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Art & Culture March 10, 2019

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…

Art & Culture April 23, 2018

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…

Art & Culture Lifestyle Travel June 23, 2016

Christo’s Floating Pier Opens on Lake Iseo

Starting off this week, The Floating Pier installation by renowned artist Christo Vladimirov Javacheff is open, visitors can now walk on water over the Italian Lake Iseo. And for anyone that is a fan of The Wizard of Oz, you can now travel to the Lake for a stroll on the elongated ‘yellow-brick road’. “It’s not a painting, it’s not a sculpture. You need to walk on it. Feel it with the sun, with the rain, with the wind. It’s physical, not virtual” Said Christo.…