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Celebrating Spring: Exploring the Artistry of Vasant Panchami
May 15, 2024
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Vasant Panchami, celebrated on the fifth day of the Magha month in the Hindu calendar, marks the transition from winter to spring. Central to the festival is the worship of Saraswati, the goddess of learning, with devotees adorning yellow attire symbolizing knowledge and auspiciousness. Rituals include ceremonial baths of Saraswati's idol and elaborate pujas seeking blessings for academic success and artistic endeavors.
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Christie’s Website Down Following Cyberattack Ahead of Key Spring Auctions
May 13, 2024
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Just days before its major spring auctions, Christie's auction house experienced a cyberattack that brought down its website, redirecting users to a temporary page with contact details. The incident has disrupted preparations for the auctions, including the sale of significant artworks like a Monet painting and a Basquiat piece, highlighting the increasing cyber vulnerabilities in the art market.
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Setsubun: Celebrating Tradition through Art
Jun 6, 2024
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7 minutes read
Setsubun is a traditional Japanese festival marking the day before the beginning of spring, rooted in ancient Chinese customs introduced to Japan in the 8th century. It involves various rituals aimed at expelling evil spirits and inviting good fortune, such as bean-throwing and eating ehōmaki, with its themes and symbols inspiring contemporary art that highlights the festival's enduring cultural significance.
Art History
Artistic Depictions of Qingming: A Visual Narrative
May 31, 2024
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8 minutes read
The Qingming Festival, a traditional Chinese holiday for ancestor veneration, is observed globally by ethnic Chinese communities. Originating over 2500 years ago, its significance today is credited to Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty. With rituals like tomb-sweeping and offerings, it honors ancestral bonds and themes of remembrance and filial piety, depicted in both classic and modern art.
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Embracing Tradition and Artistry: The Taoist Celebration of Chinese New Year
May 16, 2024
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5 minutes read
Chinese New Year, or the Spring Festival, celebrates the dawn of a new year in the traditional Chinese calendar, bridging cultures and continents with its vibrant festivities. Rooted in ancient rituals and beliefs, from the cleansing of homes to the sharing of symbolic foods, it honours celestial deities and cherished ancestors. Embraced by diverse communities worldwide, its enduring traditions evoke prosperity, happiness, and longevity. 
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3,000 Ukrainian Artists you can support today: an exclusive selection of contemporary artists from Ukraine by Artmajeur
Jun 9, 2022
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2 minutes read
We've done everything we can to help Ukrainian artists sell their work worldwide. Many artists left the country, and airlines and banks ceased conducting business there, causing complications. We've worked with artists, payment processors, and shipping firms to make buying Ukrainian art secure and easy. Artmajeur is proud to show unique works by over 3000 Ukrainian artists that you can view, collect, and buy safely.
Art History
Women of art
Jun 1, 2022
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7 minutes read
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...
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Art that celebrates beach life
Jun 8, 2022
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7 minutes read
It is surely impossible to list and describe all the many works, including painting, photography, and performance, that have immortalized beach life and, consequently, also the changes in the sea motions and customs of bathers over time. Nonetheless, John Constable's Brighton Beach (1824) and Edvard Munch's Man at the Bath (1916) are certainly noteworthy, though oftentimes little known...
Lifestyle
Artmajeur Magazine N°30
Jun 21, 2024
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1 minutes read
Contemporary art is constantly evolving by integrating various influences, illustrating the diversity of human expressions. Artists like Moctarmast Ly, Andrii Kyrychenko, Elodie Lemerle and Ulla Kuehnle bring unique perspectives through impactful graphic works, explorations of Abstract Expressionism, poetic scenes of Paris and dynamic celebrations of sport.
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Artmajeur Magazine N°29
Mar 28, 2024
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1 minutes read
Contemporary art, constantly evolving thanks to innovative artists and cities like Dubai, The contemporary art scene, marked by artists such as Nataliya Bagatskaya and Carlos Canet Fortea, is a melting pot of diversity and innovation. Dubai, with its futuristic luxury landscape, has become an essential hub for global art, fostering a rich dialogue between cultures and creations.

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