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Ai WeiWei: “The Box”

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May
2012
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Ai Weiwei A Living Sculpture 2012 In The Box, Pippy Houldsworth Gallery Chinese artist Ai Weiwei may be strictly forbidden from leaving China, but that hasn’t stopped his voice from carrying far across the world. In fact, his presence is … Continue reading  

Rembrandt & Degas: Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

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Mar
2012
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Van Gogh and Gauguin. Matisse and Picasso. Seurat and Signac. Some of the most famous artists in the history of the world have found camaraderie, admiration, and inspiration in one another. They’ve supported each other’s work, bolstered each other’s spirit, … Continue reading  

A Lost Leonardo da Vinci?

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Mar
2012
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Could one of Leonardo da Vinci’s lost frescos be hidden behind another masterpiece? It’s a captivating idea, one that Maurizio Seracini has been pursuing for more than thirty years. Seracini, an engineering professor and Italian art diagnostician, has been on … Continue reading  

The Stein Exhibit: Parisian Avant Garde at the Met

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Mar
2012
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The Queen: Art and Image

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Mar
2012
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Throughout history, monarchs have always been painted by the leading portraitist of their day. King Henry VIII commissioned Hans Holbein to capture his image, Charles V employed the great Titian, and Charles I was painted by Anthony Van Dyck. Though … Continue reading  

Leonardo Live

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Mar
2012
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It’s been called spectacular, mesmerizing, and even “the most important exhibition in England, if not the world.” The National Gallery’s “Leonardo da Vinci: Painter at the Court of Milan” was a sensational exhibition that brought together the largest number of … Continue reading  

Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry

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Feb
2012
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It was one of the most talked about films at this year’s Sundance Film Festival—provocative, daring, and incredibly enlightening. Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry introduced the audience to an artist who has become an iconic figure for his outspoken personality and … Continue reading  

Ai Weiwei To Design 2012 Serpentine Gallery Pavilion

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Feb
2012
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Since 2000, the Serpentine Gallery in London has commissioned some of the world’s most celebrated architects and artists to design a pavilion on the gallery’s grounds. The pavilion is a temporary adjunct to the gallery that provides a distinctive showcase … Continue reading  

Discovery At The Prado: Mona Lisa

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Feb
2012
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The famous Prado museum in Madrid has made an astounding discovery—a copy of Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa that dates back to the early 1500s. The sensational find marks a turning point for Leonardo scholars and art historians alike, shedding … Continue reading  

The Importance Of Conservatorship

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Feb
2012
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In the summer of 1987, an unemployed former soldier, armed with a shotgun hidden underneath his clothing made his way through a number of museums and galleries in London. Just before closing time at the National Gallery, he drew his … Continue reading