Month: September 2024
“Van Gogh: Poets and Lovers”
The most popular painting at London’s National Gallery is Vincent Van Gogh’s “The Sunflowers,” which the gallery acquired in 1924, along with Van Gogh’s “Chair.” So it is no surprise that a Vincent Van Gogh exhibition would be chosen as the blockbuster to mark the gallery’s 200th anniversary this year. “Van Gogh: Poets and Lovers” opens September 14th, […]
TAWD September 17, 2024Basquiat and Banksy
The Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum in Washington, D.C. is set to showcase a unique pairing of works by Jean-Michel Basquiat and Banksy. Opening later this month, the year-long exhibition will feature Basquiat’s 1982 painting “Boy and Dog in a Johnnypump.” The work will be displayed alongside Banksy’s reimagined version, which includes stenciled police officers frisking Basquiat’s […]
TAWD September 16, 2024“Perceptual Phenomena, Color Spaces, Structural Honesty”
Argentine-Spanish artist Felipe Pantone’s new solo show “Perceptual Phenomena, Color Spaces, Structural Honesty” is being presented now at Underdogs Gallery in Lisbon. The exhibit explores a vibrant interplay of color, light, geometry and features works across painting, sculpture, and installation. At its core, the exhibition narrates humans’ ever-evolving relationship with color and light. Taking cues from […]
TAWD September 13, 2024A Five Ring Eye Sore
Despite much public outcry (including that of Gustave Eiffel’s great-great grandson) Paris’ Mayor Anne Hidalgo has decreed that the Olympic Rings placed on the Eiffel Tower for this year’s Olympics will remain on the landmark indefinitely. With the blessing and financial support of the International Olympic Committee, the existing 95-foot-wide, 45-foot-tall, 33-ton rings will be […]
TAWD September 7, 2024