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London-based artist Daisy Collingridge layers amorphous blobs of fabric and textiles to form wearable pastel-colored body suits. With names like Burt, Clive, and Lippy, each member of Collingridge’s family has a personality that matches his/her form. Inspired by human anatomy and infused with elements of fantasy and impulse, the artist says that the costumes are an exercise in “pushing quilting to...

The portrait was discovered on Tuesday, December 10, 2019, in a metal cache on the outer wall of the same gallery from which he was abducted for 22 years. The painting is believed to have been found by the cult Austrian painter Gustav Klimt. A passageway worthy of Thomas Crown's Scam! The "Female Portrait" (1916-1917) disappeared in November 1997 from...

The first drawing, published on January 7, presents an imaginary profile of French novelist and art historian Joris-Carles Huysmans. He "published" his portrait, allegedly painted by the artist Jean-Louis Fauren in 1978. "Thank you @JL.Forain for my portrait," says the signature on the message. The laikas underneath it were "put" @degas and 14 other users. Huismans' work is in...

Old masters and European painting of XVII - the end of XIX centuries: De Jonckheere, Stair Sainty Gallery, Axel Vervoordt. Masters of H.C. century and modern art: White Cube, Acquavella Galleries, Galerie Cazeau-Beraudiere. De Jonckheere Paris The basis of the world's most famous private collections is what is called the "old masters". The enthusiasm for the currents of the twentieth century has embraced...

Actress and director Greta Gervig walked the halls of the Metropolitan Museum of Art with a reporter from the New York Times and showed the work that inspired the new screening of Louise May Alcott's novel "Little Women". It is the story of four young nineteenth-century sisters from Massachusetts who are struggling to meet - or overcome - the...

We should all pay more attention to communication with art, says a medical study published in the British Medical Journal. Visiting only one exhibition a year can add several years to our lives. A team of researchers from University College London surveyed 6,710 adult Englishmen aged 50 years and over to see if there was a link between a passion...

On a November trip to the Arosa mountains in the Swiss Alps, Michael Schneider snapped a photo using his iPhone 11. The Zurich-based photographer and writer says the image he captured as the fog dissipated shows small ice crystals in the clouds, which break up the sunlight. The crystals’ insides reflect the sun, which is then broken again as it leaves the inside...

France has forbidden the removal from the country of the panel "Curse of Christ", which for many years hung over the stove in the ordinary kitchen of an elderly woman. After its discovery, the work was attributed to the thirteenth century Florentine artist Cimabue and left the hammer for a fantastic sum. The government now has 30 months to...

An extraordinary project is launching the Salvador Dali Museum in St. Petersberg, Florida. Starting in April, visitors will have the opportunity to learn more about the life and work of the artist from the person who knew him best - himself. A new project called Dali Lives "revives" the surrealist through artificial intelligence (AI) technology. The artist's image will communicate...

The young man was accused of causing damage after he reportedly damaged a painting by Pablo Picasso worth £20 million. The incident took place at the Tate Modern Gallery in London on December 29, 2019. The "victim" of the vandal was a portrait painted 75 years ago. On Monday, 20-year-old Shakeel Massey, who lives in north-west London, was brought before...