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An art historian explains how Vincent van Gogh went from an unknown painter to one of the world’s most expensive artists.
Museums have pushed the narrative of Vincent van Gogh as a ‘tortured genius’ for decades, but in its 50th year the Van Gogh Museum is questioning this approach.
What will happen to this villa and its unique collection of 16th- and 17th-century ceiling paintings?
Sasha Huber’s work often involves renaming colonial landmarks, including a mountain in Switzerland.
The artist’s fabled archive spans his entire career, showcasing his playful curiosity, his need for beauty and his respect for style.
During the medieval and early modern era, the Iberian Peninsula was an extraordinary cultural melting pot.
Historically, baldness was treated with neutrality, as a regular part of daily life. Ancient Egyptians had different balding hairstyles
Critics will say that immersive exhibitions destroy art but Hockney is ready to challenge them with his hour-long show
Pam Longobardi collects and documents ocean plastic waste and transforms it into public art and photography. Her work makes statements about consumption, globalism and conservation.
In the age of the Black Lives Matter movement, Basquiat’s work is more relevant than ever. It highlights racial inequality and violence against racialized people.
The technology’s focus on the framing of the artistic task amounts to the fetishization of the creative moment – and devalues the journey that waters the seed of an idea to its fruition.
Bringing colour and emotional depth, Baunbach’s adaptation is a good companion to DeLillo’s searing novel.
You can set up a studio space on the dining table or the floor. One way to encourage your child to begin creating is to place freshly sharpened pencils in a jar.
Closing racist exhibitions is a good step, but it doesn’t go far enough to decolonise our museums – an expert explains.
From plane stairs that lead nowhere to paintings of empty towns, these artists depict the experience of Albanian immigrants.
Lensa is the new AI digital artist you can keep in your pocket. Its ‘creations’ have taken over Twitter and Instagram – but the reception has been mixed.
Creators of NFT art are organizing themselves into new art scenes, but they are still searching for cultural legitimacy while museums remain skittish.
Rutland’s Roman villa caused a media storm when it was first discovered in 2020 – now researchers have returned to uncover even more surprises.
Hockney’s 20 Flowers and Some Bigger Pictures depict joy in the humdrum of domesticity.
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Joanna Mendelssohn is a Friend of The Conversation.Honorary (Senior Fellow) School of Culture and Communication University of Melbourne. Editor in Chief, Design and Art of Australia Online, The University of Melbourne
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Honorary Professor, Edith Cowan University
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Director, Gender and Women's History Research Centre, Australian Catholic University
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Associate Professor in History of Art, University of Nottingham
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Visiting Researcher in Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies, Cardiff University
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Reader in Intellectual Property Law, City, University of London
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Associate Professor of Visual Communication in the School of Design, University of Technology Sydney
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Philosopher, The University of Melbourne
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Dean, College of Fine Arts, UNSW Sydney
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Associate Director Student Experience, Monash University
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Professor in Art, Curtin University
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Professor, Director of the Art & AI Lab, Rutgers University
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Adjunct Professor of Art History, Australian National University
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Ruth Coulter Heede Professor of Art History, Case Western Reserve University
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Senior Lecturer in History of Modern and Contemporary Art and Visual Culture, University of Exeter
