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In the final season of BoJack Horseman, paying attention to the art in the...
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Careful, might make you howl!
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Artist Exposes genitals in Paris Museum StuntPerformance Artist Sits in From of...
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This week we have The Scream by Edvard Munch housed in the National Museum of Art,...
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Flaming June by Frederic Leighton at the Ponce Museum of Art
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Vincent Van Gogh once gave artists the following advice: “What is done in...
Hamartia (n.) - A tragic flaw It's an old Greek word shot into...
Scripturient, adj.: having a strong urge to write.
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The Legion of Honor's new exhibit Gods in Color: Polychromy in the...
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Here KitchenAid uses a Gustav Klimt inspired lady to show how food is art.
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Put on your bowler hat and take a trip to Magritte’s world....
