Tag: Painting
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Yayoi Kusama’s Pumpkin: dot to dot veggie or metaphor for obliteration?
The Japanese pop artist combines her famous polka dots with Halloween’s motif of choice, the pumpkin
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Shredded Banksy: was Sotheby’s in on the act?
As the auction house puts the work on display, visitor opinions differ about how much it knew
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Dreamers and disrupters: the best art and architecture of autumn 2018
Old and new masters reveal their radical edge, Assemble unveil their Goldsmiths galleries, Fernand Léger seeks utopia, and photography focuses on the facts More autumn picks: Film | TV | Pop | Classical | Theatre | Games
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Beyoncé meets Botticelli: how tabloid photos throw new light on old masters
The Twitter account Tabloid Art History juxtaposes celebrity shots with artworks they resemble. It’s a game that works because great art is universal
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Why taking it slow in an art gallery could change your life
Got time on your hands? Why not try Tate Modern’s ‘slow looking’ sessions? Being encouraged to look at a Hockney painting on a school trip completely altered my world view
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‘I’m a billionaire, but I’m not a big spender’
Entrepreneur David McCourt on buying art, his 30 blue suits, and why he likes living in hotels