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When bad is good: No artistic talent required to join this Montreal paint party
New ReviewStarted by a local comedian, the Bad Art Paint Party aims to welcome those who might otherwise feel judged by the world of art.
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Why he’s scouring the art world for his great-great-grandfather’s lost paintings
New ReviewJonathan Wener has spent half a century searching for his great-great-grandfather William Raphael’s lost artworks. The 19th-century Montreal artist made paintings depicting life in Quebec during that time, but Wener says his ancestor...
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Argentina recovers Nazi-looted painting missing for 80 years after surfacing in online listing
New ReviewGiuseppe Ghislandi’s Portrait of a Lady, stolen from Dutch-Jewish art dealer Jacques Goudstikker during World War II, was discovered in a real estate listing.
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Local artist unveils artwork for Ryder Cup
New ReviewPainting professionally for over six decades, Thompson's portfolio spans golf courses, animals, lighthouses, U.S. presidents and iconic Long Island landmarks.
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Der Messias: Robert Wilson stages Mozart's oratorio in Salzburg
Handel first performed The Messiah in Dublin in 1742. Nearly 50 years later, Mozart re-orchestrated the work in German translation to Der Messias . And it's Der Messias which premiered in Mozart Week in Salzburg in a production staged by...
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Painting a 'divine intervention' story
For hundreds of years, people have captured the moment when they felt their prayers were answered in what is known as ex voto, or devotion.
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Immersive Van Gogh show opens in Montreal
A closer look at immersive art as Imagine Van Gogh makes its North American debut in Montreal.
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Iraq protests: Expressing anger through art
Iraq protests: Expressing anger through art
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UK art: New London exhibition explores da Vinci masterpiece
One of Leonardo da Vinci's most important works, The Virgin of the Rocks, on display at London's National Gallery.
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London's National Gallery displays single Da Vinci painting in 'immersive' exhibition
Legendary Italian painter, scientist and inventor Leonardo Da Vinci died 500 years ago. Now the National Gallery in London is exhibiting one of his paintings in a novel way by recreating its original setting. "The Virgin of the Rocks"...
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Jordan's street art is bursting with colour
Local communities did not welcome street art a few years ago but now it attracts more enthusiasts.
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Artists find creative freedom in post-Bashir Sudan
After Sudan's former President Omar al-Bashir was removed, its artistic community is flourishing.
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Botticelli 'copy' turns out to be the real deal after clean-up
It was thought to be a copy, but it turned out to be the real thing. British art restorers working on a painting long believed to be a later imitation of Sandro Botticelli’s famous Madonna of the Pomegranate have discovered it came from...
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Brussels: Van Gogh - The Immersive Experience
Stepping inside the world of Vincent Van Gogh paintings. That's what's possible for visitors at the immersive exhibition in Brussels. The Dutch master's artwork is brought to life through 3D technology. The experience features animated...
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Could A.I. be the next Rembrandt?
"Can a machine be creative?" That is the question being posed by Paris-based artist-entrepreneurs called Obvious . To see the answer, they are using artificial intelligence to create fine art which they hope will one day hang alongside...
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War veteran reunited with lost painting
It all started when a kind Canadian spotted the painting in a thrift store and made it his mission to return it to the artist, a painter who also happened to be a fighter pilot during the Cold War.
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Two-dozen residents in one town claims master painter Caravaggio is their ancestor
Around two dozen people in the town of Caravaggio, Italy, are apparently related to the renowned 16th century artist. The discovery of some bones in a small cemetery in the 1950s helped to reveal these branches of his family tree. “I was...
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Russian man arrested for vandalising painting depicting Ivan the Terrible
Police in Russia have arrested a man on charges of vandalizing a famous painting by renowned Russian artist Ilya Repin in Moscow. Russian news reports said the man claimed he attacked the painting with a metal bar on Friday night. "Ivan...
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Aftermath: How the Great War impacted European art
Marking a century since the end of the First World War, London's Tate Britain gallery is exploring the impact the conflict had on artists in Europe. The exhibition entitled Aftermath shows how "The Great War" inspired artists to...
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Musée Jacquemart-André holds Mary Cassatt retrospective
Despite spending more than 60 years painting in Paris, and considered by her home country as one of the greatest artists of her time, American Mary Cassatt has received little attention from the French art world. A new exhibition in...
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#Real Stuff: IMF’s view on why art & economics are similar when it comes to convergence
The Director of the International Monetary Fund’s Europe Office, Jeffrey Franks, likens the EU’s goal of convergence to the paintings of Renaissance masters like Raphael and Michelangelo. He says that the idea of many lines converging to...
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Klimt paintings go digital in new Paris expo
A hundred years after his death, the work of art nouveau painter Gustav Klimt is being brought to life by digital technology. A new exhibition at the Atelier des Lumieres or Studio of Lights in Paris allows people to be immersed in the...
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Sorolla and Fashion
A new exhibition in Madrid is looking at the history of fashion through the work of Impressionist painter Joaquín Sorolla. Sorolla's favorite subject was the contemporary world around him - so now his work is an excellent chronicle of...
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Expensive painting to be auctioned in surprise move by National Gallery
A painting worth millions of dollars is to be auctioned off in a surprise move by the National Gallery of Canada. The gallery is auctioning off a Marc Chagall painting of the Eiffel Tower — and expecting to get between six million and...