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Photograper Annie Wang spent 17 years photographing her son throughout the years. Annie initiated the long-term project ‘The Mother as a Creator’ in 2001, prior to the birth of her son. Her work has been showcased at the J. Paul Getty Museum, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and more.

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Congratulations to Izaan, age 12, winner of the 2024 Young Artists’ Summer Show People’s Choice Award, with "In Memory of Zephaniah" 🏆 Izaan said "I have created this piece in the memory of Benjamin Zephaniah as we have been learning about him in school. I am inspired by his poem

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Some say El Greco was the first modernist painter. "El Greco" was a nickname, meaning "The Greek", that was given to Cretan painter Doménikos Theotokópoulos when he made a name for himself in Spain. El Greco 'The Opening of the Fifth Seal' (1608–1614), currently housed at the The Metropolitan Museum

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After its economic downfall in 2008, Iceland became one of the few countries to eliminate McDonald’s nationwide. The last ever burger sold by the chain in the country was from 2009. Today, that same burger sits in a display case, somehow still free of mold. 🍔 The now 15-year-old burger,

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A decades-old letter has been found at the National Gallery's Sainsbury Wing, in which donor John Sainsbury calls its false columns "a mistake" of architects Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown. ✉️ The letter, which was found last year as the wing was undergoing work for its controversial revamp by

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A walk through Taylor Swift's 'Songbook Trail' exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum Embark on a winding journey through V&A South Kensington’s galleries to explore costumes and outfits worn by the 14-time Grammy Award winning artist, Taylor Swift. This theatrical trail marks the success of Taylor Swift’s UK tour

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'Performance' by Gianni Motti at the 'Nobody is a Stranger' exhibition at the No Name Creative Projects space in Paris . . . . . . #giannimotti #nobodyisastranger #nonamecreativeprojects #paris #parisart #museumofcontemporaryart #performance #performanceart #installation #installationart #sculpture #curator #museumcurator #gallerycurator #artgallery #galerie #contemporaryartmuseum #gallery #exhibition #museum #museums #hiddenhistory #museumsnews

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3 months 2 days ago

At Tate Britain's #SargentandFashion exhibition, nearly 60 of John Singer Sargent’s paintings, along with several period garments were displayed alongside the portraits they were worn in. 🖌️ John Singer Sargent not only painted his sitters – he directed and styled them as well. He may have claimed that ‘I only

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NAOMI: In Fashion is now open at the Victoria and Albert Museum Experience the best of global high fashion and explore the extraordinary career of the iconic supermodel Naomi Campbell in the V&A's major new exhibition. See the work of more than 30 designers and fashion houses including Alexander McQueen,

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