April 26, 2024
European Artists

Suzana Milevska’s Endowed Professorship for Central and South Eastern European Art Histories will be extended through 2015

Suzana Milevska’s Endowed Professorship for Central and South Eastern European Art Histories will be extended through 2015 www.akbild.ac.atwww.erstestiftung.org The Academy of Fine Arts Vienna and ERSTE Foundation announce the extension of the Endowed Professor for Central and South Eastern European Art Histories at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, Austria, for a two-year period. Suzana

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Star Wars Celebration Europe 2023 Art Show Revealed

Get a first look at original prints celebrating The Mandalorian, Andor, and more, and hear from the artists themselves. For art and print collectors who love the galaxy far, far away, the Art Show has always been a highlight of Star Wars Celebration. The Art Show brings together artists of myriad disciplines and styles to

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French Artists Denounce New EU Sales Tax on Art in Op-Ed – ARTnews.com

Photo Luc Castel/Getty Images Around 120 French artists signed a Le Monde op-ed that decries a new European Union tax directive that threatens to dramatically raise the cost of selling art in France. “Some will no doubt be surprised to see artists take up the pen on the occasion of such a measure. It is because

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Gustav Klimt’s encounter with modern European art set him on a new path. | Contemporary Lynx

Together with the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, the Belvedere traces the demonstrable influence of those avant-garde artists on the great master of Viennese Modernism. The comprehensive show at the Lower Belvedere highlights the impact of significant Western European artists on Gustav Klimt’s work. Carefully chosen comparisons of his paintings with works of art that

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Alexander Archipenko: The artist who outpaced time

“I have decided to leave this insane Europe. One does not know in the morning what will happen in the evening so I have decided to come to America with my wife. America may be very materialistic but at least one’s life is guaranteed and that’s a lot in these stupid times.” The “stupid times”

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Agnė Jokšė and Anastasia Sosunova’s Queer Eastern European Futurism

In Dance As You Wrestle at Cell Project Space, London, paradox becomes a productive rift In the Eastern Orthodox calendar, 19 January marks Epiphany: believers across Russia and Eastern Europe plunge themselves into frigid oceans, lakes and rivers. They bottle and consume this often-polluted water, ostensibly rendered ‘holy’ on this day, sometimes becoming ill from

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Ukrainian artists call for continuous EU support – EURACTIV.com

Nine years after Russia’s war on Ukraine began, Ukrainian artists call on the European Union and the international community for continuous support to the country and its (digital) culture, Maxence Peniguet and Olivier Baumard write. Maxence Peniguet and Olivier Baumard are Coordinators of the exhibition Sleepless Ukraine, an art exhibition taking place at Kult XL (Brussels) from

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The Roma Artist Sewing a New History for Her People

Roma people have experienced centuries of persecution and violence in Europe, including enslavement and forced sterilization; hundreds of thousands were murdered in the Holocaust. This history continues to have an impact on Roma people, who today live mostly in Central and Eastern Europe. While most people in Mirga-Tas’s settlement have access to education, housing and

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Europe’s stars must shine for artists and creatives

A Spanish decree to provide more security for artists and other cultural workers should accelerate EU-level action. Spain’s labour minister and vice-president, Yolanda Diaz—the decree will entitle artists to unemployed benefit and a pension (Carlos Sanchez Benayas / shutterstock.com) Last month, after months of discussion and political negotiations, the Spanish government launched a benefit for

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Europe’s Spotify Wrapped: The most listened to music across the bloc

ADVERTISEMENT Spotify wrapped has become an annual mainstay for even the least discerning of music lovers. The mass data gathering enabled by our app culture allows companies like Spotify to identify trends and spy, ahem sorry, surprise us with our most listened to bops, and now every December cutting edge tastemakers and basic Top 40-listeners

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