Category: Art
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Brave new art world: the app that brings galleries into your living room
ArtPassport lets you take a virtual tour of an exhibition from the comfort of your sofa – part a mission by two brothers to demystify the art world
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Yayoi Kusama’s Infinity Mirrors reignites art’s selfie debate
As the Japanese artist’s Instagram-ready works come to Los Angeles, does the city’s obsession with self-image make it the ideal locale or the nadir?
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Louvre Abu Dhabi, the first museum of its kind in the Arab region, opens to the public
Louvre Abu Dhabi, a new cultural landmark for the 21st century, opens to the public on 11 November. The museum’s collection spans the history of humanity and will explore a universal narrative through artworks and artefacts from all over the world. The much-anticipated Louvre Abu Dhabi opens to the public with a spectacular week-long series of…
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Louvre Abu Dhabi: Jean Nouvel’s spectacular palace of culture shimmers in the desert
With its cosmic dome and starry latticework, the French architect’s water-lapped Gulf outpost shuns the petrodollar glitz of its neighbours. But there’s no whitewashing the appalling treatment of the labourers who built its light-filled halls
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German artist Hito Steyerl tops contemporary art power list
Film-maker and writer is first female artist named by ArtReview Power 100 as most influential person
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The phenomenon of ASMR brings the sensorial nature of whisky to life
What if you could feel whisky’s taste with your eyes and ears alone? Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response ( ASMR) is a relaxation method based on acoustic stimuli. ASMR was used by Glenmorangie to revolutionize the whisky experience, inviting single malt lovers to “feel” the taste of three of its award- winning whiskies, The Original, The…