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Why Manet’s Empathetic Painting of a Parisian Prostitute Still Resonates Today
Why Manet’s Empathetic Painting of a Parisian Prostitute Still Resonates Today
Édouard Manet, Nana, 1877. Kunsthalle Hamburg. Photo via Wikimedia Commons. Nadar, Portrait of Édouard Manet, ca. 1867-70. Photo via Wikimedia Comm Nineteenth-century Paris was obsessed with prostitutes. Courtesans (as the expensive mistresses of politicians, businessmen, and princes were known) rose from poverty to enjoy the glitz and glamour of the city’s wealthiest elite using what can only be…
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Everything You Need to Know About 'Fortnite,' the Mega-Popular Game Even Drake is Playing Drake recently broke the internet while playing this mega-popular video game. Don't be the last person to start playing. Source: Complex
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H&M's Lawsuit Against Graffiti Artist Still on Despite Claim It Was Dropped REVOK's lawyer says the lawsuit was never dismissed. Source: Complex
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Tragically Clueless Guy Thinks Girl Is Begging For Sex, And It Escalates Horribly
Tragically Clueless Guy Thinks Girl Is Begging For Sex, And It Escalates Horribly
Have you ever been nice to your neighbor? The bus driver? Was it because you desperately wanted to have sex with them? Believe it or not, one guy has recently invited a girl for “Netflix and chill” just because she acted like a decent human being in front of him. Needless to say, she was shocked to learn he was so tragically clueless. His texts were so direct and incredibly obnoxious, you’d never…
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MOCA Abruptly Fires Chief Curator Helen Molesworth—and the 9 Other Biggest News Stories This Week 01 The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, has fired chief curator Helen Molesworth for “undermining the museum.” …
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Daughter Finds Box With 30,000 Never-Before-Seen Negatives In Attic, Her Jaw Drops When She Develops Them
Daughter Finds Box With 30,000 Never-Before-Seen Negatives In Attic, Her Jaw Drops When She Develops Them
Leningrad, USSR, 1977 source A Portrait Photo Of Asya In 1978 source Inside The Building source Melvar Melkumyan, Moscow, USSR, 1983 source Melvar Melkumyan, Moscow, USSR, 1979 source Two Girls In Vologda, USSR, 1979 source A Ruined Statue Of Stalin In Leningrad, USSR, 1978 source Street Portrait In St. Petersburg, 1976 source The Banks Of The Neva River In Leningrad, 1979 source Leningrad, USSR,…
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Kim Kardashian Reworks Tabloid Headlines Involving Her, Kanye West, and Kris Jenner Kim Kardashian works to create more accurate headlines. Source: Complex
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Woman Fulfills Her Ill Grandfather’s Wish, And Their Photos Will Leave You Crying
Woman Fulfills Her Ill Grandfather’s Wish, And Their Photos Will Leave You Crying
Fu Xuewei, a 25-year-old entrepreneur from Chengdu, China recently shared a beautiful set of wedding photos that are going viral. However, there’s an emotional twist to the photographs where no groom seems to be found. In fact, one is not even present as the only people featured in the photoshoot are Ms. Fu and her 87-year-old grandfather. Despite having no plans of getting married anytime soon,…
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'Game of Thrones' Actor Iain Glen Says Finale 'Cannot Please Everyone' The final six episodes of 'Game of Thrones' will air in 2019. Source: Complex
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Why Fewer Galleries Are Opening Today Than 10 Years Ago
Why Fewer Galleries Are Opening Today Than 10 Years Ago
Photo by David Hilowitz, via Flickr Amid the champagne toasts and white-wine-sipping of the art world, it’s become common to pour out a little liquor for the several dozen galleries that have closed in the past few years, casualties of rising rents, grueling and expensive art fair schedules, or fickle collecting habits. But what about the galleries that never opened? A new report from UBS and Art…
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Snoop Dogg and Method Man's Hit Game Shows Renewed by TBS TBS should really just buy NBC so they can replace Jimmy Fallon with Snoop. Source: Complex
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The Last Photos Of A 14-Year-Old Polish Girl In Auschwitz Get Colorized, And They’ll Break Your Heart
The Last Photos Of A 14-Year-Old Polish Girl In Auschwitz Get Colorized, And They’ll Break Your Heart
Digital artist Marina Amaral has been colorizing historic photos for three years and recently updated the last images of a 14-year-old Polish prisoner in Auschwitz. Breathing life into the black-and-white pictures, Amaral managed to visually emphasize the tragic past of Czeslawa Kwoka. “It was very hard to stare at her face for so many minutes knowing what happened to her,” Amaral told Bored…
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When Does Painting a Portrait Violate the Subject’s Rights?
When Does Painting a Portrait Violate the Subject’s Rights?
The Allegory of Painting, ca. 1666. Johannes VermeerMuseum of Fine Art, Vienna It might be hard to remember now, but there was a time when Tiger Woods was the highest-paid athlete in the world. Ah, the mid-2000s. In his prime, the golfer appeared in advertisements for American Express, Nike, and Buick, among other companies that paid good money to associate his persona with their brand. But when…
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Early Reviews Say ‘Tomb Raider’ Is Meh The movie hits theaters on March 16. Source: Complex
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Miami Mega-Collector Jorge Pérez on Why Cuban Art Matters
Miami Mega-Collector Jorge Pérez on Why Cuban Art Matters
You can find the Artsy Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Pocket Casts, or the podcasting app of your choice. Don’t forget to rate the show and leave us comments; we’d love to hear from you. On this episode, we’re taking a deep dive into the world of contemporary Cuban art—a topic int with questions of history and politics and culture, both on and off the island. We’re joined from Miami by art…
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'Scandal' Cast to Perform Live Reading of Series Finale the Night It Airs 'Scandal' stars will do a table read of the show's finale in California. Source: Complex
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Barack Obama, Neil deGrasse Tyson, and More Remember Stephen Hawking The author and physicist passed away yesterday at the age of 76. Source: Complex
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