In BBC Two documentary Rubens: An Extra Large Story, WALDEMAR JANUSZCZAK sets out to correct the misconceptions that have arisen about the artist, whose vast and grandiose canvases seem too much for modern sensibilities. Here Waldemar writes for BBC Arts about making the show, and presents two exclusive clips on Rubens and his art, along…
why bill gates is commissioning fine art
Each year, about 6 million people die from diseases that are preventable with vaccines. And about 1 in 5 children around the world don’t have access to life-saving vaccines. But those are cold and dry statistics. {article by Susan Brink, NPR} The Art of Saving A Life enlisted more than 30 artists to create images…
alexander calder’s great-grandson talks to artsy about art + music
{article by: CHRISTINE KUAN | via: Artsy} Gryphon Rower-Upjohn is the great-grandson of the renowned artist Alexander Calder. The current exhibition “Alexander Calder: Avant-Garde in Motion” in Dusseldorf highlights the ground-breaking, yet often overlooked, experimental work in sound and music Calder did 20 years before John Cage. In this interview, I talk to Rower-Upjohn about why…
15 badass art world heroines over 70 years old
They came. They created. They conquered. The Huffington Post | By Priscilla Frank The following 15 women defeated the odds, inscribing their names in art history and forever changing its course. And what’s crazier is the fact that they kept doing it, over and over again, probably for longer than you’ve been alive. Behold, the…
yin yu tang :: moving house, with 2,000 chinese parts
Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Mass: Furniture, furnishings and films about Yin Yu Tang are now on view in the Ground Level Chinese art gallery, adjacent to the new Double Happiness exhibition. Also, please enjoy interpretive materials, objects and a video about Yin Yu Tang on the Ground Level outside Morse Auditorium and on the Level…
father’s perspective
“Drei” is the third segment in photographer Fred Huening’s visual trilogy. The earlier portions, “Einer” and “Zwei,” followed Huening as he fell in love with his girlfriend and later, more tragically, as the two gave birth to a still born child. The final installment captures life after the birth of his healthy son, documenting the…
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