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Günter Brus, Pioneer of Viennese Actionism, Dies at 85

Günter Brus, one of the last surviving artists associated with the Viennese Actionism movement, passed away on Sunday at the age of 85. His death was confirmed by Kunsthaus Bregenz, a contemporary art institution in Austria, just days before the opening of a major retrospective showcasing Brus’s work. A Visionary Provocateur: The Life and Art […]

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Being Naked and Being Nude are Two Separate Things!

Kenneth Clark’s conceptual distinction between the “naked” and the “nude” looks into the intricate interplay between the human body, art, and society’s perception of it. This distinction offers profound insights into how the presentation of the human form in art can fundamentally alter our understanding of it, transcending the mere physicality of the body to

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