Inside or outside, here or there, open or closed, public or private... The concepts of "limit" and "threshold" have particularly fascinated and inspired Western culture. The ARTONOV Festival at the Belgian capital has made them the central theme of its 9th edition. From October 7th to 15th, the festival will host an eclectic range of artists in remarkable venues such as the fondation blan, Les Brigittines, the architectural complex BOB361, and École n°13 de Schaerbeek. The artists range from Xenakis Trio to Silvia Costa, presenting a multitude of performances premiering in Brussels. To open the festival the Galerie Ravenstein will host the contemporary circus performance by Chloé Moglia and it will be accessible for free. The ARTONOV Festival is the convergence of performing arts (...
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Scottish-Ghanaian architect Lesley Lokko is giving a platform to voices that have long been silenced at this year’s Venice Architecture Biennale, which opened Saturday, the first ever curated by an African, featuring a preponderance of work by Africans and the African diaspora. The 18th architectural Biennale, titled “The Laboratory of the Future,” explores decolonization and decarbonization, topics about which Africans have much to say, Lokko said, citing the long exploitation of the continent for both human and environmental resources. A view of "Coastal Imaginaries" installation at the Denmark pavilion, at the Biennale International Architecture exhibition, in Venice, Italy, Wednesday, May 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni) “The Black body was Europe’s first unit of energy,”...
Read MoreFirst up in the "Artist Discovery Program" will be a spotlight on local Caribbean artists Royal Caribbean International has launched a search for iconic artistry to bring the Caribbean spirit to life on the iconic canvas that is the world's best family vacation, Icon of the Seas. In the new "Artist Discovery Program," up-and-coming artists from destinations the cruise line visits can vie to put their work on display for millions of vacationers who will set sail for years to come. The program's purpose is to infuse every region's spirit and culture into the curated art collections on board ships, in order to highlight and celebrate the very destinations and their people at the heart of Royal Caribbean's memorable vacations. Royal Caribbean International’s new Artist Discovery Program...
Read MoreThe first Victor Brauner retrospective in Romania was opened recently at the same time as ‘Timisoara 2023, European Capital of Culture’. In the Baroque Palace of the National Museum of Art Timișoara, the exhibition proposes over 100 paintings, drawings, sculptures, book illustrations, and documents spanning Brauner's entire career as a surrealist artist of Romanian origin. “Timișoara 2023–European Capital of Culture” represents a complex cultural program that aims to transform citizens, artists, and cultural operators into relevant actors in its implementation and the city’s long-term development. Thus marking 2023 as a truly remarkable year for the designated capital of culture and Romania, showcasing more than 2,500 artists and about 30 events per week. The program was coordinated...
Read MoreSome art lovers make it a mission to visit and view as many works as possible by 17th-century Dutch master Johannes Vermeer, known for his expertise at rendering light and intimate household scenes. Starting Friday, the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam is making their lives a whole lot easier. Director of Rijksmuseum Amsterdam Taco Dibbits looks at Vermeer's painting 'Mistress and Maid' at an exhibition bringing together 28 works by Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer in Amsterdam, Netherlands February 6, 2023. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw A blockbuster exhibition at the Netherlands’ national museum of art and history brings together 28 of Vermeer’s paintings from seven countries around the world. Not bad considering only 37 paintings are generally ascribed to the artist who lived from 1632-...
Read MoreLast spring, for the first time in 500 years, the Procuratie Vecchie in Piazza San Marco in Venice opened their doors to the public, revealing the new home of the Generali Group's The Human Safety Net Foundation (THSN) on the third floor of the iconic building, the Interior, Exhibition & Multimedia Design aspect of which was conceived by the Migliore+Servetto studio, under the artistic direction of Davide Rampello. The intervention by Migliore+Servetto – which includes the interior design of all the spaces in the building, the heart of the work being located on the third floor with a café, library and exhibition path – outlines an innovative and experimental approach aimed at generating sustainable and inclusive spaces, created "to share" and conceived in relation to visitors' beha...
Read MoreSerendipity Arts Festival will be a confluence of art, culinary cultures & technology
Serendipity Arts Festival, is set to present a series of interdisciplinary activations to energize Goa with various exhibitions, workshops and an engaging display of art, an integral part of the Festival’s mission to make art accessible to all. The festival, scheduled from the 15th to the 23rd of December, will highlight India's rich music, dance, and theatre traditions alongside culinary arts, talks & symposiums, and workshops. Taking place across 14+ venues and 120+ programs, the Festival will be showcasing diverse creative expressions from across South Asia. It will create avenues for the younger generation to connect with their shared cultural heritage through a wide range of the arts and cutting-edge technology. The Exhibitions segment of the 9-day Festival will see curatio...
Read MoreNature has always inspired artists world over and each one of them have expressed the essence of nature and its relation to humanity in their own ways. There have been bold, beautiful experiments on its depictions. ‘The Earth Stories’ is one such series by artist Shalu Juneja. Shalu has been an artist for over 13 years and is also the director and co-founder of Uno Lona Academy, an organization in Ahmedabad (Gujarat, India) that teaches art and design education. Down to earth - Sand (Mixed media on canvas) By Shalu Juneja She learned many things as an artist, one of which is to express herself. Through her recent series, "The Earth Stories", Shalu Juneja has shed light on one of the most significant experiences known to mankind - Motherhood. Shalu Juneja's visual language, whi...
Read MoreCurators at an Israeli museum have discovered three previously unknown sketches by celebrated 20th-century artist Amedeo Modigliani hiding beneath the surface of one of his paintings. The unfinished works by Modigliani, an Italian-born artist who worked in Paris before his death in 1920, came to light after the canvas of “Nude with a Hat” at the University of Haifa’s Hecht Museum was X-rayed as part of a sweeping forensic study of his work for an upcoming exhibit in Philadelphia. Inna Berkowits, an art historian at the Hecht Museum, said it was “quite an amazing discovery.” “Through the X-rays, we are really able to make this inanimate object speak,” she told The Associated Press. Inna Berkowits, an art historian at the Haifa University's Hecht Museum, holds her mobile phone w...
Read MoreTehran residents accustomed to seething at slow-moving traffic, sweltering in summer heat and suffocating in smog may be surprised to find a growing number of outdoor painters reveling in the Iranian capital’s historic charm. The overcrowded metropolis may be dusty and in need of beautification, but the honeycomb of alleyways that make up old Tehran is drawing throngs of artists out of their cramped studios and into the open streets — a trend that accelerated during the lockdowns of the coronavirus pandemic. These devotees aim not only to capture Tehran’s vanishing old neighborhoods, but also help preserve them. Many areas have been bulldozed. Cranes punctuate the skyline as storied 19th-century quarters make room for modern high-rises. Painter Hassan Naderali paints an old build...
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