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Abstract Expressionism

May 25, 2017by relhayman 1 Comment

That abstract expressionism was one of the boldest, most influential international artistic movements of the twentieth century is not hard to believe. Generations later and the powerful, if controversial creativity […]

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America After the Fall: Art in Flux

May 18, 2017by relhayman Leave a comment

As Franklin D. Roosevelt said, ‘Art is not a treasure in the past or an importation from another land, but part of the present life of all living and creating […]

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Anselm Kiefer’s Walhalla

May 11, 2017by relhayman Leave a comment

There could scarcely be a more ideal venue for an Anselm Kiefer exhibition than the White Cube Gallery. With expansive spaces and neutral walls, it provides a complimentary, minimalist backdrop […]

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Revolution: Russian Art 1917-1932

May 4, 2017by relhayman Leave a comment

If political unrest is often a catalyst for artistic innovation, then the Russian Revolution is no exception: when Lenin and the Bolsheviks rose to power in 1917, thereby ending centuries […]

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From Selfie to Self-Expression

April 27, 2017by relhayman Leave a comment

‘Vanity of vanities; all is vanity’, so goes the saying of old – and yet one that’s never rung truer than today. If the values of every age or society […]

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Robert Rauschenberg: Reinventing Art

April 20, 2017by relhayman Leave a comment

In one of Robert Rauschenberg’s most famous works, Monogram (1955-59), a stuffed angora goat sits with a car tire around its body. It’s unconventional, to say the least: oddly charming, […]

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Rodin and Dance: The Essence of Movement

April 13, 2017by relhayman Leave a comment

At the very heart of modern art is a preoccupation with energy: the attempt to create an aesthetic which, brought about by changes in manufacturing, technology and transportation, captured the […]

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Australia’s Impressionists

April 6, 2017by relhayman Leave a comment

Think Impressionism, and your mind will conjure paintings by Cezanne, Monet and Renoir long before it reaches the shores of Australia. It might not be a continent particularly synonymous with […]

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The Rise of Audiobooks

September 8, 2016by relhayman 2 Comments

It’s no longer a case of ‘Reader, I married him’, but ‘Listener, I married him’: audiobooks are on the rise, and are proving a popular alternative to good old-fashioned reading. […]

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Georgia O’Keeffe: An Artist in Late Bloom

September 1, 2016by relhayman 1 Comment

Few artists could ever claim a career as triumphant as Georgia O’Keeffe’s. A pioneer of American modernism, her innovative abstract imagery took painting to new heights: she was the first […]

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