Stories By Joanna Kaszubowska
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Bodies And Erotic Art
Celebrating the Male Body in Renaissance Florence
June 17, 2019The adoration of a male body was an inspiration for many artists and there’s no medium better suited to presenting the full beauty and complexity of it than sculpture. Today we’ll take a look at the...
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19th Century
How British was Van Gogh?
June 1, 2019The exhibition Van Gogh and Britain at the Tate Britain brings together over 50 works by Vincent van Gogh to reveal how he was inspired by Britain and how he in turn inspired British artists. The...
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Expressionism
Edvard Munch: Love and Angst in British Museum
May 23, 2019“We do not want pretty pictures to be hung on drawing-room walls. We want… an art that arrests and engages. An art of one’s innermost heart.” – Edvard Munch British Museum in cooperation with Munch Museum...
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Artist
Nine Reasons to Smile with Frans Hals
April 4, 2019Frans Hals (c. 1582 – 1666) was one of the Dutch Golden Age painters. Born in Antwerp, he spent his entire adult life in Haarlem. Hals is most famous for his portraits, which also form the...
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19th Century
Painting Norway – Harald Sohlberg at Dulwich Picture Gallery
March 22, 2019Meet Harald Sohlberg (1869-1935), the creator of the “National Painting of Norway”. He may not be as well-known outside of Norway as Edvard Munch, but he is certainly beloved there. Typically associated with Symbolism and Neo-romanticism,...
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Artist
Lee Miller – Photographing the Extremes
March 12, 2019Lee Miller (1907-1977) was a model, a fashion photographer, a war photographer, a muse and a gourmet cook. She lived the life to the fullest with all its bright and many dark sides. Always striving for...
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Animals
See a Man About a Dog. Dogs in Paintings
March 6, 2019The title sentence is one of the charming English euphemisms, usually used to apologize for one’s imminent departure or absence—generally to conceal one’s true purpose, such as going to use the toilet or going to buy...
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20th century
The Practical Side of Modernism – Aino Marsio-Aalto
January 28, 2019Aino Marsio-Aalto was a Finnish architect and designer, she was also the wife of Alvar Aalto, which is why you may not have heard about her. They worked very closely together, to a point where now...
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21st century
More Light! – Canary Wharf Winter Lights
January 21, 2019Canary Wharf Winter Lights returns for the fifth time with a dose of light much needed in the post-holiday season. This year’s edition features 21 installations by some of the most imaginative and exciting international artists...
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20th century
The End of Lone Genius – Modern Couples: Art, Intimacy and the Avant-garde
January 9, 2019The Modern Couples exhibition at the Barbican focuses on creative relationships in modern art. How the relation affected the art of both involved individuals, and vice versa. It is an exploration of modern art, modern love...
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