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The organizers of Art Basel Miami Beach have decided to cancel the event until next year. ‘Beyond the Streets’ will launch a new online art fair for December 5th and 6th. Art News of the Week 31 August - 6 September 2020

The organizers of Art Basel Miami Beach have decided to cancel the event until next year. ‘Beyond the Streets’ will launch a new online art fair for December 5th and 6th. The Massachusetts-based Cordova Sculpture Park and Museum have named Sonya Clark as the winner of this year’s $35,000 Rappaport Award. Le Cirque was a work of Jean Dubuffet from 1970 but that he did not finish in the large-scale…

The art of landscape painting refers to the painting of outdoor scenes. The choice of scenery by artists has changed over time, it was more common in the past to paint scenery such as fields, rivers, valleys, mountains, coasts, and beaches.

The beginnings of landscape painting

The art of landscape painting refers to the painting of outdoor scenes. The choice of scenery by artists has changed over time, it was more common in the past to paint scenery such as fields, rivers, valleys, mountains, coasts, and beaches. Landscape painting established itself as a genre during the 15th century but it was in the 17th century that the Dutch…

Bansky had started an initiative with a rescue boat that will transport refugees from North Africa, crossing the Mediterranean Sea to Europe. Art News of the Week 24 – 30 August

Bansky had started an initiative with a rescue boat that will transport refugees from North Africa, crossing the Mediterranean Sea to Europe. This week Vanity Fair unveiled its cover for its September issue of a portrait of Breonna Taylor painted by Amy Sherald. The Corita Art Center in Los Angeles is leading a campaign to save the old Los Angeles studio from demolition. The British Museum in…

Born in 1969 in London, United Kingdom, and from Indian parents, Bharti Kher is a contemporary British-Indian artist. Her areas of expertise are painting, collage, photography, installation, and she had worked with sculptures too.

Born in 1969 in London, United Kingdom, and from Indian parents, Bharti Kher is a contemporary British-Indian artist. Her areas of expertise are painting, collage, photography, installation, and she had worked with sculptures too. She had made great use of Indian symbols as Elephants ant Bindis, the decorative dot that India women use in her forehead.

After studied design and painting at the…

The history of contemporary Chinese art begins with a socio-political movement that took place in China from 1966 to 1976 called the Chinese Cultural Revolution.

The history of contemporary Chinese art begins with a socio-political movement that took place in China from 1966 to 1976 called the Chinese Cultural Revolution. At the end of this, Chinese artists were suddenly confronted with the history of Western art. This produced a change of artistic styles and the birth of some new ones.

Contamporary Art from the west

Ma Yuan: Man walking on the road…

Ai Weiwei released CoroNation on August 21, a documentary that shows the closure that began in January in the Chinese city of Wuhan. Art News of the Week 17 – 23 August

Ai Weiwei released CoroNation on August 21, a documentary that shows the closure that began in January in the Chinese city of Wuhan. Monet’s Impression, Sunrise will be on display at the Shanghai Unique Art Museum from September 17th to January 3rd, 2021. Art Basel will open two online viewing rooms during the coming European autumn. Susan Chen’s Portraits of Asian Americans make their entries in…

Janine Antoni develops her artistic activity through installations and performances. She has a personal, unique and radical style, which differs significantly from the other usual proposals of the artistic scene.

Janine Antoni develops her artistic activity through installations and performances. She has a personal, unique and radical style, which differs significantly from the other usual proposals of the artistic scene. Born in the Bahamas on January 19, 1964, she earned a Master of Fine Arts degree from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1989.

Prior to this, Janine graduated from a private…

A master of the baroque style, Peter Paul Rubens was a productive 17th-century Flemish painter. In his work, you can appreciate the emphasis on colors, sensuality, and movement.

A master of the baroque style, Peter Paul Rubens was a productive 17th-century Flemish painter. In his work, you can appreciate the emphasis on colors, sensuality, and movement. He worked constantly on portraits, landscapes, historical allegories, and mythological paintings.

In Antwerp, he had a famous studio among the nobility of the time and he was also popular among European art…

Speculation on the Black Artists Market and Art News of the Week 10 - 16 August 2020

Luchita Hurtado died last August 13 at age 99 in his home in Santa Monica, United States. Tarek Atoui has won the Suzanne Deal Booth / FLAG Art Foundation prize for 2022. An exhibition of Toulouse Lautrec’s work will be held at the Hangaram of the Seoul Arts Center from June 6 to September 13, 2020. “Say It Loud (I’m Black and Proud)” is an online sales exhibition at Christie’s dedicated to…

Mitsuru Watanabe's art is composed of different elements. It feeds in part on the style and landscapes of the famous French painter Henri Rousseau, who was one of the greatest representatives of Naif art.

Mitsuru Watanabe’s art is composed of different elements. It feeds in part on the style and landscapes of the famous French painter Henri Rousseau, who was one of the greatest representatives of Naif art. The works of Watanabe and Rousseau share a taste for poetic tone in their compositions. They also share a quest for the strange and a childlike sensibility. In both Watanabe’s and Rousseau’s…

This week, the German government took a surprising measure related to the federal budget for art acquisitions. Researchers from the University of Rome have used a plaster cast of the skull of the Italian Renaissance master and other art news.

This week, the German government took a surprising measure related to the federal budget for art acquisitions. Researchers from the University of Rome have used a plaster cast of the skull of the Italian Renaissance master, Raphael, to make a 3D reconstruction of his face. The Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg has been embroiled in allegations of discrimination and harassment in recent…

Pacita Abad and Art News of the Week 27 July – 2nd August. The name of Alberto di Lenardo has been mentioned this week in many art and news sites because it is related to a strange and fantastic discovery.

The name of Alberto di Lenardo has been mentioned this week in many art and news sites because it is related to a strange and fantastic discovery. Norwegian authorities have removed a Picasso’s mural that adorned a building in the center of Oslo for more than fifty years. Heather Phillipson’s latest installation is a 31-foot high spoonful of whipped cream. Last Friday Google honored Philippine…

Mariko Mori is known for her sculptures, videos, photographs, installations, digital images, and performance pieces. Her works usually include surrealistic and sci-fi pictures and gadgets.

Mariko Mori is known for her sculptures, videos, photographs, installations, digital images, and performance pieces. Her works usually include surrealistic and sci-fi pictures and gadgets. In her videos and performances, Mori appears disguised as a sexy cyborg, pop star, mermaid, or a futuristic goddess.

Mariko was born in 1967 in Tokyo, Japan. Her father was a technician and inventor, and…

Portrait painting existed for centuries as an art form but with the advent of photography and new technologies, it was believed that this art would disappear forever.

Portrait painting existed for centuries as an art form but with the advent of photography and new technologies, it was believed that this art would disappear forever. Then came the Internet and social networks and it seemed that portrait painting was a completely irrelevant art.

But this artistic current never disappeared and the artists who practiced it looked for a way to be relevant by…

Paul Haim’s Secret Garden and Art News of the Week 20 – 26 July

Art-History students and the pandemic hit

July 23, 2020 – Via news.artnet.com

Students before the era of social distancing at the New York Public Library. Photo: Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images.

The life of an art historian has never been easy. Employment opportunities are almost insignificant in a market of falling demand, low salaries, and limited possibilities. Even under normal…

This week we want to remember and celebrate Andy Warhol's artwork. He was surely the best-known representative of pop art. Caroline Busta discusses the waning influence of the art world on the contemporary imagination and more.

This week we want to remember and celebrate Andy Warhol’s artwork. He was surely the best-known representative of pop art. Caroline Busta discusses the waning influence of the art world on the contemporary imagination. The Black Lives Matter Protestor Statue was unveiled this week in Bristol, England. The gallery Hauser & Wirthis presenting two simultaneous exhibitions of the famous American…

Cinco hermanas: Una historia familiar un tanto fantástica

Una historia familiar un tanto fantástica

Si existe una verdadera tragedia en esta vida, sin duda es ver morir a nuestros seres queridos. El sentir que nuestro mundo se desmorona, caen los techos y las columnas; se agrietan los cimientos de la vida a la que nos aferrábamos hasta ese momento; todo se hace escombros y luego vuela un fino polvo que tapa el sol y nos condena a estar a oscuras por…