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Pratiksha Shome According to a historian, Tate Britain “censored” his suggestion for a gallery rehang that would include a J. M. W. Turner picture in the city of London’s current rehang. Marcus Rediker, a historian, alleged in a London Review of Books article that Tate Britain finally rejected his proposal to display Turner’s A […]
Pratiksha Shome Francoise Gilot, who rose above her companion Pablo Picasso’s shadow to find success as a stand-alone artist, passed away at the age of 101. A talented painter, Gilot also published a best-selling memoir in 1964 that chronicled her turbulent relationship with the Spanish modern art titan. She spoke of the “hell” of being
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Pratiksha Shome Rembrandt van Rijn’s 1642 painting, The Night Watch, depicts the Militia Company of District II under the Command of Captain Frans Banninck Cocq, also known as The Shooting Company of Frans Banninck Cocq and Willem van Ruytenburch. Although it is the most well-known painting in the Rijksmuseum’s collection, it is actually in the
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Aditya Sisodia Museums had long served as custodians of history and repositories of cultural treasures, dating back to ancient times when Ennigaldi-Nanna’s museum in Mesopotamia pioneered the concept of curated collections. Today, museums have proliferated exponentially, holding artefacts and nations’ collective cultural wealth. However, can museums transcend their role as mere storehouses of historical relics?
Pratiksha Shome Following complaints of influence from white studio workers, the National Gallery of Australia (NGA) has formally postponed a significant exhibition of Aboriginal artwork that is currently being reviewed. The official postponement of the exhibition Ngura Pulka – Epic Country was announced in a statement from the museum on June 7. The exhibition, which
Pratiksha Shome Rita Asfour was different from most other artists. How many artists would depart Southern California for Las Vegas, only to emerge from retirement to paint showgirls? Rita Asfour was an exception, but most artists are not. The late painter, sculpture, and gallery owner destroyed the barriers dividing high culture from low culture before
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Pratiksha Shome The National Portrait Gallery in London has become the latest battleground for Prince William and Prince Harry’s sibling rivalry, not a biography or an American TV programme. The two princes’ joint image won’t be on show when the museum reopens to visitors later this month after a multimillion-dollar refurbishment. The project was completed
Tsuktiben Jamir Poonah painting was a technique that gained popularity in Victorian England during the 19th century. It revolved around images of flowers, birds, and other objects, imitating Oriental art by applying thick opaque colour on thin paper without adding a backdrop or shading. The art style was trendy among women and, for a long
Pratiksha Shome The removal of a historic stone field in Carnac, a village in northern France, to make room for a hardware shop chain was reported on Thursday by France 24. The area’s prehistoric wealth has been destroyed, according to archaeologist Christian Obeltz of Carnac, who spoke to Agence France Presse. The 39 stones
Pratiksha Shome According to reports, a disastrous dam failure in southern Ukraine has submerged the home museum of the late artist Polina Rayko, whose painting of a dove became a representation of Ukraine’s resistance to the Russian invasion. According to the Associated Press, the Kakhova dam on the Dnieper River broke on Tuesday, flooding dozens
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