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Art detective says female and male model used for Mona Lisa face
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Mona Lisa's enigmatic smile draws millions of viewers from across the world, all eager to see the art world's most famous female face. But is it?
An Italian art detective is arguing that research backs his long-standing claim that Leonardo Da Vinci used both a female and male model to create the acclaimed portrait that hangs in Paris' Louvre museum.
These Stunning Satellite Images Turn Earth Into Art
These images illustrate the brutal beauty geologic processes carve into our planet.
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‘Beyond Boundaries’ explores the intersection of art, humanities, and science
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How do you teach color theory to visually impaired children? How do you communicate everyday ideas to children who may be deaf or blind? For Stephanie Valencia, a postgraduate associate at the Yale Child Study Center, these are the questions she grapples with on a daily basis.
David Hockney's iPad art among 700 of his works to show in Melbourne
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More than 700 works by David Hockney, many of which have never have been seen in Australia before, are to be shown by the National Gallery of Victoria in a major exhibition in November.
While best known for his canvas paintings, such as 1967’s A Bigger Splash, since at least 2010 the British artist has also been experimenting with new technologies, producing thousands of drawings and works created on the iPhone and iPad.
There’s Art in That Trash, at Least in One Philadelphia Dump
Recycling center fosters inspiration from the stuff people leave behind.
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Performance artist Martha McDonald has done a residency at Johns Hopkins University. Her art is in the collection of the State Library of Victoria, Australia. She has displayed her work at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery.
Now she’s the official artist-in-residence at a Philadelphia garbage dump.
Wall Street Art Show Postponed
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A sprawling pop-up art show that was set to take over almost 150,000 square feet of 23 Wall Street has been postponed and shortened because of funding issues. Simon Birch, the show’s Hong Kong-based organizer and primary artist, has raised $3 million, including $1 million of his own money, but came up short on funds for the nonprofit putting on the show.
Painting Found In French Attic Is $137 Million Caravaggio, Say Experts
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A painting found in the attic of a house in southwest France two years ago was attributed to the Italian master Caravaggio by private French experts who hailed its discovery on Tuesday as a great event in the history of art.
The work, which depicts Biblical heroine Judith beheading an Assyrian general, was found by the owners of a house near Toulouse as they investigated a leak.
An App That Pushes Aside the Art World Curtain
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The process of buying and selling art, particularly contemporary works, has a reputation for opacity, but a new mobile app that promises to instantly provide price data could contribute to the opening up of the market.
The free app, called Magnus, uses digital-recognition technology similar to that of Shazam, which “hears” music to provide song titles, and Vivino, which reads wine labels and reveals ratings and restaurant markups.
FBI and Interpol alerted: Springfield Art Museum official says Warhol prints stolen
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Prints of Andy Warhol's "Campbell's Soup Cans" were stolen from the Springfield Art Museum this week, according to the chair of the museum's board.
"We're shocked and totally saddened," Sally Scheid said.
Bringing Art to Life: An Intergenerational Approach to Alzheimer’s
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“Each day is a gift. You know you really realize that when you get older,” says Don. Don is one of the many people with Alzheimer’s disease participating in theBringing Art to Life art therapy program at the University of Alabama (UA)- Tuscaloosa.
Impressive Turnout for Arts & Health at Duke
Through the tireless efforts of coordinator Jennifer Collins-Mancour and the Arts & Health team they achieved the participation goal they set for themselves this year. A total of 141 artists submitted their works for the show which opened on March 4th. Three months prior to their cut-off they advertised and marketed the event heavily through email, direct newsletters, Twitter, Facebook and the articles written by Duke Media.
Five Years for Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Walter Douglas, Chief Operating Officer for Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, greeted an energetic crowd at the awards reception for their Fifth Anniversary National Arts Program® Exhibit. He spoke about the importance of art in the workplace and the tremendous talent within their community of employees. There were over 175 guests in attendance for the reception, including 75 artists.
State of Delaware Involves Community
More and more we are seeing a number of our venues, like the State of Delaware, taking advantage of social media to not only promote their NAP exhibitions, but to actually involve more people in the experience.
The House That Art, Fantasy and Mystery Built
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Last week, the Santa Fe-based art collective Meow Wolf introduced “The House of Eternal Return” — an interactive, multimedia art experience that one of Meow Wolf’s co-founders, Vince Kadlubek, refers to as “immersive storytelling.” And appropriately for the otherworldly space, created by a team of 135 artists, maestros-of-fantasy like George R. R. Martin and Neil Gaiman attended the opening.