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Judy Chicago's "Revelations" at the Serpentine Gallery, London
"If men had babies, there would be thousands of images of the crowning.” - Judy Chicago Today is Judy Chicago's 85th birthday, and this...
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Beyond the Canvas
- Jul 11
- 2 min
Francis Alÿs's "Richochets" at London's Barbican
The "Ricochets" exhibition at the Barbican, showcasing the work of Francis Alÿs, will take you on an emotionally powerful journey that...
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Beyond the Canvas
- May 11
- 2 min
The National Gallery turns 200
Fourteen years before moving to the iconic Trafalgar Square location, the National Gallery opened its doors to the public on 10th May...
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- Apr 15
- 1 min
In Memoriam: Faith Ringgold 1930-2024
“The stigma attached to having been in jail for a woman is a very threatening one because of the idea of how dare her not be a good wife...
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- Mar 27
- 1 min
In memory of Richard Serra (1938-2024)
"When you look at my works, you don't remember an object. There remains an experience, a passage." - Richard Serra Serra revolutionized...
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Beyond the Canvas
- Dec 30, 2023
- 1 min
My top 12 exhibitions of 2023
This year I saw a lot of beautiful, inspiring, thought-provoking, memorable, urgent and necessary art. This list is in chronological...
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Beyond the Canvas
- Dec 4, 2023
- 1 min
Philip Guston at Tate Modern, London
The tondo - from the Italian word for round, rotondo - is a circular painting or sculpture that became popular during the Italian...
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- Dec 1, 2023
- 1 min
On World AIDS Day
New York City-born Frank Moore (1953-2002) was a visual artist and an activist who was involved in the creation of the Red Ribbon, which...
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Beyond the Canvas
- Nov 5, 2023
- 1 min
Maestras at National Museum Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid
It was 1976 when the first international exhibition by female artists took place. Curated by Ann Sutherland Harris and Linda Nochlin of...
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- Nov 2, 2023
- 1 min
Palestinian artists: Laila Shawa (1940 - 2022)
Born to a wealthy Gaza family, Laila Shawa studied art in Cairo and in Rome. In the early 1960s, she traveled to Salzburg to study with...
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- Oct 7, 2023
- 1 min
'Epic Waste of Love and Understanding' - Ragnar Kjartansson at Louisiana Museum
This is the first time that I write my thoughts about an exhibition and have no photos or videos to share. And that's because, believe it...
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- Sep 10, 2023
- 1 min
Ron Mueck at Fondation Cartier, Paris
“I never made life-size figures because it never seemed to be interesting. We meet life-size people every day.” - Ron Mueck Mueck's work...
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Beyond the Canvas
- Aug 17, 2023
- 1 min
Thomas J Price at the V&A, London
“Mum, look - this one looks like you!" I turned around and saw an African American boy who can't have been older than 6 or 7 excitedly...
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- Aug 15, 2023
- 1 min
Isaac Julien “What freedom is to me” at Tate Britain, London
"His works tell important stories, prioritising aesthetics, poetry, movement and music as modes of communication." (from the exhibition...
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Beyond the Canvas
- Aug 6, 2023
- 2 min
Titian's Sacra Conversazione at Fondazione Magnani-Rocca
They call it the Villa of the Masterpieces for good reason. The Fondazione Magnani-Rocca 's collection boasts a Titian of such sublime...
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- Jul 31, 2023
- 1 min
Andreas Gursky: Visual Spaces of Today - MAST Foundation, Bologna
"I do see myself as a chronicler. My pictures try to encapsulate our time." - Andreas Gursky Whatever he sees himself as, Andreas Gursky...
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- Feb 11, 2023
- 1 min
Alice Neel: Un regard engagé at Centre Pompidou, Paris
"I do not pose my sitters. Before painting, when I talk to the person, they unconsciously assume their most characteristic pose, which in...
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Beyond the Canvas
- Feb 9, 2023
- 2 min
Soheila Sokhanvari: Rebel Rebel at The Curve, London
There are exhibitions that touch you somewhere deep inside. Far from merely delighting you visually, they grab you by the hand and they...
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Beyond the Canvas
- Jan 21, 2023
- 1 min
Lynette Yiadom-Boakye at Tate Britain, London
In my mind, a portrait is the depiction of an actual person, someone who has lived. Their portrait was made so their story could be told...
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- Nov 20, 2022
- 1 min
Simone Leigh's Sovereignty at the U.S. Pavilion, Venice Biennale
"I like the idea of thinking of femininity as something solid and enduring rather than always something fragile and weak." - Simone Leigh...
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