FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo Search Tools and Databases (Getty Research Institute)getty.edu High-resolution images and scans of books and archival papers, available through the Library Catalog. An inventory of nearly two million study …
BBC Two - Ways of Seeingbbc.co.ukJohn Berger on how Rubens and Rembrandt broke with tradition John Berger explains the difference between being nude and naked in oil paintings John Berger looks at the depiction of property in art, focusing
El santuario del cómic se hace museoEl Pais - Eneko Ruiz Jiménez La tienda Akira, nombrada mejor del mundo con el Oscar del cómic en 2012, abre un museo con más de 40 dibujos originales Un gracioso señor de bigote …
The Broad review – first exhibitions have plenty of big hitters but miss the markThe Guardian - Glen HelfandThe Broad Museum in downtown Los Angeles exudes the art world equivalent of that new car smell. The building is stylish, sophisticated, and has the comforting aura of limitless financial resources. On
Snapshots: Saint Étienne's urban doodler with a sense of humourThe Guardian - Yasmin MahdyThe street artist known as Oak Oak uses the urban elements of his home town of Saint-Étienne, an old industrial town in France, to create humorous, site-specific art. “What I like about street art is you
"Artistect" Fuses The Styles Of Legendary Painters And Iconic Architects - VICEVICE - Zach SokolItalian illustrator Federico Babina's latest series imagines a world where Picasso collaborated with Le Corbusier. Italian illustrator Federico Babina has previously united famous architecture and movie
Why the suffragettes still matter: 'they dared to act as the equals of men'The Guardian - Helen Lewis, Tessa Hadley, Jacqueline Rose, Sarah Crompton, Rachel Holmes, Bridget ChristieThey endured violence and cruelty to further the cause of votes and equality for women. Ahead of the release of the movie Suffragette, we asked writers to reflect on the meanings and modern relevance the
25 Most Powerful Propaganda Posters That Made All The Differenceemlii.com - Manaal 1. "Daddy, what did you do in the Great War?", (1915). In 1915 British illustrator Savile Lumley designed this famous guilt – inducing poster. Paul …
Visual Persuasion: 25 Great Propaganda Posters - Michael Owensmichaeloart.com - Michael Owens Propaganda, at its core is simple mass communication. Its goal is to influence the attitude of a state. Community. Sometimes an entire society. This …
The best city photographers on Instagram – from Lagos to LisbonThe Guardian - Francesca Perry and Guardian readersOur @guardiancities account showcases some of the best urban Instagrammers from around the world, each with their own unique take on the city they inhabit. We’ve hand-picked some of our favourites Unsurprisingly,
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Sir Peter Blake allows remixes of his art on new Dazzle appBBC News - Kev GeogheganA new app will allow users to remix the art of pop artist Sir Peter Blake, the first time the artist has consented to his art being used in this way. The Dazzle It app, commissioned as part of the official
The 100 greatest American filmsBBC CultureBBC Culture polled film critics from around the world to determine the best American movies ever made. The results are surprising – Gone With the Wind appears at 97. America’s films are among its greatest
BBC Arts - Shooting stars: Lost photographs of Audrey Hepburn, Gary Cooper & Vivien Leigh by 'Speedy George'bbc.co.uk - BBCShooting stars: Lost photographs of Audrey Hepburn, Gary Cooper & Vivien Leigh by 'Speedy George' Produced and directed by Spike Geilinger, Cinestre Films, for BBC Arts. In 1986 we bought a house in Brighton,
Art, design and architecture: what to see in autumn 2015The Guardian - Adrian Searle, Jonathan Jones, Sean O'Hagan and Oliver WainwrightA shot of the Natourcriterium in Aalst, Belgium, part of Cycle Revolution A shot of the Natourcriterium in Aalst, Belgium, part of Cycle Revolution Clockwise from top, artist and activist Ai Weiwei; Charles
Istanbul Biennial 2015: an overwhelming meditation on the tides of human miseryThe Guardian - Adrian SearleA floating zoo, a sinkhole-inspired film, an underwater theatre for jellyfish and paintings by Aboriginal artists are the highlights of this year’s strange, ever-surprising biennial Just south of Istanbul,
Computer algorithm recreates Van Gogh painting in one hourThe Guardian - Hannah Jane ParkinsonGerman researchers find computers can use algorithm to copy famous painting styles, including Picasso’s Computers: they make everything so easy these days. They check our spelling for us and help with
This week’s new exhibitionsThe Guardian - Robert Clark & Skye SherwinWilliam Kentridge | Ugo Rondinone | Emma Hart | The Gap: Selected Abstract Art From Belgium | The Multiverse | Helen Schell | Sensory Systems In leading South African artist William Kentridge’s latest
The silent-era film stars who risked life and limb doing their own film stuntsThe Guardian - Pamela HutchinsonIn the second part of our series on early cinema, we celebrate the courage of Buster Keaton in Steamboat Bill Jr – and four other actors who were tough enough to take the knocks on set Buster Keaton was
Best of Latin American photography 2015 – in picturesThe Guardian - Guardian StaffThe Latin American Fotografia competition celebrates the very best photography in and about the region. The winning entries will appear in a book and an online archive (ai-ap.org) and shown in a travelling
Discovery of Russian artist's sketch shows secret side of Soviet propagandaThe Guardian - Maev KennedyStartlingly different versions of the same Russian poster, revealing an artist struggling to tone down his original vision in order to toe the party line, are revealed for the first time in an exhibition
Seven decades of Soviet propaganda – in picturesThe Guardian - Arnel Hecimovic As the Minsk History Museum in Belarus holds an exhibition celebrating the USSR, we look back at some of the best Soviet poster art
Masahisa Fukase: the man who photographed nothing but his wifeThe Guardian - Sean O'HaganThe Japanese photographer focused obsessively on his wife and muse Yoko from the day they met till the day she left. Then he switched to ravens – and created the best photobook of the last 25 years Masahisa
Temples of books: The world’s most beautiful librariesBBC Culture - By Jonathan GlanceyArchitecture critic Jonathan Glancey writes in praise of the world’s great storehouses of knowledge – from the vaulted frescoes of Spain’s Escorial to the timber enigma of China’s National Library. ‘Print
Banksy's Dismaland: 'a theme park unsuitable for children' – in picturesThe Guardian - Alicia CanterThe castle’s derelict, Cinderella’s pumpkin has crashed, and the seagulls are on the attack ... Banksy has opened a theme park called Dismaland at a disused lido in Weston-super-Mare. The show has been
Banksy: ‘I think a museum is a bad place to look at art’The Guardian - BanksyIn an exclusive, rare interview the notorious artist tells us about his new theme park project, Dismaland, and shares his thoughts on the contemporary art world Buy the Guardian tomorrow for an exclusive,
