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What will happen to this villa and its unique collection of 16th- and 17th-century ceiling paintings?
A new three-part series brings together a wealth of material and voices to present new films, photographs, stories and theories about the brilliant artist.
Historically, baldness was treated with neutrality, as a regular part of daily life. Ancient Egyptians had different balding hairstyles
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.
Americans of all stripes have long embraced the culture of the ancient Mediterranean, using ancient ideals to navigate a new world.
Hammamet with Its Mosque, a little picture with a monumental impact, belies a complex history of cross-cultural encounter.
People in our experiments liked art by women – but believed women’s paintings are less attractive for investment.
Gathered throughout the period of the British empire and gifted to the people of Glasgow, this famous collection is both spectacular and problematical.
A retrospective of John Byrne’s work over six decades reveals why he is one of Scotland’s most important artists.
Their drawings and paintings often express a mix of horror, fear, hope and beauty.
It has been tradition for soldiers to have a drink with Chloé at the Young and Jackson Hotel since the first world war.
The ‘fool the eye’ cakes hearken back to popular paintings from another period in American history when there was anxiety over fakes, fraudsters and misinformation.
The journal of a Pre-Raphaelite writer might help explain today’s turn to spiritualism.
Jeffrey Smart is admired for his carefully structured paintings of Tuscany and Rome. This National Gallery of Australia’s centenary celebration of his birth takes the viewer back to Adelaide.
Breathless headlines of artificial intelligence discovering or restoring lost works of art ignore the fact that these machines rarely, if ever, reveal one secret or solve a single mystery.
Researchers have long tried to unravel the puzzle of Jan van Eyck’s use of perspective in his masterpiece, the Arnolfini Portrait. New research suggests he may have had help from a novel machine.
Art is a risky investment, with estimated long-run returns, on average, below stocks. But investing in artworks may provide diversification to an investment portfolio, as well as enjoyment.
A special gallery in London’s Kew Gardens allows the visitor to travel the world via the 800-plus detailed paintings of Marianne North, Victorian-era adventurer and botanical artist.
Beyond creativity and thinking skills, arts education will help you enhance your communication and expressive skills, as well as boosting your confidence and self-esteem.
Top contributors
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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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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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Associate Professor in History of Art, University of Nottingham
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Professor, Director of the Art & AI Lab, Rutgers University
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Professor, The University of Melbourne
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Master of Art in Gallery and Museum Management Program Director, Western Colorado University
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Honorary fellow of the Grimwade Centre for Cultural Materials Conservation, The University of Melbourne
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Lecturer in Creative Media Practice and New Media Art, University of the West of Scotland
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Honorary Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Director Student Experience, Monash University
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Director, Gender and Women's History Research Centre, Australian Catholic University
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Research Program Leader, Surfaces and Nanosciences, CSIRO
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Senior Lecturer in Climate Science, Australian National University
