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LATEST ARTICLES ( 179 )

• The Wonderful Rediscovery of Lorenzo Lotto

  

  Let me start by highlighting what makes the 'Lorenzo Lotto. Portraits' exhibition such an exceptional project. Firstly, because never before has this subject... Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2019 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Interview with Nick Bostrom

  

  The Swedish philosopher is one of the most influential in the field of superintelligence. He is the director of the Future of Humanity Institute at the... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2019 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Interview with Anselm Kiefer

  

  With twilight beginning to fall on the little French village of Barjac, I began my tour of La Ribaute ~ 40 hectares of the German artist Anselm Kiefer's making ... Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2019 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• The Colosseum, the Engine of Roman Power

  

  Coliseum director Dr Rosella Rea accompanies ABC Cultural on an exceptional visit through some of the recently restored, but as yet unopen to the public, areas... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2019 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Salvador Dali: Biography, Works and Exhibitions

  

  Life is art and art is life ..... or are they just two sides of the same coin? It is figures such as Salvador Dali who bring much-needed light to this shady,... Read more

  Posted on 10 July 2019 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• An Invisible Image: The Tomb of the Diver

  

  This could be the beginning of a novel: Poseidonia, 5th century BC, and tragedy befalls a family from the local aristocracy. The lifeless body of their only... Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2019 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• In the Grotto of the Teuton. Anselm Kiefer in Barjac

  

  My flight touched down in Marseille on a sunny September morning and although my ultimate destination was Barjac, I couldn't help but make a small detour to... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2019 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Interview with Jack Ma

  

  Jack Ma ( China, 1964), founder and chairman of Alibaba Group, one of the leading tech companies in the world with Google, Facebook, Amazon and Microsoft. Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2019 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Louise Bourgeois: Biography, Works, Exhibitions

  

  “Art is the guarantee of sanity. Pain is the ransom of formalism. That's the most important thing I have to say."  These words couldn't be a truer reflection... Read more

  Posted on 14 May 2019 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Rembrandt Versus Vermeer

  

  2019: The Year of Rembrandt. Amsterdam kicks off Holland's 350th anniversary celebrations for the Old Master with its exhibition "All The Rembrandts of the... Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2019 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Leïla Slimani: Lullaby (Chanson Douce)

  

  Leïla Slimani, born in 1981, is a French-Morrocan author and the 2016 winner of France's most prestigious award for literature, The Goncourt Prize, for her... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2019 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Interview with Bernard Henri-Levy

  

  One of the great thinkers and intellectuals of our time, Bernard-Henri Lévy (Algeria, 1948) has successfully launched a theatrical tour around Europe with his... Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2019 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Jerusalem, a Historical Enigma

  

  that God granted the world ten measures of beauty (yofi), nine for Jerusalem and just one for the rest of the world. The Holy City has no rivers, no sea view, n... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2019 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Interview with Mario Vargas Llosa, Nobel Laureate

  

  Autor: Elena Cué Mario Vargas Llosa. Photo by Elena Cué On the occasion of the Madrid Book Fair, Mario Vargas Llosa talks about his latest publication, "The Cal... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2019 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Interview with Paula Rego

  

  Author: Elena Cué Literary sources, poetry, music, folk stories, Salazar's repressive regime and the vulnerability of women in a hostile world are just some of... Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2018 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Interview with Marina Abramovic

  

  Author: Elena Cué Marina Abramovic. Photo: David Leyes Marina Abramovic (Belgrade, 1946) is one of the greatest representatives of performance art today. Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2018 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Interview with Luc Ferry

  

  Author: Elena Cué Luc Ferry One morning in Paris, I meet with one of the great French intellectuals, philosopher and Minister of Education during the years of... Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2018 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• And If Venice Dies?

  

  Author: Marina Valcárcel Art Historian Grand Canal, Venice Classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987, Venice now finds itself at death's door, not... Read more

  Posted on 13 September 2018 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Bernini's Rome: For Love Of The Eternal City

  

  Author: Marina Valcárcel Art Historian The Rape Of Proserpina (detail), 1621-22, Borghese Gallery, Rome The ending of Paolo Sorrentino's film The Great Beauty i... Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2018 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Frida Kahlo: Appearances Can Be Deceiving

  

  Author: Marina Valcárcel Art Historian In 2004, 50 years after Frida Kahlo's death (Mexico 1907-1954), thousands of her personal belongings and artefacts saw th... Read more

  Posted on 06 July 2018 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE