Topsy Turvy
A collaboration between health-care leaders and artists illuminates what it has been like leading, working, and living through the pandemic.
One of the hand prints discovered in Tibet that is believed to have been made by children.
Matthew Bennett
Prehistoric hand and footprints analysed by a team of researchers are an early example of art.
Yusuf Grillo contributed significantly to art and art education in Nigeria.
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Yusuf Grillo charted a path in African art and enabled the emergence of more artists.
Project citizen-photographers from Las Cruces, Colombia.
Edwin Cubillos Rodriguez
People wanted to use photography not only to document the aftermath of war and violence, but also to actively support peace.
The eruption of Krakatoa in 1883 sent volcanic dust and gases circling the Earth, creating spectacular sunsets captured by artists.
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The Rev. Sereno Edwards Bishop mobilized ship captains to track the extraordinary sunsets appearing around the world after Krakatau erupted in 1883.
The Uffizi gallery in Florence, Italy was unhappy over Pornhub’s use of Botticelli’s Venus, which they house.
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The Uffizi Gallery in Florence has threatened legal action against Pornhub for use of its art in pornographic work.
Sculptor Ian Rank-Broadley photographs his sculpture of Princess Diana.
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Reactions to the new figure embody the problems that come with recreating the images of modern icons
A woman walks past a mural in Vancouver, B.C. The power of public art is its ability to turn artistic practice into a social action.
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When public art pairs artistic expression with community engagement, it can honour the diverse communities that share public spaces and spur important conversations.
The Thinker by Auguste Rodin.
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All muscles and sensuous flesh, its hyper and toxic masculinity puts this Rodin scholar off the artist’s most famous artwork.
The Hekking Mona Lisa is arguably the most famous reproduction of Leonardo da Vinci’s masterpiece.
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The reproduction of Leonardo da Vinci’s work is set to fetch a lot at auction. But why would a fake cost so much?
Somerset House is an example of enlightenment architecture, which precluded greenery which was believed to obscure its strong lines and go against ‘reason’.
Ed Reeve
All symmetrical lines and strict proportions, Enlightenment architecture believed that nature got in the way of reason.
Galleries are great places for solo trips.
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Whether it’s a day out with the kids or a solo visit, these tips will achieve the experience you want.
TIX from Norway has the stand-out costume of 2021.
EROBIN VAN LONKHUIJSE
Eurovision costumes embody the cultural values, national spirit and expressive agency of the artist. Here are the best (and weirdest) of the bunch.
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A formula found often in nature, many artists believe that following the golden ratio leads to the most aesthetically pleasing work. It can also accidentally turn up in musicals.
The style and date given for the painted room never sat right with MA Katritzky, who spent lockdown investigating whether the room was actually created by one of Britain’s greatest painters.
Nike ad in New York in 2018, showing former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick after his 2016 kneeling protest. Could a corporation sell an act like Kaepernick’s ‘kneel’ as an NFT?
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When we see the high prices some are paying for NFT art, we must assume more performances, and potentially, acts of protest, could circulate as NFTs.
Painting Queen Charlotte, the artist Nathaniel Dance-Holland employed quite a bit of creative licence, if her courtiers and critics are to be believed.
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Not everything that was painted can be taken as fact.
The Banksy print that was burnt.
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A blockchain company has bought a piece of Banksy artwork worth US$95,000 and burnt it.
Still from ‘Mars’ by Grimes x Mac.
Grimes x Mac
The digital tokens are a way to create scarcity and an aura of authenticity in an online world of infinite copying, pasting and remixing.
Nito Souji
Seeking isolation can lead to creativity and a deeper understanding of oneself, as these artworks show.