Head Studies: A Conversation with Jameson Green - The Paris Review
Literary studies should be used as a tool to understand the complexities of the world and to better engage with authors, readers, and other cultural contexts.
Empathy and understanding are key when engaging with literature, as it allows readers to connect to the characters and events in the texts.
Interdisciplinary approaches to literary studies are essential to comprehending the full scope of literature and its impact on society.
What's making us happy: A guide to your weekend reading, listening and viewing
This week, we dove into Leo DiCaprio's dating history, ranked the Oscars' best original song nominees, and watched 80 for Brady ahead of the Super Bowl.Here's what the NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour crew was paying attention to and what you should check out this weekend.Switched on Pop episode about SZA The cover of SZA's latest album SOS.
Monuments Men group bets on playing cards to find lost art
A group dedicated to finishing the work of World War II's Monuments Men is betting on a deck of playing cards - and reward money - to help find missing works of art taken by the Nazis.
'Mental illness is not a joke': London gallery under fire for Van Gogh gifts
Vincent van Gogh is perhaps equally famous for his sunflowers and his act of self-mutilation.Apart from his paintings, when people think of the artist, they also think of his ear - or lack of it.
Five graphics that changed the history of illustrated newspapers
Vincent Van Gogh often collected graphics and illustrations pulled from newspapers, going as far as to consider it a " Bible for artists", a new book from Taschen says.He was not the only artist who looked to the press for inspiration.In fact, in History of Press Graphics.1819-1921, author Alexander Roob argues that satirical cartoons and newspaper design and illustrations had an incredible influence on modern art, a "laboratory for developing avant-garde aesthetics".
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Immersive David Hockney show will launch new interactive art space in London
After Frida Kahlo and Vincent van Gogh, David Hockney is the latest artist to get the immersive art treatment.A show of works by the octogenarian artist will mark the launch of the new Lightroom space in London ( Bigger & Closer, not smaller & further away, 25 January - 23 April).Lightroom is backed by the Ukraine-born businessman Leonard Blavatnik who has invested in a number of cultural projects including the recently revamped National Portrait Gallery in London.
Climate activists guilty of criminal damage over Van Gogh painting glue protest
A climate activist who glued himself to a Vincent Van Gogh painting suggested the artist may have agreed with his demonstration before comparing his actions to Martin Luther King.Just Stop Oil supporters Emily Brocklebank, 24, and Louis McKechnie, 22, have been found guilty of causing just under 2,000 of criminal damage to the picture's frame.
Climate activist tells court Van Gogh may have agreed with his painting protest
A climate activist who glued himself to a Vincent Van Gogh painting suggested the artist may have agreed with his demonstration before comparing his actions to Martin Luther King.Just Stop Oil supporters Emily Brocklebank, 24, and Louis McKechnie, 22, have been found guilty of causing just under 2,000 of criminal damage to the picture's frame.
Guinness World Record Holders Have Painted A Gigantic Mural Of The Queen
Since the Queen's passing on September 8, tributes have poured in from around the world, and all around London people have been finding their own ways to pay respect to the deceased monarch.
New Van Gogh exhibition offers art lovers immersive experience
An interactive exhibition celebrating the work of Vincent Van Gogh has opened at a church in Belfast.The award-winning 360-degree digital art experience will be based at Carlisle Memorial Church until late February.Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience invites visitors to step into more than 300 of the artist's sketches, drawings and paintings by using floor-to-ceiling digital projections in an expansive, two-storey central area.
Immersive Dali Exhibition | Lifestyle | London On The Inside
In this age of immersive experiences (and its extremely popular art-based subculture) it seems that every famous artist of the last few hundred years is getting the digital exhibition treatment - we've had Frida Kahlo & Diego Rivera, Gustav Klimt, Vincent van Gogh and many more featured in Frameless, and now it's the turn of Salvador Dali.
Courtauld Gallery sparks anger with 'tasteless' Van Gogh souvenirs
A London art gallery has come under fire over the Vincent Van Gogh souvenirs it is selling in conjunction with a major exhibition of some of the artist's work, including his infamous self-portrait with a bandaged ear.
Google's newest AI generator creates HD video from text prompts
Today, Google announced the development of Imagen Video, a text-to-video AI mode capable of producing 1280×768 videos at 24 frames per second from a written prompt.
A routine cataloging procedure of a painting by Vincent van Gogh at the National Galleries in Scotland yielded an unexpected discovery: a hidden self-portrait on the back of the canvas.