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Commercial goes pastoral: the draw of showing art in the open air

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The Wiltshire gallery attracts 150 to 200 visitors a day and large-scale sculpture shows are the biggest draw, alongside regular talks and symposiums, says its founder Johnny Messum. It also occupies a former farm, the focal point being a cathedral-like, 13th-century monastic tithe barn. Education is a key component.

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Chardin’s strawberries masterpiece forms fruity backdrop to Dior catwalk

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In a room modelled on the Gemäldegalerie at the Kulturforum in Berlin, Jonathan Anderson, Dior’s new creative designer, bedecked models in outfits drawing on 18th- and 19th-century French menswear. The Art Newspaper

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The legacy of the Baghdad Modern Art Group is explored in first major US show

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All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group, organised by the specialists Nada Shabout and Tiffany Floyd together with the museum’s chief curator, Lauren Cornell, unites 64 works of painting, sculpture and drawings by 30 artists including Dia al-Azzawi and Mohammed Ghani Hikmat.

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With the help of conservators, one of Van Gogh’s finest Arles landscapes will be heading to Japan

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Martin Bailey Conservator Margje Leeuwestein examining Bridge at Arles at the Kröller-Müller Museum Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo Van Gogh’s Bridge at Arles (Pont de Langlois) has just been examined in the Kröller-Müller Museum’s conservation studio, to confirm that it is in good enough condition to travel to an exhibition in Japan.

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Edward Burtynsky’s photographs convey the force of mankind’s reordering of the environment

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Newsletter sign-up Information About Contact Cookie policy Data protection Privacy policy Frequently Asked Questions Subscription T&Cs Terms and conditions Advertise Sister Papers Sponsorship policy Follow us Instagram Bluesky LinkedIn Facebook TikTok YouTube © The Art Newspaper Related content Art market news 17 May 2018 Edward Burtynsky unveils (..)

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‘Research powerhouse’: Abu Dhabi's Zayed National Museum confirms 2025 opening

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The building itself is a draw, rivalling the nearby Frank Gehry-designed Guggenheim Abu Dhabi. The towers heat up and act as thermal chimneys, drawing cooling currents up through the museum. Magee says it is the “recipient of generous state funding” but is expected to generate revenue.

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How Gretchen Andrew’s AI art is revealing the societal scars of ‘facetuning’

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First, an oil paint printer makes the original, unmodified image and then the wet oil painting is put through an XY-axis drawing robot. The robot, instructed by the discrepancies between the original image and an AI-modified (facetuned) version, adds brushstrokes where lines have changed,” Andrew explains.