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#ArtDuringQuarantine: Spotlight on Online Opera in the time of Coronavirus
Art Critique has already shared nine ways to bring the art world to you while you’re quarantined or social distancing
‘Safety Match’: An animation helping people better understand social distancing
More times than not, art doesn’t get created simply for the sake of art. Instead it’s more likely an artist’s
The Olympic pictograms get back to their roots
As spring starts to tease us with a few warm, sunny mid-days, it’s hard not to look forward to the
Art in the time of coronavirus
Amid growing panic over the rapid spread of the coronavirus, some of Italy’s most famous museums are shuttering their doors.
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The Olympic pictograms get back to their roots
As spring starts to tease us with a few warm, sunny mid-days, it’s hard not to look forward to the warm months of summer ahead…and the 2020 Summer Olympics and Paralympics. The Tokyo games are significant as it’s the first
Is the art world’s #MeToo reckoning coming?
A group of Pennsylvania art institutions, including the Philadelphia Museum of Art, are struggling to contain a scandal which might have lingering ramifications for the global art world. The drama escalated last month, when the New York Times shared the
Four security guards investigated in relation to Dresden Green Vault heist
It’s been over three months since Dresden’s Grünes Gewölbe, also known as the Green Vault, was broken into and robbed of dozens of pieces of priceless jewelry. The heist is the largest such robbery since World War II and investigations
La Biennale Architettura 2020 postponed due to coronavirus
As the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, has continued to spread, people around the globe have taken precautions to help lessen its reach. In its wake, a number of museums and exhibitions have been left shuttered as the pressure of the pandemic
The Google Doodle, then and now
When you head out on vacation, one of the most exciting things is setting your out of office reply. That simple note that lets everyone know you’re probably having a great time on a Tuesday while everyone else is working.
Sotheby’s nears $1 billion in private sales during 2019
For the second year running, Sotheby’s has hovered around the $1 billion mark in private sales. While the auction house isn’t a stranger to making billions, it’s usually for their major auctions that can bring in millions in a given
Painting by Artemisia Gentileschi won’t make National Gallery show, but you can still see it
A forthcoming exhibition of works by Artemisia Gentileschi will further solidify her place among the (male) greats in the art historical cannon. The well-known and loved 17th century baroque artist has recently become a more recognised star, but her presence
Rare two-sided painting by Aubrey Beardsley on display in Tate Britain exhibition
Aubrey Beardsley is best-known for his black and white, often erotic, illustrations that shocked the masses in the late 1800s. An upcoming exhibition of his works will include his only attempt at oil painting called Caprice (c. 1894) and a
A Lesson on the Camera Obscura
Purpose of this lesson: The camera obscura is an integral part to understanding how modern day photography developed and how some artists worked. However, it’s a pretty confusing concept if you’ve never really looked into the mechanics of how one
