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Interview: Talking Art with Amadea Zuri Setian

Meet Amadea Zuri Setian; a young artist with an incredible passion for art. Her love for painting started when she was only 18 months old. Since then, she has been creating the most amazing works of art, primarily with acrylic, oil and watercolors. Most recently, her work has even become the inspiration for jewelry and fashion. Amadea’s artwork portrays an abundance of happy emotions with her use of colors, always brimming with life. Gathering inspiration for her work through nature…

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Talking Fine Porcelain With Carleigh Queenth of Christie’s

Carleigh Queenth with Marly Rouge

From the Marly Rouge 19th Century Sevres dessert service for Napoleon I to the the 18th Century Nymphenburg porcelain trompe l’oeil dinner service from the private collection of Jayne Wrightsman; pieces of fine decorative art such as these are more than meets the eye. What may appear to be merely a beautiful service of fine porcelain, may in many cases hold a deeper story. Whether that be a comedic hand painted pattern or an interesting story behind the reason for…

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Meet Molly McCall

AMERICAN ARTIST MOLLY MCCALL

Meet American Artist Molly McCall whose talent for creating works revolving around the passage of time delivers photographic and mixed media compositions that are not only entirely unique, but also nostalgic for many. McCall’s work, which is memory based, is focused on the beauty of California’s central coast, where McCall was born, raised, and where she continues to live today with her husband Gordon and their two German Shorthaired Pointers. Although deeply immersed in the art world today, McCall began…

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Sotheby’s NOW! Online Auction To Feature African Art, Photographs, and Contemporary Design

Sotheby's NOW! Online Auction To Feature African Art, Photographs, and Contemporary Design

From the 18th to the 26th of February, 2020 Sotheby’s will offer a wide range of stunning lots online as part of their sixth NOW! sale. Made up of 20th century Design Pieces, Contemporary Works, Photographs, as well as African and Oceanic Art Works, the auction is held exclusively online. Estimates for the lots in the sale range from €500 to €50,000. Curated by Lolita Cros, the NOW! sale includes pieces by artists and designers, such as Hans Hartung, Robert…

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Exhibition “ame nochi hana” at Le Bon Marché Rive Gauche in Paris: Wows in Spectacular Fashion

Exhibition “ame nochi hana” at Le Bon Marché Rive Gauche in Paris: Wows in Spectacular Fashion

Le Bon Marché Rive Gauche continues over 160 years of engagement to the arts with the debut of its latest art instillation, the exhibition by designer Oki Sato’s nendo titled “ame nochi hana”, which translates from the artist’s native Japanese meaning rain flowers. Aristide Boucicaut, who founded Le Bon Marché was well regarded for his love of the arts now continued by the department store’s owner LVMH. Over the past five years, Le Bon Marché has hosted five creative exhibitions…

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How a Bourbon King influenced ISAIA’s S/S 2020 Collection

How a Bourbon King influenced ISAIA's S/S 2020 Collection

Famed Mens Clothier ISAIA unveiled their stunning Summer 2020 collection on June 15th in Milan at the Palazzo della Triennale. In true Neapolitan fashion, ISAIA is paying respect to its home city of Naples by supporting theNational Museum of Capodimonte. The Museum, which is under the patronage of ISAIA, is currently in the process of being renovated. The museum is housed in an eighteenth-century palace on the Capodimonte hill. The palace, which has long served as a repository of Neapolitan…

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A Modern Interpretation of Ballet Unveiled at the Whitney Museum of Art

A Modern Interpretation of Ballet Unveiled at the Whitney Museum of Art

Featuring 75 different artists and collectives, the Whitney Biennial, the longest running art exhibition in the country, has returned for the summer and is mesmerizing viewers. Through its duration, the exhibit works to provide “a snapshot of art in the United States” for its viewers, but perhaps what is one of the most eye-catching aspects of the exhibition this year, is an installation created by Brendan Fernandes. The installation titled The Master and Form, was originally showcased in 2018 at…

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The Courtauld Collection: A vision for impressionism – an exhibition at the Fondation Louis Vuitton

This year the Fondation Louis Vuitton presents the Courtauld Collection, from the 20th of February until the 17th of June, 2019.  With more than 110 impressionist artworks, this exhibition is undoubtedly a major event in the art world. For anyone living in London, the name “Courtauld” is most likely familiar. The Courtauld Gallery, located in the Somerset House on the Strand, is one of the most important museums of the capital. Indeed, it is exhibiting the art collection of the…

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Mark Rothko’s No. 7 (Dark Over Light) to hit the Auction Block

Mark Rothko's No. 7 (Dark Over Light) to hit the Auction Block

In New York, the famed monumental canvas, No. 7 (Dark Over Light) by American Artist, Mark Rothko is set to make its way to the auction block on May 17 for the Christie’s Evening Sale of Post-War and Contemporary Art. No. 7 (Dark Over Light), which was painted in 1954, and at almost eight feet tall, certainly epitomizes Mr. Rothko’s highly coveted grand scale style. Mark Rothko once remarked (on the subject of size): “I paint very large pictures. I realize that historically the…

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