March 8, 2025

European Art

European Art

Munich’s lesson in art and history

Finding a holiday destination for January with lower temperatures and more train strikes than the north of England is no easy task, but I managed it. The motivation for going to Munich was the first major retrospective outside Spain dedicated to Ignacio Zuloaga. Now largely forgotten, the Basque-born painter was once Spain’s most renowned artist

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The pre-final text of the EU’s AI Act leaked online

White & Case Tech Newsflash On January 22, 2024, the pre-final text of the European Union’s Artificial Intelligence Act (“EU AI Act”) – the world’s first comprehensive horizontal legal framework for the regulation of AI systems across the EU – leaked online as an 892-page table comparing different mandates of the EU AI Act, followed

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Preview – From Odessa to Berlin

Jules-Alexis Muenier, Dispute of the Coachmen, detail, 1893 © Odessa Museum für westliche und östliche Kunst / Foto: Christoph Schmidt Roelant Savery, Paradise, detail, 1618/28, Odesa Museum of Western and Eastern Art © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Gemäldegalerie / Christoph Schmidt Francesco Granacci, Enthroned Madonna with Child and St John the Baptist, detail, 1519 ©

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Will European museums return Southeast Asia’s ‘stolen’ artifacts?

During Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet’s state visit to France in January, President Emmanuel Macron pledged support for returning more Khmer artifacts and for technical assistance to expand the National Museum of Cambodia. (Also Read | Visiting Kozhikode? Explore Beypore, Kerala’s artistic weaving hub for nearly three decades) French President Emmanuel Macron has pledged to

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Will Europe ever return ‘looted’ Asian artifacts? – DW – 02/01/2024

During Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet’s state visit to France in January, President Emmanuel Macron pledged support for returning more Khmer artifacts and for technical assistance to expand the National Museum of Cambodia.  Macron is often cited as the first European leader to lend a voice to long-standing demands from Asian states for the return

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There’s a new European art hotel inspired bar & cafe in Toronto

Toronto’s Corktown is now home to an eclectic European-style cocktail bar and cafe. Lisbon Hotel is the latest addition to the city’s restaurant scene and here’s what to know. Using European art hotels as inspiration, Lisbon Hotel offers guests a cozy dining experience within a light-filled space adorned with Persian rugs. Don’t let its name

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Roggenart European Bakery brings ‘the art of rye’ to Ballston

Roggenart European Bakery, Bistro and Café, with four locations in Maryland, is opening its first location in Northern Virginia near the Ballston Metro stop. Roggenart European Bakery, Bistro and Café, with four locations in Maryland, is opening its first location in Northern Virginia near the Ballston Metro stop. No firm opening date has been set,

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Samsung Electronics Collaborates With Three EU Artists on Eye-Catching Accessories for the Galaxy S24 Series – Samsung Newsroom Canada

Expressive phone cases for the Galaxy S24, S24+ and S24 Ultra based on the artistic contributions of Ricardo Cavolo, Steven Wilson and Yeye Weller     Samsung Electronics announced the launch of an accessories line for the Galaxy S24 Series that has been created in collaboration with three European artists. The three contributing artists are

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The art of Brexit – The New European

Too many of us were looking the wrong way in the lead-up to the Brexit referendum. Like the New European itself, the satirical art of Cold War Steve and Led by Donkeys only emerged in the aftermath of the vote. Yet the rage and frustration that marks their presence on the post-Brexit landscape cuts all

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Klimt painting lost for nearly a century to be auctioned after resurfacing in Austria

A late painting by Austrian artist Gustav Klimt has resurfaced in a private collection and will be sold in April, Viennese auction house Kinsky said Thursday.  Issued on: 26/01/2024 – 17:35 2 min “Bildnis Fraeulein Lieser” (Portrait of Miss Lieser) was commissioned by a wealthy Jewish industrialist’s family and painted by Klimt in 1917 shortly

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