 The Sacred Made Real: Spanish Painting and Sculpture
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From: February 28 2010 To: May 31 2010 Washington |
 In 17th-century Spain, a new, more intense kind of realism emerged in art. To revitalize the Catholic Church and counteract Protestantism, painters and sculptors attempted to make images of Christ, the Virgin, and saints as convincing and accessible as possible. This realism was starkly austere, emotionally gripping, and even gory, intended to shock the senses and stir the soul. Many painters of this period, notably Diego Velázquez and Francisco ... Continue Reading
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Matisse to Malevich
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From: March 6 2010 To: September 17 2010 Amsterdam |
 Outstanding works by Matisse, Picasso, Van Dongen, De Vlaminck, Derain and many other contemporaries of theirs will be seen in a magnificent display from 6 March 2010 to 17 September 2010 at the Hermitage Amsterdam in the exhibition Matisse to Malevich. Pioneers of modern art from the Hermitage. For this exhibition about 75 paintings have been selected from the Hermitage St.- Petersburg, which has one of the world’s finest ... Continue Reading
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golden times part 1: steven claydon, diango hernández, mai-thu perret
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From: January 15 2010 To: April 11 2010 Munich |
 every day events occur that have the potential to become history. but who decides, which events are historically relevant? whose history is told, in which context and by whom? 'golden times' presents works by four contemporary artists, who consider 'history' as an unstable concept: as a construction made up from innumerable facets and fragments; as a question of interpretation, narration and fiction.
the sculptures by london artist steven claydon (*1969) ... Continue Reading
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