Tag: art history

• Biennales

  February 9, 2025

  The Islamic Arts Biennale is the world’s first biennial dedicated to the Islamic arts, offering the opportunity for renewed perspective and research around the genre. https://biennale.org.sa/en/biennales/islamic-arts-biennale/islamic-arts-biennale-2025 more ›

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  February 3, 2025

  https://phys.org/news/2025-02-rediscovered-fresco-reveals-islamic-tents.html?utm_source=semafor more ›

• From 17th-century Antwerp to 1960s New York: the best art books to seek out in 2025

  February 1, 2025

  Born in New York in 1928, Helen Frankenthaler would become one of the greatest American artists of the 20th century. https://www.christies.com/en/stories/art-books-to-read-2025-de73204f3e164dbe8f66883c28f87bf6 Notes from the automated editor: Born in the vibrant… more ›

• Samson destroying the Philistine temple

  February 1, 2025

  Details SIMON DE MYLE (ACTIVE 1567-1570) Samson destroying the Philistine temple oil on panel 24 13⁄16 x 17 1⁄3 in. (63 x 44 cm.) Provenance Monsieur and Madame A. https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-6520211 more ›

• History Is a Merry-Go-Round​

  July 31, 2023

  One cannot think about the avant-garde without committing oneself to a theory of history. The term “avant-garde” was first applied to art in the early nineteenth century amid the euphoria… more ›

• Collecting guide: the surreal science of Remedios Varo

  April 9, 2023

  The experience of displacement was reflected in Varo’s paintings of people in transit — sailing in precarious boats, wandering through forests and riding bicycles. She incorporated other, more surreal vehicles… more ›