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Visitors gather around a red sandstone Goddess of abundance, Sri Lakshmi, on loan from the National Museum, New Delhi, 2nd century C.E. at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Credit: Elizabeth Bick for The New York Times | Source: nytimes.com
Buddhist Art: The Mystical Journey Through Time and Spirit
The stunning exhibition “Tree & Serpent: Early Buddhist Art in India, 200 B.C.E.-400 C.E." has been unveiled at the Metropolitan Museum. Curated by John Guy, the groundbreaking logistical and diplomatic venture took a decade to bring to fruition as it assembled over 125 ancient Indian art artifacts under one collection for the first time. The…
Gustav Klimt: Unveiling the Golden Legacy of an Artistic Icon
"Dame mit Fächer (Lady with a Fan)” by Gustav Klimpt was sold for £85.3 million ($108.4 million) in London in June 2023. | Source: cnn.com
Gustav Klimt: Unveiling the Golden Legacy of an Artistic Icon
Opportunities to lay claim to an iconic masterpiece by the globally-renowned Gustav Klimt are rare, as most of his golden treasures are guarded by the museums and collections with the privilege to house them. And that is precisely why Klimt is back in the limelight as his ethereal masterpiece Dame mit Fächer (1918) dazzled on…
Exploring Naïve Art and Primitivism: Bridging the Past and Present in Contemporary Art
“The Dream” (1910) by Henri Rousseau is iconic of the naïve art movement. Credit: MoMA | Image source: bluethumb.com.au/
Exploring Naïve Art and Primitivism: Bridging the Past and Present in Contemporary Art
In Poland, the Warsaw Painters: Sketches from the Art Called Naïve exhibition shines a spotlight on the marginalized figures of Polish postwar art history. Hosted at the Ethnographic Museum in Warsaw until June 4th, 2023, the exhibition celebrates four “naïve artists”: Leonida Płonkowa (1913–1992), Maria Korsak (1907–2002), Halina Walicka (1901–1980), and Łucja Mickiewicz (1894–1979). The…
Art Theft Glamour, Temptation and Mystery
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Art Theft: Glamour, Temptation and MysteryMore than two years have passed since an 18-carat gold toilet valued at $6 million was stolen from an art exhibition at Blenheim Palace in England. And to date, no one has been charged with the theft, nor has anyone come forward to provide any leads – despite a hefty reward offered by the insurance…
Being Jasper Johns - Beyond Flags and Symbols
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Being Jasper Johns – Beyond Flags and Symbols"To be an artist you have to give up everything, including the desire to be a good artist.” - Jasper Johns  Jasper Johns: Mind/Mirror 2021/2022 Between September 29, 2021, and February 13, 2022, the Whitney Museum of American Art, in collaboration with the Philadelphia Museum of Art, will stage simultaneous “mirroring” retrospectives of the almost…
The Dada Baroness - Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven and Principle of Nonacquiescence
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The Dada Baroness – Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven and Principle of NonacquiescenceCaptivated by The Baroness Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven’s ''principle of nonacquiescence,” an American poet and critic Ezra Pound, along with his publisher friend Jane Heap, whom he helped run the celebrated literary magazine The Little Review (1914-1929), were the biggest champions of the Baroness’s provocative Dada literary and artworks. Known for unapologetically pushing sexual boundaries, fighting…
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Dreams, Fantasies and Psychic Automatism – Surrealism ExplainedThere were many influential artistic movements and events that occurred in the beginning and middle of the previous century that shifted people's perceptions. Surrealism, which aims to subvert reality, is an example of this — an art movement that sprang from the demise of Dadaism. Instead of voicing their dissatisfaction with traditional art and life…
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Memory and Mortality: Christian Boltanski“You can tell the truth more truthfully than with the truth itself.” - Christian Boltanski Christian Boltanski, an artist who most often incorporated concepts of memory, chance, and loss in his art, passed away this summer on Wednesday, August 11th. The gallery that represented him, Marian Goodman, has announced his death without a note about…
History of Auctions & Auction Houses
Art Market, Art World
History of Auctions & Auction HousesThe attraction and excitement of an auction are well known, with tantalizingly enticing prices for often rare and desirable objects and collectibles. In this day and age, this is especially true, in the backdrops of mass-market consumerism and uber-wealthy collectors' lust to obtain one-of-a-kind and unique art and objects at attractive rates. However, the business…