Category: Art

Ellington on stage. David Murphy, Author provided David Murphy, University of Stirling In April 1966, legendary jazz musician Duke Ellington travelled to Dakar, Senegal, with his orchestra to play at the first World Festival of Negro Arts. Organised against the backdrop of African decolonisation and the push for civil rights in the US, the festival was hailed as the inaugural cultural gathering...

What blockbuster exhibition will you see this summer? One option is Matthew Barney’s River of Fundament at MONA. Courtesy of the artist and Gladstone Gallery, New York and Brussels. Photo: Rémi Chauvin Joanna Mendelssohn, UNSW I still remember my first blockbuster art exhibition. Two Decades of American Painting came to Australia under the auspices of New York’s Museum of Modern Art in...

Tree of Codes is less about drama, and more about the technical union of dance, music and art. Stephanie Berger HR Jana Perkovic, The University of Melbourne It would do great disservice to Tree of Codes to consider it in dramatic terms. When it comes to the possible plot, emotions or even themes expressed, your guess is as good as mine. What we are often taught to expect from theatre – a...

In 2016, art insurance team Hiscox mentioned that on-line art sales leapt 24% from the previous year, amounting to $3. 27 billion in musician profits. E-commerce has certainly evened out the playing area for musicians at various job degrees, but a massive issue continues to be: in a vast sea of on-line platforms, just how can individual artists stand out from the pack to build meaningful...

An Art Deco hotel is usually identified with old globe prestige and decadence. From Art Deco hotels in London to Art Deco hotels in New York city, the uniqueness of these establishments is palpable from the design and front exterior of the building to the interior decoration. In this very carefully curated summary, uncover some of the leading Art Deco hotels all over the world. CLARIDGES, LONDON...

For years resorts pick blend abstract art for their insides, often buying art in a bulk from art manufacturing companies. Yet, nowadays resort monitoring is much more prepared to experiment as well as spend money right into vibrant declaration items. The brand-new generation of guests is composed of social media sites smart individuals with a trained eye permanently aesthetic objects. Remaining...