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A selection of projects and news about fine arts for AV students at ECAL (Lausanne, Switzerland)
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An Underwater Sculpture Park Coming to Miami Beach Is a Stark Warning About What Climate Change May Bring

An Underwater Sculpture Park Coming to Miami Beach Is a Stark Warning About What Climate Change May Bring | What's new in Fine Arts? | Scoop.it
The underwater sculpture park in Miami Beach will act as a kind of reef to help regrow damaged coral in the area.
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Archaeologists Have Unearthed More Than 100 Painted Sarcophagi—Some With Mummies Intact—in an Ancient Necropolis Near Cairo

Archaeologists Have Unearthed More Than 100 Painted Sarcophagi—Some With Mummies Intact—in an Ancient Necropolis Near Cairo | What's new in Fine Arts? | Scoop.it
It’s the latest in a string of significant discoveries at the historic site this year—and was unveiled in a splashy ceremony.
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American Painter Inka Essenhigh's Surrealist Scenes Offer a Very Enjoyable Distraction From the News

American Painter Inka Essenhigh's Surrealist Scenes Offer a Very Enjoyable Distraction From the News | What's new in Fine Arts? | Scoop.it
Inka Essenhigh's fantastical landscapes, on view at Miles McEnery Gallery, are a perfect escape from the anxieties of the world today.
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How Does Jenny Holzer Get the Rights for All the Texts She Uses in Her Artwork? + Other Artists'-Rights Questions, Answered

How Does Jenny Holzer Get the Rights for All the Texts She Uses in Her Artwork? + Other Artists'-Rights Questions, Answered | What's new in Fine Arts? | Scoop.it
Can a politician get sued for plagiarizing another's speech? And how can artists use pop music in their work without getting into trouble?
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Going Down the Rabbit Hole in V&A’s Alice in Wonderland Exhibition 

Going Down the Rabbit Hole in V&A’s Alice in Wonderland Exhibition  | What's new in Fine Arts? | Scoop.it
The Victoria & Albert Museum takes a look at the ways Alice in Wonderland inspired fashion, visual arts, photography, music, film, and performance art throughout the years.
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Art Among Nature - Brazil's Inhotim is a must-visit ! 

Art Among Nature - Brazil's Inhotim is a must-visit !  | What's new in Fine Arts? | Scoop.it
It was in the 1980s when Bernardo de Mello Paz first began buying patches of land surrounding his modest farmhouse as developers threatened to destroy the natural landscape. Over the years, the vast land located amid a forest area which is a remnant of the Atlantic Rain Forest and the Cerrado rich in biodiversity, grew into a remarkable botanical garden with the help of his friend Roberto Burle Marx, the landscape artist.
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A New Book Traces the Visual Symbolism of the Zodiac Throughout Art History—See the Trippy Astrological Images Here

A New Book Traces the Visual Symbolism of the Zodiac Throughout Art History—See the Trippy Astrological Images Here | What's new in Fine Arts? | Scoop.it
Read an excerpt and see images from the new book "The Art of the Occult: A Visual Sourcebook for the Modern Mystic."
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Activists Who Seized an African Statue From a Paris Museum Are Now on Trial. Their Argument: It Wasn't Theft, It Was Political Protest

Activists Who Seized an African Statue From a Paris Museum Are Now on Trial. Their Argument: It Wasn't Theft, It Was Political Protest | What's new in Fine Arts? | Scoop.it
Five defendants are on trial for the attempted theft of a cultural artifact from the Musée du quai Branly in Paris.
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Cecily Brown takes on English country life in her new Blenheim Palace show

Cecily Brown takes on English country life in her new Blenheim Palace show | What's new in Fine Arts? | Scoop.it
The artist retains a love for her homeland, though she admits, Britain is going through a traumatic time with Brexit right now
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Outdoor Exhibition Projects Van Gogh's Art Onto Shipping Containers

Outdoor Exhibition Projects Van Gogh's Art Onto Shipping Containers | What's new in Fine Arts? | Scoop.it
Wellington, New Zealand has collaborated with Grande Exhibitions to present a unique outdoor experience of Vincent van Gogh's art.
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The platforms advocating young artists

The platforms advocating young artists | What's new in Fine Arts? | Scoop.it
These are the international initiatives and galleries supporting young artists in challenging times
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A Prismatic Installation with Giant, Abstract Forms Sweeps Across a Berlin Museum

A Prismatic Installation with Giant, Abstract Forms Sweeps Across a Berlin Museum | What's new in Fine Arts? | Scoop.it
Katharina Grosse’s latest installation transcends the boundaries of the Hamburger Bahnhof - Museum für Gegenwart as it erupts into a sprawling kaleidoscope. From varicolored surges inside to the vast paintings on the ground and nearby outdoor walls, "It Wasn't Us" is an expansive artwork on the site
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Scott Benzel at Bel Ami (Contemporary Art Daily)

Scott Benzel at Bel Ami (Contemporary Art Daily) | What's new in Fine Arts? | Scoop.it
Contemporary Art Daily. A Daily Journal of International Exhibitions. | Artist: Scott Benzel Venue: Bel Ami, Los Angeles Exhibition Title: Mindless Pleasures Date: August 1 – September 26, 2020 Click here to view slideshow Full
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Russell Tovey champions emerging art with Bombay Sapphire

Russell Tovey champions emerging art with Bombay Sapphire | What's new in Fine Arts? | Scoop.it
We speak to the actor, art advocate and podcaster about discovering up-and-coming artists, helping them grow, and his latest curatorial endeavour with Bombay Sapphire
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What Have Artrust’s Artists Created in Quarantine? | Widewalls

What Have Artrust’s Artists Created in Quarantine? | Widewalls | What's new in Fine Arts? | Scoop.it
Reopened its gallery doors for the first time since the beginning of the global pandemic, Artrust brings together a group show of their four artists.
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Performance Art Has Always Been About Intimacy. Can It Make It Through the Social-Distancing Era With Its Soul Intact?

Performance Art Has Always Been About Intimacy. Can It Make It Through the Social-Distancing Era With Its Soul Intact? | What's new in Fine Arts? | Scoop.it
Performance art has likely been the genre most affected by months of lockdown. Here's how the medium is reinventing itself to survive.
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Patricia Marroquin Norby on Navigating Tough Issues of Aesthetics, Restitution, and More as the Met's First Curator of Native American Art

Patricia Marroquin Norby on Navigating Tough Issues of Aesthetics, Restitution, and More as the Met's First Curator of Native American Art | What's new in Fine Arts? | Scoop.it
Patricia Marroquin Norby—the Metropolitan Museum of Art's first curator of Native American art—on her plans for its new Indigenous art program
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Scientists Claim This New Paint Is the Whitest White Ever Made—and It Could It Help Combat Global Warming

Scientists Claim This New Paint Is the Whitest White Ever Made—and It Could It Help Combat Global Warming | What's new in Fine Arts? | Scoop.it
Developed by Purdue University scientists, a new super-white acrylic paint reflects 95.5 percent of sunlight.
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Leilah Babirye's powerful sculptures honour queer identity

Leilah Babirye's powerful sculptures honour queer identity | What's new in Fine Arts? | Scoop.it
Since fleeing Uganda for the US, Leilah Babiyre is now taking the New York art scene by storm. Ahead of her second solo exhibition at Gordon Robichaux, the artist discusses her new, regal sculptures, which transform found objects into visions of
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10 exhibitions to see during Frieze week 2020 in London

10 exhibitions to see during Frieze week 2020 in London | What's new in Fine Arts? | Scoop.it
Our round-up of the best outdoor indoor art exhibitions to see during Frieze Week 2020 in London
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Yayoi Kusama’s collaboration with Veuve Clicquot blossoms

Yayoi Kusama’s collaboration with Veuve Clicquot blossoms | What's new in Fine Arts? | Scoop.it
Called on to interpret Veuve Clicquot’s premium cuvée, La Grande Dame, the Japanese artist creates a limited-edition sculpture with flowers, polka dots and a message of hope
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Studio Visit: Rising Textile Art Star Bisa Butler on How to Use Fabric Like Paint and the Kind of Art She Finds Irredeemably Boring

Studio Visit: Rising Textile Art Star Bisa Butler on How to Use Fabric Like Paint and the Kind of Art She Finds Irredeemably Boring | What's new in Fine Arts? | Scoop.it
The New Jersey-based artist offers insights into her favorite fabrics and the artists she finds most inspiring right now.
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The Fantastical Films of Hayao Miyazaki Will Be the Focus of the First Show at the Long-Delayed Academy of Motion Pictures Museum

The Fantastical Films of Hayao Miyazaki Will Be the Focus of the First Show at the Long-Delayed Academy of Motion Pictures Museum | What's new in Fine Arts? | Scoop.it
Hayao Miyazaki is behind films including "Castle in the Sky," "Princess Mononoke," and the Oscar-winning "Spirited Away."
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Riga's Biennial of Contemporary Art blossoms amongst ruin

Riga's Biennial of Contemporary Art blossoms amongst ruin | What's new in Fine Arts? | Scoop.it
The second edition of RIBOCA, first conceived as a response to apocalyptic narratives and now deftly adapted to the age of Covid-19, carries themes that feel more potent than ever
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Suspended Orbs, Webs, and Air Plants Imagine an Alternative Ecological Future by Artist Tomás Saraceno

Suspended Orbs, Webs, and Air Plants Imagine an Alternative Ecological Future by Artist Tomás Saraceno | What's new in Fine Arts? | Scoop.it
Three reflective spheres hover above the courtyard of Florence's Palazzo Strozzi in Tomás Saraceno’s immersive installation.  The metallic orbs mirror the historic Renaissance architecture in addition to visitors who pass by, while marking the entrance to the imagined space that explores life beyond
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