NEW YORK – I visited the Metropolitan Museum of Art for the first time 40 years ago, during my freshman year in college. I went with two friends, and before arriving, we strategized how to make the best of the few hours we had there. Someone made an unorthodox proposal, which we unanimously accepted: We
Moralistic depictions of debauchery and temptation are enduring themes in Bosch’s work It’s 500 years on and we’re still no closer to understanding the personal circumstances that inspired Hieronymus Bosch’s often-macabre visualisations of the strange, the biblical and the mundane. As few as 20 paintings and eight drawings of Bosch’s oeuvre remain today, and even
A luxury five-stare hotel in Rome, boasting a collection of over 1000 extraordinary artworks, is now welcoming visitors with guided tours. ADVERTISEMENT The Cavalieri Waldorf Astoria, hailed as Rome’s most prestigious hotel and a favoured choice among celebrities like Leonardo DiCaprio and George Clooney, is now, for the first time, opening its doors to guided
A grand mansion in Melbourne’s north east designed as a mini museum is home to more than $3m in marble stonework and a fountain imported from overseas. TAKE A PEEK. Eight-years ago, VM LUX AVENUE interior designer and stylist Anna Kaye and her partner purchased 5 Princely Tce and built a house inspired by their love
Product Expressive phone cases for the Galaxy S24, S24+ and S24 Ultra based on the artistic contributions of Ricardo Cavolo, Steven Wilson and Yeye Weller 1/18/2024 Samsung Electronics yesterday announced the launch of an accessories line for the Galaxy S24 series that have been created in collaboration with three European artists. The three contributing artists
After 2½ years of rigorous, sometimes hair-raising effort, the conservation studio at the J. Paul Getty Museum has completed work on one of the key treasures of European art in Los Angeles. Lucas Cranach the Elder’s pair of panel paintings, “Adam” and “Eve” (circa 1530) at the Norton Simon Museum, beautifully restored, go on view
Shot by Yang Meiping. Edited by Yang Meiping. Subtitles by Yang Meiping. Ti Gong “Venus and Putto” by French sculptor Philippe Poitevin An exhibition of 19th-century European artists is on display at the Hai Museum of Art, Shanghai. The museum and Rodin Art Center (Rodin Museum China Branch) collaborated on the exhibition, which also celebrates
In celebration of the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Nafasi Art Space through the support of the European Union (EU) conducted an art competition that saw young artists aged between 12 years and 25 years express their understanding of human rights through their artwork. A single photograph can speak volumes,
The Portland Art Museum has announced Lloyd DeWitt will serve as its Richard and Janet Geary Curator of European & American Art Pre-1930, a brand-new role in the museum’s hierarchy that will involve overseeing the reinstallation of its permanent collection following the completion of the Rothko Pavilion in 2025. “Lloyd’s deep experience as a curator,
The Portland Art Museum (PAM) in Oregon today announced it has named Lloyd DeWitt as its Richard and Janet Geary Curator of European & American Art Pre-1930, a newly created position that will lead the next phase of the European and American art programs (pre-1930) and set the vision for the reinstallation of its permanent