2020 exhibition to highlight Artemisia Gentileschi
The National Gallery’s (NG) recently acquired and freshly conserved Self-portrait as Saint Catherine of Alexandria by Artemisia Gentileschi, which recently debuted at the NG, will be one of the highlights […]
Jean-Paul Marcheschi’s dark art
Jean-Paul Marchesci returns to Toulouse for an ambitious exhibit hosted by the Paul-Dupuy Museum that seems a bit like a retrospective. He “returns” because the artist still maintains close ties […]
VMFA receives gift of artwork by Asher B. Durand making museum donation history
Tis the season for holiday giving, right? This year, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) received an extra special gift. In a December 13th press release, the museum announced […]
Roland Barthes goes to the movies
Bringing some of the major influences in the Humanities into the context of film criticism is the zeitgeist of the moment. As an example, in 2011 Patrice Maniglier and Dork […]
Tomás Saraceno, Aerocene, upturned umbrellas, and Art Basel
During the week of Miami’s Art Basel, 40 upturned silver umbrellas dotted Miami Beach between 21st and 22nd Street resembling large-scale industrialized petunias. The structures were a part of Berlin-based […]
Tim Burton to take over the Neon Museum in 2019
With Christmas upon us, people everywhere are settling in to watch their favourite seasonal movies. For some this might mean a night of popcorn and Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before […]
Gentileschi debut at the National Gallery…but was it plundered by Nazis?
In May of last year, London’s National Gallery (NG) acquired its 1st painting by Artemisia Gentileschi, an Italian Renaissance painter and pioneering female artist. The painting represents one female artist […]
