Category: Art
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Second nature: five designers inspired by plants
Harking back to the Victorian era, these designers are breathing new life into botanical illustration. By Emma Love
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The Paris Biennial: A Cultural and Artistic Back-to-School Week in 2017
The Paris Biennial will be held from Monday, September 11 to Sunday, September 17, 2017; Vernissage: Sunday, September 10, 2017. With the announcement of its annualization, The Paris Biennial is adopting a shorter, more dynamic format, while offering two potential weekends to French and international collectors and professionals. The pieces to be unveiled at the…
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Sonia Delaunay. Art, Design and Fashion
Sonia Delaunay’s work extends to painting, textile design and stage set design. She was the first living female artist to have a retrospective exhibition at the Louvre in 1964, and in 1975 was named an officer of the French Legion of Honor. “Sonia Delaunay. Art, Design and Fashion” at Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza in Madrid is the…
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Want to try slow tourism? First give up your guidebook
Florence’s Uffizi Gallery wants to discourage casual visitors, promoting repeat visits at different times. It’s a noble aim: we should all learn to take our time
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Banksy stencil soars past Hay Wain as UK’s favourite work of art
Bristol street artist’s Girl with Balloon, originally stencil on side of bridge, beats Constable idyll in poll of nation’s best-loved art
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Send me a masterpiece: the museum texting its artworks to anyone who asks
Fancy a Lichtenstein? How about a Warhol? San Francisco’s MoMA will now send you anything from its collection – all you have to do is ask the artbot