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the renaissance mirror

“As Parmagianino did it, the right hand Bigger than the head, thrust at the viewer And swerving easily away, as though to protect What it advertises. A few leaded panes, old beams, Fur, pleated muslin… more →

obsolete matter

Art a contrapèl.

Eudald Camps wrote 7 months ago: Les Bernardes de Salt s’afirma en la seva aposta per l’art d’avui amb una mostra que explora la nece … more →

Tags: Exposicions, Kim Perevalsky, Jordi Amagat, Narcís Coderch, Hans Belting, Hervé Fischer, Piero Raffa, Arthur Danto, Michael Baxandall

Recent paintings and videos by David Reeb — 1 comment

simonsteachingblog wrote 1 year ago: David Reeb’s recent paintings address themes that should be familiar to people who have followed his … more →

Tags: Significant Surfaces, Meta-Pictures, bil'in, eden abergil, David Reeb, W. J. T. Mitchell, the artist's studio, twofoldness, Richard Wollheim

Velázquez: Mercury and Argus

M wrote 2 years ago: There is a tension in Velázquez painting Mercury and Argus, that stems from the sense of reality tha … more →

Tags: Books, Quotations, Art & Artists, death, Art Books, Artists, Diego Velazquez, Mercury and Argus, 17th century art

the renaissance mirror — 1 comment

anirban wrote 2 years ago: “As Parmagianino did it, the right hand Bigger than the head, thrust at the viewer And swerving easi … more →

Tags: visuality, politics (im)proper, The Classics, Arnolfini wedding, Foucault, Jan Van Eyck, John Ashbery, Las Meninas, Mirror

The Absorbent Alex Katz

Mario Naves wrote 11 years ago: Alex Katz, Black Scarf (1995), oil on linen, 72″ x 48″; courtesy the Smithsonian America … more →

Tags: Painting, Printmaking, the Whitney Museum of American Art, Peter Blum - Gallery, Alex Katz, dave hickey, Robert Miller Gallery


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