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  Why there is more to Banksy than meets the eye

  BBC Culture - Kelly Grovier

  As a string of new Banksy artworks spring up around London, an expert reveals the clues that unlock his art historical genius. Is Banksy a great artist? When a series of stencilled animals, suspended in silhouette, suddenly began to appear across London in early August, one a day for a week and a …

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  Public.Work: A Smoothly Searchable Archive of 100,000+ “Copyright-Free” Images

  openculture.com - Colin Marshall

  We live in an age, we’re often told, when our ability to conjure up an image is limited only by our imagination. These days, this notion tends to …

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  Banksy Caps Off His Zoological Spree With Two Final Artworks—and Reveals Their Meaning

  artnet.com - Jo Lawson-Tancred

  For the series's final act, a tank of bloodthirsty piranhas has appeared in London's financial district.

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  Courtauld to Exhibit Claude Monet’s Paintings of London for the First Time in 120 Years

  artnews.com - George Nelson

  A series of 21 paintings by Claude Monet depicting views of London’s Thames River will be exhibited for the first time in the UK at the Courtauld …

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  Audubon’s exquisite bird paintings owe a debt to classical European art

  csmonitor.com - Danny Heitman

  When John James Audubon immigrated to the United States from France in 1803, his timing was fortuitous. That same year, the Louisiana Purchase …

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  William Blake’s Universe: making a European out of the poet and artist who never left England

  The Conversation UK - Sarah Haggarty

  William Blake’s Universe, the new (free) exhibition at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, is a celebration of work by the Romantic artist, writer …