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art-and-design2 years ago

"Massive Fire Wipes Out Abkhazia's 4,000-Piece Art Collection"

A fire in Abkhazia, a Russian-backed breakaway region of Georgia, destroyed nearly 4,000 paintings at the National Gallery of Abkhazia, including works by celebrated artist Aleksandr Chachba-Sharvashidze. The collection, considered a national treasure by locals, suffered an irreparable loss, with only 200 artworks rescued from the blaze. The cause of the fire is under investigation, with officials considering arson and a short circuit as potential factors.

via The New York Times|
#abkhazia#art#art-and-design
art-and-design2 years ago

"Climate Protesters' Vandalism Targets Iconic Velázquez Painting in London"

Climate activists belonging to the British group Just Stop Oil damaged the famous Velázquez painting, "Rokeby Venus," at the National Gallery in London. The activists struck the glass protecting the painting with emergency hammers, causing minimal damage to its surface. This incident follows a series of attention-grabbing stunts by the group in British museums over the past year and a half. The painting is currently undergoing conservation work, and there is no timeline for its return to display. The activists have been arrested for criminal damage.

via The New York Times|
#art-and-design#climate-protesters#conservation-work
art-and-culture2 years ago

Climate Activists Vandalize Famous Painting at National Gallery in London

Climate activists from the group Just Stop Oil attacked Diego Velázquez's masterpiece "The Rokeby Venus" at the National Gallery in London. The painting, which depicts the Roman goddess Venus, was targeted as a protest against new oil and gas licenses in the UK. Two individuals struck the artwork with emergency rescue hammers, leading to their arrest and the removal of the painting for examination by conservators. This is not the first time the painting has been attacked, as it was famously vandalized by a suffragette in 1914.

via Art Newspaper|
#art-and-culture#climate-activism#national-gallery
art2 years ago

The Dark and Grotesque Art of Leonardo da Vinci.

A new exhibition at the National Gallery in London showcases Leonardo da Vinci's grotesque caricatures, which anticipate the anxiety of Munch and the horror of Francis Bacon. These drawings depict irregular, diseased, and aged faces whose "monstrous" distortions Leonardo drew with daunting precision. The exhibition also features a painting by Quinten Massys, which is a careful copy of a lost caricature by Leonardo da Vinci. The ultimate theme of these drawings is human decay, portraying the universal human condition in the bleakest way possible.

via The Guardian|
#art#caricatures#leonardo-da-vinci