September 28, 2024
European Artists

Parlour Parlëur, Penrith Regional Gallery

Travelling an hour to see an exhibition may be construed as “work”, and one might find that a challenge in a busy calendar of arts events. But often making the effort brings rewards. This is the case with Penrith Regional Gallery’s (PRG) current exhibition Parlour Parlëur, created by ArtHitects – ongoing collaborators Sydney artist Gary

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Madeleine Carroll portrait, first ‘Hitchcock Blonde’, headed to auction

LONDON, Nov 15 (Reuters) – A portrait of actress Madeleine Carroll, who was considered the first “Hitchcock Blonde”, is headed for auction next month, with a price estimate of around $60,000 – $87,000. Hungarian artist Philip Alexius de Laszlo painted the portrait in 1935, the same year Carroll starred in Alfred Hitchcock’s spy thriller film

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Newsweek, Others Laud UVA Health

“Honors like this are not possible without the incredible dedication and skill of the thousands of team members who serve our patients around the clock,” Wendy Horton, chief executive officer of UVA Health University Medical Center, said. “Their commitment is at the heart of these awards for our medical center and our health system.” The ranking

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Kazakhstan Strengthens Its Fashion Diplomacy With Visa Fashion Week Almaty

Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev (2ndL) attend an exhibition of Kazakhstan’s culture and traditions in Astana on November 1, 2023. French President arrived in Central Asia on November 1, aiming to boost France’s profile in a region where Russia, China, Turkey and Europe are all jostling for influence. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP) (Photo by

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5 Best Modern Art Museums In Europe

Visiting modern art museums in Europe is a journey through the history of contemporary art and a unique cultural experience. From London’s Tate Modern to the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice and the Vincent Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, each gallery offers a different perspective on modern and contemporary art. These museums house some of

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Neon Readings By Webb Prompt New Thinking About Planet Formation

In this artist’s concept, the young star SZ Chamaeleontis (SZ Cha) is surrounded by a disk of dust and gas with the potential to form a planetary system. But the star emits radiation that is evaporating the disk, leaving the potential planets in a race against time to form before the disk is evaporated completely.

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Shakespeare’s Portrait Travels to Edge of Space | Smart News

A portrait of William Shakespeare at the edge of space in a still from the short film Lovers and Madmen inVerse Films A portrait of William Shakespeare traveled to the edge of space to mark the 400th anniversary of the Bard’s First Folio. Accompanying the portrait on its journey was a speech from one of the author’s

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“A day I won’t forget” – An Israeli paediatrician and her 8-year-old daughter look back on October 7

On October 7, Dr Noa Rosenfeld-Yehoshua was on duty as a paediatrician at the Assuta Medical Centre in Ashdod, Israel, where she is head of the Intensive Paediatric Unit. She and other colleagues were among the many health providers and workers who responded to the Hamas attacks that claimed some 1400 lives and injured over

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Iceland remembers influential Klink and Bang space 20 years on

Twenty years ago, in November 2003, the National Bank of Iceland made contact with a new gallery space called Kling & Bang, an emerging contemporary art venue in Iceland’s capital, Reykjavik. Kling & Bang was founded earlier that year when ten local artists clubbed together to open a small exhibition space on Laugavegur in downtown

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The Best Places to Go in Europe in 2024

This is part of our global guide to the Best Places to Go in 2024—find more travel inspiration here. In considering the best places to go in Europe in 2024, we asked our expert contributors to nominate the destinations that are on the up—either because of a flock of hotel openings, perhaps, murmurings of Michelin

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