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Article date: Wednesday, August 5, 2020

Magritte in Full Sunlight at the Musee de l'Orangerie - the "Renoir" Period 1940-1947

The Musée d’Orsay and Musée de l’Orangerie have organised an exhibition of René Magritte’s "Renoir Period", which extended from 1943 until 1947. The first exhibition to show a still largely unknown chapter of Magritte’s work in its entirety, it compares Magritte’s works with those of Auguste Renoir, who inspired him.

Article date: Wednesday, August 5, 2020

Mamco Geneve Exhibits Traces of Articulations by Franz Mon

Franz Mon (born in 1926 in Frankfurt am Main) is one of the pioneers of experimental literature and art breaking new ground in the mid-twentieth century. His poetic work started in the wake of the spirit that pervaded all the arts in the 1950s and shattered the boundaries of genres.

Article date: Tuesday, August 4, 2020

Shareholders Agree to the Board of Directors’ Package of Measures

The Extraordinary General Meeting of MCH Group Ltd. on 3 August 2020 approved all the proposals of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors can thus proceed with the implementation of the package of measures submitted for the financial recovery and further strategic realignment of the company.

Article date: Tuesday, July 28, 2020

CUMEDIAE - Supporting Creativity In the Wake of the Global Pandemic

"The creative industries are special industries in that they exist between different worlds. Two worlds that need to communicate one with each other for any creative idea to be turned into a sustainable project: on the one side, the world of those with the passion of creativity; and on the other, the world of those with some knowledge about funding, management and the legal framework".

Article date: Friday, July 24, 2020

‘Art Needs No Roof’ in Vilnius: 100 Billboards With Contemporary AR

Lithuanian capital Vilnius has turned its centre into an open-air art gallery. The outdoor advertising exhibition contains 100 works of local art. Art lovers may contact the artists through the special website. The website contains images and descriptions of art objects, their prices and contacts of authors.

Article date: Wednesday, July 22, 2020

Martin Parr Quits as Director of Bristol Photo Festival over Racism Row

The photographer Martin Parr has stepped down from his position as artistic director of a new high-profile arts festival in Bristol amid a racism row. Parr left his role at the Bristol photo festival after being criticised for his association with a book titled London, by the Italian photographer Gian Butturini.

Article date: Saturday, July 18, 2020

Arson Suspected as 400-year-old Organ Destroyed in Nantes Cathedral's Fire

Contrary to the 850-year-old monument in the capital, which still had timber roof beams, the Cathedral of St. Peter and St Paul of Nantes had been renovated with concrete roof beams following a large fire in 1972 which had reduced the roof to ashes. The renovation was only completed in 2013.

Article date: Friday, July 17, 2020

Magnum Member Paul Fusco Died

Paul Fusco worked as a photographer with the United States Army Signal Corps in Korea from 1951 to 1953, before studying photojournalism at Ohio University, where he received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1957. He moved to New York City and started his career as a staff photographer with Look, where he remained until 1971.

Article date: Friday, July 17, 2020

Johny Pitts – Afropean: Travels in Black Europe Expected at Foam this Autumn

In Afropean writer and photographer journalist Johny Pitts (Sheffield, UK) examines the life of black communities, traveling across Europe. In search of the "Afropean" identity he went across the continent traveling from London to Paris, via Brussels, Amsterdam, Berlin, Stockholm, Moscow, Rome, Marseille, Madrid and Lisbon sketching an underexposed story about the continent in words and images.

Article date: Thursday, July 16, 2020

The Van Gogh Museum has Dramatically Redesigned its Website

The Van Gogh Museum website, which is visited more than 8.5 million times every year, now features even more ways of inspiring visitors with Van Gogh’s life and work. The updated design is inspired by Van Gogh’s favourite colour palette.

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