Jun 29th, 2009 at 8:30AM: There are two ways to experience Blickling Hall in Norfolk, England: straightforward or quirky. The former is intended, with a veritable army of committed volunteers on hand to explain every detail of the Jacobean house. Soak in the tapestry, portraits and antique furniture. Learn the history associated with each of the many rooms in the major ... or, look just below the surface to see how crazy ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Blickling Hall: a living British comedy
Jun 29th, 2009 at 8:30AM: There are two ways to experience Blickling Hall in Norfolk, England: straightforward or quirky. The former is intended, with a veritable army of committed volunteers on hand to explain every detail of the Jacobean house. Soak in the tapestry, portraits and antique furniture. Learn the history associated with each of the many rooms in the major ... or, look just below the surface to see how crazy ...Museum Junkie: Futurism at the Tate Modern
Jun 14th, 2009 at 9:00AM: "Today we are founding Futurism, because we want to free our country from the smelly gangrene of its professors, archaeologists, tour guides and antiquarians."
On February 20, 1909, the front page of the Italian newspaper Le Figaro was taken up with the Manifesto of Futurism, a new movement of artists, poets, and performers who revolutionized modern art. They rejected all the past--traditional ...Spectacular summer art season in Madrid
Jun 5th, 2009 at 10:30AM: Madrid is one of the art capitals of Europe, and each season the city's big three art museums host major exhibitions. This summer looks like it's going to be an especially good one.
Perhaps the biggest show of the season is the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum's show on Matisse. Running from June 9 to September 20, it focuses on the work the famous painter and sculptor did in the middle part of his ...Museum Junkie: Met reopens its American wing
May 20th, 2009 at 11:00AM: The American wing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York reopened yesterday after two years of construction and renovation. The museum's excellent collection of American painting, sculpture, and minor arts has taken on new life with a major remodel that includes a reconfigured main courtyard containing thirty pieces of important sculpture. A video of the stunning, light-filled courtyard can ...Looking for cheap art? Where else but China
Jan 19th, 2008 at 8:00PM: You know those innocuous paintings hanging in your average hotel room? Ever think where they came from or who painted them? Well, like most consumer products, in all likelihood they came from China, specifically a village near Hong Kong called Dafen. And they were probably painted by poor--but entrepreneurial--factory workers who dreamed of becoming successful artists in a big city (but never ...Photo of the Day (4/7/07)
Apr 7th, 2007 at 1:01PM: Here is a rather funny shot of a woman selling bananas and eggs in Nicaragua. In his photo caption the photographer, ourmanwhere, begs Super Mario not to smash the eggs. From the wacky look on Super Mario's face it looks as though he just might do it! Nice shot. ...
