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Slava’s Snowshow returning to Broadway- the magic of clown

Brandon Lorimer 1 September 2019

Leading lights - Experts

NEA releases survey of how adults in America interact with the arts

Katherine Keener 27 January 2020

Must see - Exhibitions

The Obama portraits, by Kehinde Wiley and Amy Sherald, to tour five US cities

Katherine Keener 24 January 2020

Must see - Exhibitions

‘100 Years | 100 Women’ at the Armory

Katherine Keener 23 January 2020

Leading lights - Experts

Unusual 1889 portrait of Van Gogh found to be a self-portrait

Katherine Keener 21 January 2020

Must see!

The Obama portraits, by Kehinde Wiley and Amy Sherald, to tour five US cities

Getting to meet the president of the United States is an honour that many people won’t see in their lifetime. Usually, the closest you get is visiting Washington DC, the Capitol Building, or, by heading to the National Portrait Gallery (NPG) in DC to see the official presidential portraits. Of course, getting to DC is […]

‘100 Years | 100 Women’ at the Armory

One hundred years ago this year, women, and a handful of men, in the US fought for the right for women to have the vote. Their labour resulted in the 19th Amendment to the US Constitution allowing certain women the right to vote. While the amendment was not totally inclusive, for example, women of colour […]

Conservators give the lamb in the Ghent Altarpiece a facelift, now, everyone is freaking out

When restorationists took to cleaning and conserving the Ghent Altarpiece, no one could have expected the reaction the internet was going to have. Without a doubt, the project, which has already spanned years and is only finished with its second phase, was going to turn heads. The artwork is, of course, one of the most […]

hollow mountain by Rock Bottom Movement filled with absurd heart

To start, I will always have a soft spot for weirdness. If something is masterfully beautiful in presentation but mediocre in meaning, I don’t care. But if something is bizarre and dreadful, I will always prefer the latter. Thankfully, hollow mountain by Rock Bottom Movement is both bizarre and brilliant. The company coming from Toronto […]