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Scene of a Deluge: Painting Pre-Romantic Peril
Scene of a Deluge: Painting Pre-Romantic Peril
The surprising story of a radical pre-Romantic painting that was misunderstood in a Neoclassical world…
Samuel Belleville-Douelle
Sep 10
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Dance, Dance, Dance!
Dance, Dance, Dance!
Romancing Through Time with the Paintings of Renoir and Vettriano
Kim Vertue
Aug 29
Japanese Kawaii Culture: Small and Adorable Things Reflect Your Heart
Japanese Kawaii Culture: Small and Adorable Things Reflect Your Heart
Exploring the origins of a soft power built by Japanese artists that now influences the world…
Yuri Minamide
Aug 23
Living the Nightmare with Saint Anthony
Living the Nightmare with Saint Anthony
Temptation, hallucination, and inspiration — a saint’s misfortune ignites the creativity of artists through the ages.
Samuel Belleville-Douelle
Aug 15
Blue Mountains, Blue Riders
Blue Mountains, Blue Riders
Gabriele Münter and the evolution of an extraordinary sense of colour and form
Kim Vertue
Aug 9
Embracing Tomorrow — ‘Deny’ by Utaha • 詩羽
Embracing Tomorrow — ‘Deny’ by Utaha • 詩羽
A potent, heartfelt mini-movie that speaks to teenage loneliness and empowerment.
Remy Dean
Aug 2
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Rebecca Horn, by Extension
Rebecca Horn, by Extension
Exploring the physical and psychological reach of the artist across multiple formats and beyond the corporeal…
Remy Dean
Jan 21, 2023
So, What is Art?
So, What is Art?
“I don’t know much about Art, but I know what I like…”
Remy Dean
Jul 25, 2019
When Art Went Pop! in the USA
When Art Went Pop! in the USA
Looking back at the resounding collision of Comedy, Culture, and Commerce that became Pop Art…
Remy Dean
Jan 23, 2022
A Handful of Dust: The Explosive Quiet of Cornelia Parker
A Handful of Dust: The Explosive Quiet of Cornelia Parker
Considering the poetic practice of artist Cornelia Parker — listening for whispers of the past woven into the threads of British history…
Kim Vertue
Nov 6, 2022
A School (of Athens) Reunion
A School (of Athens) Reunion
Raphael painted the artists and thinkers of the Renaissance as they saw themselves — successors to the great classical Greek philosophers…
Remy Dean
Feb 7, 2022
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