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Rembrandt portraits that were privately held for nearly 200 years go on show in Amsterdam
This photograph taken on December 13, 2023, in Amsterdam at the Rijksmuseum, shows the two smallest portraits that Rembrandt ever painted. Two tiny portraits by Rembrandt that had been lost to the world for 200 years and sold recently at auction for $14 million made their debut on December 13, at Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum. The 20-centimetre high (eight-inch) oval portraits depict an elderly plumber named Jan Willemsz van der Pluym and his wife Jaapgen Carels. (Photo by Dingena MOL / ANP / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY MENTION OF THE ARTIST UPON PUBLICATION - TO ILLUSTRATE THE EVENT AS SPECIFIED IN THE CAPTION (Photo by DINGENA MOL/ANP/AFP via Getty Images)
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Power Plant artists look at time, space ... and Europe
Kate Taylor
opinion
AGO loses its cool over equity, reconciliation and Israel-Palestine
Kate Taylor
canada
AGO says it will review policies amid criticism over Indigenous curator’s departure
The Art Gallery of Ontario says it will review some of its governance policies and work on "rebuilding of trust" as it faces intense criticism over the departure of its celebrated Indigenous curator Wanda Nanibush earlier this month. Nanibush is photographed at the gallery in Toronto on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
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Indigenous arts leaders sign open letter in support of Wanda Nanibush after departure from AGO
Wanda Nanibush, curator of Indigenous Art at the Art Gallery of Ontario, is photographed at the gallery in Toronto on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
art & architecture
Kiss frontman Paul Stanley is painting more than his face these days
People attend Paul Stanley’s solo show “Joy and Rebellion”, in Toronto, Thursday Nov. 23, 2023. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
books
Books gift guide 2023: The best reads for everyone on your list
2023 holiday gift guide
home & design
Quilting as an art form: Artist Justin Ming Yong finds creative comfort in cloth canvases
style
What’s new and noteworthy in fashion, fragrance and design
Hermès’ Véronique Nichanian has been designing discretely decadent men’s wear for decades
art & architecture
Sobey Award winner Kablusiak’s art is imbued with humour and explores community ties within the Inuit diaspora
A Yellowknife born, Calgary-based Inuvialuk artist has been named the winner of the $100,000 Sobey Art Award four years after being shortlisted for the honour for the first time. Kablusiak, who is professionally known under only one name, is shown in a handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Kablusiak **MANDATORY CREDIT**
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review
Sobey Award finalists’ art feels promising but immature
Kate Taylor
art & architecture
Keith Haring retrospective at the AGO embodies his guiding principle that ‘Art is for everybody’
The Art Gallery of Ontario is showcasing a major exhibition of the late artist Keith Haring’s work in Toronto, Friday, November 10, 2023. Haring, who died of AIDS-related complications in 1990 at the age of 31, was known for his use of vibrant colour, energetic linework, and iconic characters, as well as his social activism. Keith Haring: Art is for Everybody is open to annual pass holders from November 11 - March 17. (Galit Rodan/The Globe and Mail)
world
Five injured, arts museum damaged in Russian strikes on Odesa, Ukraine says
report on business
Pitching in: Supporting the arts as a philanthropist
photo is from the Business/Arts Awards evening in Toronto. Held at the ROM on October 16th. The photo is of David Harquail, (left) Chair Franco Nevada Corporation and Pierre Lassonde, (right) O.C., G.O.Q.recipient of the Edmund C. Bovey Award which recognized Mr. Lassonde for a lifetime commitment to philanthropy for the arts. The photographers name is: Philip Maglieri
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The National Gallery’s Riopelle retrospective is as much an homage to the artist as an argument for his relevance
Kate Taylor
travel
How to have an art-full weekend escape in Montreal
Musician Martha Wainwright poses for a photograph at her new café and concert venue "Ursa" in Montreal on Tuesday, May 21, 2019. (Dario Ayala / The Globe and Mail)
world
Barcelona museum throws open its doors to nudist visitors
SENSITIVE MATERIAL. THIS IMAGE MAY OFFEND OR DISTURB Residents take part in a nudist visit to the Archaeology Museum of Catalonia about The Bronzes of Race exhibition of Luigi Spina’s photographs depicting two large Greek bronze statues of the naked in Barcelona, Spain October 28, 2023. REUTERS/Nacho Doce
art & architecture
Dame Magdalene Odundo, one of the world’s leading ceramicists, creates vessels that look human
Dame Magdalene Odundo, with her exhibition, "Magdalene Odundo: A Dialogue with Objects" at the Gardiner Museum in Toronto on October 18, 2023
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