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Kimono is Our Language

Kimono is Our Language

The symbolism of Japanese Kimono speaks eloquently as you begin to understand the meaning of each pattern
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Yuri Minamide
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Beyond the American Gothic

Beyond the American Gothic

Sharing what Grant Wood taught me about our past…
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Rodrigo S-C
The Object of Art

The Object of Art

The Surrealists of the mid-1930s explored how art could elevate everyday objects and give them meaning beyond function
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Remy Dean
‘Even if You Painted a Watermelon’ — The Palestinian Artists Who Inspired Resistance

‘Even if You Painted a Watermelon’ — The Palestinian Artists Who Inspired Resistance

The visual language of art that proclaims cultural identity and protests oppression
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Ed Holland
Joy of Collage with Marc Chagall

Joy of Collage with Marc Chagall

Finding comfort in the dreamy, experimental, vibrant works of an influential and inspiring artist
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Esme Garlake
Frida Kahlo, Keeping it Real… & Surreal?

Frida Kahlo, Keeping it Real… & Surreal?

Considering ‘The Two Fridas’ and ‘The Wounded Table’ — key works by the Mexican painter of emotion and imagination.
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Kim Vertue
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What the Future Sounds Like: the J-Pop-Art of Hatsune Miku & Kizuna Ai

What the Future Sounds Like: the J-Pop-Art of Hatsune Miku & Kizuna Ai

Creative Communities, Cyber Celebrities, and Synthespian Stardom in the Entertainment Worlds of VR, XR, and AI
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Remy Dean
Neon Lights and Moon Shadows

Neon Lights and Moon Shadows

Seeing the light through the poetic audio-visual installations of Cerith Wyn Evans…
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Remy Dean
Head to Toe with Joan Miró

Head to Toe with Joan Miró

Getting to grips with the first steps toward poetic, painterly genius
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Remy Dean
How Long is a Piece of String?

How Long is a Piece of String?

Marcel Duchamp’s ‘Stoppages’ is a set of related artworks that tell the conceptual narrative of a radical creative process…
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Remy Dean
Princess of Polka Dots, Yayoi Kusama

Princess of Polka Dots, Yayoi Kusama

Exploring the relationship between the individual and the infinite through the work of one of Japan's globally renowned artists…
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Kim Vertue
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