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American sculpture: race and racism, Warsaw’s Museum of Modern Art, Jusepe de Ribera in Paris — podcast

The Art Newspaper

A chat about a Washington show offering a radical new perspective on the history of sculpture, plus how the major Polish museum has journeyed through political change towards opening, and a discussion of Ribera’s “most moving” work

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Les Nabis Revealed: The 8 Artists Who Redefined Modern Art as We Know It

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Energized to achieve a “beauty beyond visible reality,” the Nabis group of French artists challenged convention to create a new artistic vision, as they harnessed Paul Gauguin’s synthetism to envisage an exciting alternative that would usher in the age of modern art. And so Maillol exhibited with the group in 1895 and 1896 in Paris.

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The Art of Henri Matisse’s Paper Cut-Out Sculptures

Sarasota Antique Buyers

History and Journey of Henri Matisse Matisse, along with Pablo Picasso and Marcel Duchamp, is credited with being one of the three artists who helped define the revolutionary developments in the plastic arts during the earlier decades of the twentieth century. We buy antique bronzes of all variety and we buy antique sculptures.

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What is Modernism? A Guide to Art, Literature, and Design

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This pivotal movement influenced art, design, literature, and philosophy, leading to an immense cultural transformation worldwide. But what exactly is Modernism, and why and how has it impacted the world as we know it today? What is Modernism art and which artists embraced the movement? What is Modernism in Art?

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Capturing Contemplation: Contemporary Sculptor Wang Shaojun

MIR Appraisal

Wang Shaojun is a Chinese sculptural artist based in Beijing, China. Born in 1958, he is now a professor at the Central Academy of Fine Arts, China’s most prestigious and well-known art university, and an artist. He began working in sculpture in 1980.

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5 Hot Lots Coming to Auction in September

WorthPoint

Billings Auction in Los Angeles, California, is offering one of his iconic designs in its Fall 2024 Modern Art + Design auction on September 14. The 1930s dark green silk sculptural gown is adorned with brown Murano glass beads and has two stenciled belts.

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The Essential Guide to Minimalist Art: 10 Artists Who Mastered the Art of Simplicity

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Challenging traditional notions of artistic expression, Minimalism pushed the boundaries of what art can be – and its concentrated form of beauty would leave a lasting legacy. His vocabulary of visual art contained lines with simplified colors and shapes, which are evident in his Wall Structure Blue (1962) and his Wall Drawings.