
Jo Lawson-Tancred
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2 days ago |
news.artnet.com | Jo Lawson-Tancred
It’s no secret that Picasso was a bit of a womanizer. His private life has long incited fascination and left art lovers debating how best to interpret his litany of flings, affairs, and marriages. Was he a callous misogynist, using then discarding women in his relentless pursuit of the next, much younger thing? Or were these women potent and empowered muses who helped Picasso to embark on new phases of his prolific art-making?
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3 days ago |
news.artnet.com | Jo Lawson-Tancred
A 17th-century British portrait featuring an identified Black subject is shedding new light on the lives of enslaved attendants in aristocratic households thanks to the rediscovery of a letter written by the sitter himself. Countless British portraits of the 17th and 18th centuries feature Black figures as an anonymous attendants to one or more white sitters.
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4 days ago |
news.artnet.com | Jo Lawson-Tancred
The director of the Uffizi Gallery in Florence has vowed to take action against visitors taking selfies in the museum after one tourist damaged an 18th-century portrait. On the morning of June 21, the man was posing for a photograph in front of the painting when he accidentally tripped backwards and made a small tear on the canvas.
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1 week ago |
news.artnet.com | Jo Lawson-Tancred
An elderly man accidentally drove his car down the Spanish Steps in Rome, getting stuck halfway down. Firefighters were called to the scene to remove the vehicle from the city’s beloved historical landmark, which has previously been damaged by similar instances of mistreatment by members of the public. The protected monument of 135 steps leads down from the Trinità dei Monti church to Piazza di Spagna in the center of Rome.
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1 week ago |
news.artnet.com | Jo Lawson-Tancred
The fervor of excitement that surrounded the so-called Young British Artists (YBAs) of the 1990s catapulted some of its stars to celebrity status, most notably Damien Hirst and Tracey Emin. Three decades on, this generation is being reassessed as museums seek to resurface names that have been unfairly maligned.
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RT @JakeElwes: Fantastic article by @JoLawsonTancred https://t.co/ZIoi7HecfN

RT @rainisto: @JoLawsonTancred wrote an excellent article about the Christie's AI auction reaction - link to her article in the thread. I…

RT @artnet: English musician Pete Doherty is presenting a survey of his infamous "blood paintings" and new art in a Berlin exhibition. http…