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Giovanni Guida scratches new surreal surfaces with innovative grattage

To mark the 100 anniversary of Surrealism, Euronews Culture spoke to the Italian artist Giovanni Guida, deemed by some to be the heir to the movement's pioneer, Max Ernst.

13/06/2024

Art

"Romantic and joyful": Elham Etemadi's new exhibition opens in Lyon

Each narrative piece invites viewers to discover wonders, rooted in the creator's homeland. With vivid, bright colours inspired by traditional markets and Iranian carpets, these dynamic scenes now adorn the walls of the Philippe Bettan Gallery in Lyon.

24/05/2024

Art

Why are we still being scammed by immersive art exhibitions?

After two failed attempts at getting on board with so-called “Immersive Exhibitions”, which continue to sprout everywhere in European cities, here’s why these art experiences need to end once and for all.

01/05/2024

Art

'Ripley' and the art of deception

If you haven’t already indulged in a Netflix binge or a reasonably paced viewing of Netflix’s ‘Ripley’, feel free to put that at the top of your list. If you have, artworks play a crucial role in the series. Here’s how.

10/04/2024

Art

Exiled Russian artist Katya Muromtseva paints the stories of women immigrants in Dubai

Muromtseva's show, Over the Slopes of Speech, adorns the gallery space with epic watercolour triptychs, each telling the story of immigrant women – an apt endeavour in a country where immigrants make up close to 90% of the population.

12/03/2024

Art

Is Italy's Maramotti collection its most impressive assembly of art?

Situated in the city of Reggio Emilia, the collection is housed in the former Max Mara HQ and puts on display some of the most iconic pieces of contemporary art from 1945 to the present day.

03/02/2024

Culture news

Major retrospective of Pierre Soulages in New York opens this week

Soulages, dubbed “the painter of black,” died in October last year aged 102.

15/09/2023

Culture news

Culture Re-View: Munch's 'The Scream' is stolen in broad daylight

On this day 19 years ago, one of the most iconic paintings of all time was stolen in broad daylight from an Oslo museum.

22/08/2023

Scenes

Meet the artists setting the art scene ablaze in Qatar

In partnership with Media City

In partnership with Media City, Qatar

03/07/2023

Culture news

War-torn Iraq's precious modern art-works saved by locals

Many masterpieces by Iraqi painters were destroyed during the years of conflict, but now the country's artistic heritage faces another threat: rampant counterfeiting and illicit trafficking.

29/06/2023

Culture news

Klimt's last portrait tipped to break European auction record

The last portrait painted by Gustav Klimt, "Dame mit Facher" (Lady with a Fan) is up for auction today and it could fetch more than €75 million.

23/06/2023

Culture news

High art to body art: Rembrandt's house turned into a tattoo parlor

Amsterdam's Rembrandt House Museum has transformed one of its rooms into a tattoo parlor for a week-long residency it calls “A Poor Man’s Rembrandt,” featuring some of the city's top tattoo artists.

19/06/2023

Culture news

Rare painting by Italian painter Modigliani to be auctioned in Paris

An unpublished painting by Amedeo C. Modigliani is to be auctioned in Paris. "La Bourguignonne" was painted in 1918. This previously unpublished work by the Italian painter is estimated to fetch between €6 and €8 million.

06/06/2023

Culture news

Amy Sherald joins Jill Biden on U.S. art delegation to Lisbon

Known for depicting the contemporary African American experience, Sherald travels to the Portuguese capital with fellow U.S. artists for a celebration of diversity in art

06/06/2023

Culture news

This Dutch windmill is the last still producing paint the original way

The Verfmolen De Kat windmill in the Netherlands uses 400-year-old technology to produce the famous colours, favoured by Dutch masters like Vermeer.

21/05/2023

Culture news

Dafen Village: China's 'Van Gogh fan oil painting factory'

Home to over 8,000 artists, southern China's Dafen Village has been cranking out near-perfect copies of timeless oeuvres for years. The local artists are fascinated with one famous painter: Vincent van Gogh.

30/03/2023

Culture news

12 year old "genius" Romanian painter has first Bucharest exhibition

Giulia Pintea, may be just 12 years old, but that hasn't stopped her from debuting a new show "Symphony in Colours" inside the Parliament Palace in Bucharest.

24/02/2023

Culture news

Artemisia Gentileschi's baroque nude portrait to be digitally unveiled

High-tech digital detective work combined with good fortune and lots of patience will help restorers to uncover a major work by Artemisia Gentileschi, the most prominent woman in the history of Italian art.

15/11/2022

Art

National tribute to be held for French painter Pierre Soulages

For the abstract artist, there was just one colour: black. He spent a lifetime exploring the light within it.

26/10/2022

Culture news

Renowned French painter Jean-Michel Meurice dies aged 83

Meurice died on Tuesday at his Paris home following a long illness, leaving behind him a series of stunning works.

30/09/2022