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Édouard Manet and the birth of modern art

Édouard Manet challenged traditional painting and helped inspire the Impressionist movement. Discover how his bold depictions of modern Paris reshaped art and influenced a generation of artists.
From an exploration of how technology can be used for connection to a display of miniature sanctuary cities, WBUR contributor ...
Blurt's punk poet Ted Milton teams up with Sam Britton for some linguistic détournement, backed by tense electronics ...
A tucked-away art gallery in London that is often forgotten happens to be home to one of the world's greatest art collections. The Courtauld Gallery is within Somerset House on the Strand and houses ...
The late Colombian artist was known as a political firebrand but was never didactic as this London retrospective of her ...
Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. On a blustery day in the winter of 1945, New York businessman Henry Pearlman stopped suddenly as he made his ...
The Tuileries Gardens in Paris, first constructed by Catherine de’ Medici in 1564 and later renovated in 1664 by Louis XIV in its formal French style, has long proved fertile ground for the wandering ...
Paresh Maity's new exhibition, 'Luminous Terrains,' showcases vibrant new works inspired by his travels across India and Europe. The collection, featuring oils, acrylics, and drawings, explores the ...
This was a monumental Americana Week that commemorated the 250th anniversary of American independence by capturing the attention of collectors, connoisseurs, the media, and the general public. Los ...
Los Angeles County Museum of Art is being gifted its first paintings by Vincent van Gogh and Édouard Manet, in addition to four works by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Alfred Sisley, Wilhelm Lehmbruck and ...
The Miller Art Museum has more than 100 of Patrick Farrell’s paintings on display throughout the main floor and the mezzanine. Most of them are small studio paintings, rarely bigger than 15 inches or ...
New luxury hotels, waterfront bike trails, and coveted dinner reservations await in Florida’s most glamorous coastal retreat.