February 8, 2025

European Fine art

European Fine art

U.S. Artist Julie Cohn Brings Her Art Jewelry To Europe

Wisteria pearl and bronze earrings and Inca cuff. Greg Milano Studio Julie Cohn has been creating her art jewelry collections in her studio in Dallas, Texas, since 2011, a space she describes as an “artistic collective,” staffed with young artists she mentors as they take their first steps into creative careers. Inspired by the natural

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OPINION: Art should make you uncomfortable

I recently stumbled across a post claiming to state the “objective” differences between good art and bad art. As an ardent lover of art in all its forms – and who isn’t – I was very interested in seeing how this user quantified an inherently subjective topic.  What I saw made me laugh. The user

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The paintings that inspired Stanley Kubrick’s ‘Barry Lyndon’

(Credits: Far Out / Alamy) Wed 6 September 2023 22:15, UK Stanley Kubrick‘s 1975 film Barry Lyndon is a masterclass in cinematography, an opulent visual spectacle that transports audiences into the 18th-century world of its protagonist. Yet what is equally fascinating is how it draws upon a rich tapestry of European fine art to create

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Crimean museum director sanctioned by EU and Switzerland

A museum director in illegally annexed Crimea has been sanctioned because he is holding thousands of works from the Ukrainian city of Kherson, which was temporarily seized by Russian president Vladimir Putin’s forces late last year. Andrei Vitalievich Malgin, who was named by The Art Newspaper in February, was sanctioned by the European Union (EU)

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Shows That Give Off Pleasure, and a Bit of Body Heat

Among the fall’s surveys of contemporary art, I’m most excited about “Made in L.A. 2023: Acts of Living,” (Oct. 1 -Dec. 31) the sixth incarnation of the Hammer Museum’s always enlightening biennial survey of Los Angeles-area art. Its illustrated checklist — all there is to go on before a show actually opens — is palpable

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A New Jewelry Fair Is Scheduled in 2024

Does the world need another jewelry fair? “That’s a very, very good question,” the French real estate investor and jewelry collector Richard Steeve Giraud said by phone recently from his home in London. Mr. Giraud, 62, is the founder and chief executive of ArtVendôme, scheduled to debut Jan. 31 to Feb. 3 in Paris. The

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The most artistic cities in Europe: an art lover’s guide to the continent

BerlinGetty Images 6. Berlin Berlin is a contemporary art lover’s dream. A long weekend – or an entire week, if you’ve got the stamina – can be wiled away just in the German capital’s spectacular galleries and museums. The open-air East Side Gallery houses the largest continuous section of the Berlin Wall. At the same

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Why the first European paintings of Australian animals look so alien to our eyes

Editor’s note: The views expressed in this commentary are solely those of the writers. CNN is showcasing the work of The Conversation, a collaboration between journalists and academics to provide news analysis and commentary. The content is produced solely by The Conversation. (The Conversation) — In 1772, Joseph Banks commissioned the foremost painter of animals in England, George Stubbs,

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London is the Best City in Europe for Art Lovers

Degas, Turner, Rembrandt, Munch, Gaudi – Europe has long harboured some of the most famous names in art history. But which European city is the greatest art hub of all? In order to find out, posterXXL conducted a comprehensive study assesseing five categories: the number of art galleries, art festivals and art schools, as well as the number of

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Chains of the Past, Ways of the Future: Art, Education, and Resilience in the Baltics Today – Features – Education

In 2019, as I navigated my transition to the Baltics to assume a curatorial role at the Tallinn Art Hall and teach in the art theory and visual culture faculty at the Estonian Art Academy (EKA), these nations observed a significant milestone: the thirtieth anniversary of the Baltic Way, or alternatively, the Baltic Chain. On

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