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ROGIER VAN DER WEYDEN IN THE MAURITSHUIS: A CURATORIAL MASTERCLASS
ROGIER VAN DER WEYDEN IN THE MAURITSHUIS: A CURATORIAL MASTERCLASS
Last week, I finally got the chance to catch the last two weeks of one of the best exhibitions I’ve seen in some time: Rogier van der…
Victoria
Sep 6, 2018
Everyone take cover: The Met has a new logo
Everyone take cover: The Met has a new logo
Next month the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York will introduce its new corporate identity, so why is the internet so upset?
Victoria
Feb 26, 2016
Hieronymus Bosch - Visions of Genius
Hieronymus Bosch - Visions of Genius
It’s 8:40 on a Saturday morning in Den Bosch. The line is getting longer and we all shift from side to side to keep warm. As the church…
Victoria
Feb 15, 2016
Dick Bruna. Artist
Dick Bruna. Artist
Last year the Rijksmuseum astonished with its presentation of Daan Roosegaarde’s Lotus Dome, and this year one of the Dutch national…
Victoria
Nov 1, 2015
Uncovering Everyday Life: From Bosch to Bruegel
Uncovering Everyday Life: From Bosch to Bruegel
Last week I visited the opening of Uncovering Everyday Life: From Bosch to Bruegel. The exhibition poster was already a good enough reason…
Victoria
Oct 21, 2015
Munch: Van Gogh Exhibition, Amsterdam
Munch: Van Gogh Exhibition, Amsterdam
Earlier this week I visited the newly opened Munch: Van Gogh exhibition at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. As many of my friends and…
Victoria
Oct 2, 2015
William Blake’s Illuminated Songs: Something between a Thing and a Thought
William Blake’s Illuminated Songs: Something between a Thing and a Thought
William Blake (1757–1827) has truly been a remarkable phenomenon in the history of Western art and literature. Equally gifted as a poet…
Victoria
May 24, 2015
Reinventing the Book | Case Study: Irma Boom
Reinventing the Book | Case Study: Irma Boom
If electronic media is a practical tool for conveying information, books are information sculpture. From now on, books will be judged by…
Victoria
May 22, 2015
Classical Movies in Ottoman Miniature Style
Classical Movies in Ottoman Miniature Style
Some time ago I stumbled upon a really talented designer who was playing around with contemporary Ottoman-style miniatures. I got so…
Victoria
May 15, 2015
Safavid Tales
Safavid Tales
Today I discovered via the TwistedSifter that the Met uploaded 408.500 high resolution images to their already amazing web site. Seriously…
Victoria
May 14, 2015
Daan Roosegaarde Waterlicht
Daan Roosegaarde Waterlicht
In his latest art instillation, Daan Roosegaarde joins great masters such as Homer, Turner and many others in tackling the subject of the…
Victoria
Mar 9, 2015
Johannes Vermeer Award 2014: Irma Boom
Johannes Vermeer Award 2014: Irma Boom
Last night, on October 27th, I was invited to join the winner of the sixth Jahannes Vermeer Award at the newly reopened Mauritshuis in The…
Victoria
Oct 28, 2014
The new Mauritshuis
The new Mauritshuis
Ever since its closing in April 2012, I couldn’t wait to visit the new and improved Mauritshuis. For over two years I followed the rumors…
Victoria
Sep 7, 2014
A FRESH LOOK AT 15TH CENTURY ART
A FRESH LOOK AT 15TH CENTURY ART
The Magic of Google Art Project
Victoria
Feb 18, 2014
Studio Roosegaarde’s Lotus Dome at the Rijksmuseum
Studio Roosegaarde’s Lotus Dome at the Rijksmuseum
Art Story #2: Interactive Art
Victoria
Feb 11, 2014
Jan van Eyck’s Illumination
Jan van Eyck’s Illumination
New Interpretation of van Eyck’s Masterpiece
Victoria
Feb 5, 2014
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