolutionary New Pigment by Stuart Semple
Apr 25, 2025
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3 minutes read
Stuart Semple created Yolo, a revolutionary pigment that uses advanced technologies to produce exceptionally brilliant color, accessible to all artists thanks to a democratic pricing model. This pigment not only redefines artistic possibilities, but also embodies a fight against the monopolization of color by commercial entities.
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The best art schools in Africa
Feb 21, 2025
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Discover the best art schools in Africa, from South Africa to Morocco. These prestigious institutions train the artists and designers of tomorrow through programs of excellence.
Artist Portraits
Glenn Brown: Master of Visual Metamorphosis
Sep 20, 2024
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6 minutes read
Glenn Brown is a highly acclaimed British contemporary artist celebrated for his intricate reimagining of art historical references, pushing the boundaries of painting and sculpture through bold appropriation and transformation. Renowned for his detailed, often surreal works, Brown has exhibited at prestigious institutions worldwide, and his pieces are held in major public collections such as the British Museum, Tate, and MoMA.
Art History
Pointillism in contemporary artistic language
Sep 28, 2022
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8 minutes read
The peculiarities of pointillism are the fruit of the positivist climate of the late 19th century, which, indelibly marked by the prevailing idea of the triumph of progress, as well as the extreme faith in technique and science, came to charge with rationality even the art world, previously dominated by the "romanticism" of the Impressionists...
Pop Culture
Art historical figures distorted in abstract marble sculptures
Mar 18, 2022
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French artist Léo Caillard's sculptures are often anachronistic. His statues of Aphrodite, Laocoön, and Venus appear to have warped, glitched, or transformed into a tight spiral. Caillard is part of a new generation of artists influenced by the advent of the digital age.
Art History
Hot air balloons: protagonists or details
Aug 15, 2023
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8 minutes read
Within the narrative of the history of art, the subject of the hot air balloon has taken on the most varied meanings, tying itself, for example, to the explication of historical events, or referring, in a more or less direct way...
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Artist Nalini Malani wins the Kyoto Prize and $700,000
Jun 26, 2023
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Renowned video artist Nalini Malani, a trailblazer in her field, has been honored with Japan's prestigious Kyoto Prize, which comes with a substantial purse of $700,000.
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Ghanaian artist Ibrahim Mahama reveals how he sold his art to purchase 6 planes for $1Million
Sep 1, 2021
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The artist shares how he used the $1Million he earned from his art to purchase 6 planes which he converted into classrooms for Tamale children. Mahama also used 120 scratched train seats to create a parliament, which he called the "parliament of ghost", a replica of Ghana's parliament chamber.
Artist Portraits
Natasha Yankelevich: From an early age I was immersed in art
Nov 28, 2023
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7 minutes read
"From an early age I was immersed in art: from the age of 4 I took a course at the Academy of Arts, then at an art school, and got a higher education in graphic design. After I completed my studies, I had a strong feeling that I did not want to immerse myself in applied handwork - painting, graphic techniques and other forms of artistic expression that require a complex technical process."...
Artist Portraits
BENOIT PONSOLLE: from origami to scalpel
Sep 19, 2019
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I have always had this passion for paper. I remember my passion for origami in my childhood. As I grew older it evolved a bit. I used to have fun creating paper creations with a scalpel during some boring lessons.
Art News
Steven Spielberg: in the top 10 Hollywood collectors
Sep 20, 2023
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10 minutes read
Steven Allan Spielberg, born on December 18, 1946, is a prominent American filmmaker who wears multiple hats as a director, producer, and screenwriter...
Pop Culture
Quayola transforms Gaudí's Casa Batlló with tree-like light show
Feb 10, 2025
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The artist Quayola transforms Casa Batlló into an immersive work where light projections and modernist architecture interact to create a unique experience. His project "Arborescent" exploits advances in audiovisual to merge art and heritage, reinventing the perception of historical architecture.
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An Italian painter is arrested in connection with the scandal over faked old masters
Jun 29, 2023
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Italian painter Pasquale "Lino" Frongia was arrested in Italy due to an international scandal involving fake Old Masters paintings. Frongia is tied to French art dealer Giuliano Ruffini, who is being investigated for selling fake paintings. Ruffini, his son Mathieu, and Frongia sold art for over $220 million.
Artist Portraits
Gérard Esquerre, the inspiration that comes from a perceptual state
Mar 30, 2022
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5 minutes read
The work of Gérard Esquerre, pioneer of digital art and multi-faceted artist, stems from an almost permanent state of perception...
Artist Portraits
Damien Hirst: Artistic Innovations and Conceptual Masterpieces
Jun 25, 2024
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12 minutes read
Damien Hirst is a British artist known for his provocative and conceptually-driven artworks that explore themes of life, death, and the human condition. He gained international renown for his installations featuring preserved animals and his series of Spot Paintings, which challenge traditional notions of art and perception.
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Takashi Murakami and NFT Creators Take Home Big Prizes at the Webby Awards
Apr 28, 2022
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This year, the Webby Awards, which recognize "excellence on the Internet," gave NFT projects special mention—an unusual designation, given that art is rarely given these awards.
Lifestyle
Josh grew up too fast !
May 8, 2020
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Josh has grown up. You may not have noticed, but he has. This morning at breakfast, he said he was sick of his "baby" bed, his teddy bear and balloon decor. It's a shock. It's time to remove the wall paper and start painting his bedroom.
Art News
Use of artificial intelligence helps Google piece together lost paintings of Gustav Klimt
Oct 13, 2021
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As part of a larger online retrospective of the Austrian Symbolist, the AI project is part of an augmented reality exhibition as well as interactive essays.
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Refik Anadol Reinvents the Guggenheim Bilbao with AI
Mar 11, 2025
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In 2025, the Guggenheim Bilbao will host Living Architecture: Gehry , an immersive installation by Refik Anadol that fuses artificial intelligence and architecture by projecting dynamic visuals based on 35 million archival images. Using advanced 50-channel projection technology and an immersive soundscape, this groundbreaking work explores a new interplay between art, AI, and human creativity .
Artist Portraits
Ellen Gallagher: Afrofuturism and Identity in Art
Oct 10, 2024
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Ellen Gallagher is an American contemporary artist known for her multimedia works that explore themes of race, identity, and history, often blending abstraction with cultural narratives. Her art spans painting, works on paper, film, and video, and is featured in major museum collections worldwide.
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"Several million euros" worth of Celtic gold coins were stolen from a German museum
Nov 25, 2022
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In Manching, Bavaria, a heist in which phone and internet connections were "cut off" led to the theft of coins from the third century.
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How to Take Great Photos of your Artworks?
Feb 26, 2021
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6 minutes read
Throughout this article, we will therefore answer a seemingly simple yet rather complex question: How do I get quality images of my artwork?
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Large-scale leadership restructuring in Italian museums, with Eike Schmidt stepping down from the Uffizi
Dec 20, 2023
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The director of the Florence museum has been appointed as the head of Naples's Capodimonte, and new leaders have also been selected in Milan and Rome, as part of a strategy by the right-wing government...
Art News
Ayoung Kim Wins 2025 LG Guggenheim Prize
Feb 25, 2025
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South Korean digital artist Ayoung Kim has won the prestigious $100,000 2025 LG Guggenheim Prize in recognition of her leadership in merging art and technology. The award highlights the growing importance of digital art and recognizes artistic innovation on an international scale.
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Netherlands ready to spend $ 198m on Rothschild-owned Rembrandt self-portrait
Dec 13, 2021
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The Netherlands is willing to spend $198 million to permanently return a Rembrandt Self-Portrait to the Netherlands. Since 1844, the picture has belonged to the French Rothschild family. The purchase has not yet been completed because the Dutch government is awaiting parliament approval.