Ta-Nehisi Coates's ‘The Message’: Educating Americans about the reality of Israel
As Donald Trump returns to the White House, Ta-Nehisi Coates’s new book. ‘The Message’, offers an urgent and anguished ...
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9 Paintings by Claude Monet You Should Know
Get ready to step back into 19th-century France and the universe of Claude Monet’s Impressionism. One cannot discuss Claude Monet’s art without looking at Impression, Sunrise, one of his most notable ...
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Knowsley Hall: How Liverpool’s grandest country house — and one of the largest homes in England — was brought back to life
Knowsley Hall in Lancashire
was returned from institutional use in the 1990s to become the seat of the Earl and Countess of Derby. John Martin Robinson reports on progress to one of the most ambitious ...
The story behind the object: upcoming sales of antique furniture, art and historic prints
Upcoming sales have plenty to interest lovers of clocks, historical prints, china and chandeliers. Or how about a collection ...
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How the Women’s Studio Workshop Shakes Up the Art of Bookmaking
What started as a small feminist arts collective has grown to host hundreds of residents and publish countless books under ...
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Versailles’s Legendary Salon de Diane Is Getting a Lavish Restoration
There's a new Versailles restoration afoot, as experts descend on paintings adorning the billiards room off the Sun King's ...
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Shipyards in the 19th century anchored the future of Pudong modernization
New factories were built along the Huangpu River. By the early 20th century, the area housed a mix of shipyards, textile ...
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The World’s Richest Man in the First Half of the 19th Century Was a Chinese Merchant Who Lent Money to American Millionaires
If we asked who the wealthiest person in the world was in the first half of the 19th century, many would likely think of ...
Global Design: Be inspired by art nouveau spaces in Belgium and Singapore
The art nouveau design movement showcases the Belgian flair for visual language. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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See How Modern Artists Obsessed With Death and Darkness Looked to Medieval Gothic Artworks for Inspiration
A new exhibition in Helsinki spotlights the Gothic themes and influences that connected works by renowned late 19th- and ...
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19th-century paintings show first hints of post-industrial climate change
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A new showcase revisits the legacy of Kalighat painter Becharam Das Dutta
Becharam Das Dutta, one of the few ‘pat’ artists known by name, was one of the earliest known Kalighat painters to combine ...