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Iconic Modernist Buildings Reimagined Inside Idyllic Thomas Kinkade Paintings “My family was gone for the weekend, so I decided to indulge my curiosity about how these famous modernist homes would fit into Kinkade’s universe.”

The art of learning: Why art history might be the most important subject you could study today Want a more educated, less narrow-minded citizenry that can tell fake news from real? Make them take this class

How Ancient Rome Is Going High-Tech Historical monuments are introducing tours and shows that use innovative technology to recreate the past.

At the start of the twentieth century the conservation profession in Italy was still riven by the debate that had raged in the nineteenth century between two mutually antagonistic theories and practices. On the one hand Giovan Battista Cavalcaselle (1819-97) believed in accepting works of art in the state in which they had come down to the present day and sought to preserve them untouched, without even minimal intervention, tolerating, if necessary, their fragmentary or damaged state. The opposing camp, derived at some remove from Viollet-le-Duc’s approach to historic buildings, placed most emphasis on the aesthetic reading of the work, and their restorations generally involved extensive reworkings in what was understood to be the style of the original artist.

In the thirteenth instalment to the Art of Conservation series, Marco Ciatti discusses twentieth century conservators and conservation theory. Read the full article in our current issue: http://www.burlington.org.uk/current-issue

Cai Guo-Qiang’s Whimsical Pedicabs Light Up Philly Cai's public art project Fireflies invites visitors to ride in padicabs illuminated by lanterns down the bustling Benjamin Franklin Parkway.

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Salvador Dalí Everything with the topic 'Salvador Dalí' on Creators

Frida Kahlo Celebrated With An Attempt At A World Record Museum-goers attempted to set the record for most people dressed up as Frida Kahlo at the Dallas Museum of Art Thursday night.

How Do You Conserve Art Made of Bologna, or Bubble Gum, or Soap? As contemporary artists get more ambitious with their materials, conservators have to find creative ways to preserve the works.

These 10 Artworks Tell the Story of Contemporary Art From Olafur Eliasson to Kara Walker, Matthew Israel’s book “The Big Picture” traces the development of art over the last two decades.

Vito Acconci, Whose Poetic, Menacing Work Forms Bedrock of Performance, Video Art, Dies at 77