Paris
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Mona Lisa in the 21st Century

Should we still care about the world’s most famous painting?

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Mona Lisa in the 21st Century
ArtDan BeauchampAlberto Giacometti, Giacometti, Sculpture, Exhibition Review, Existentialism, Death, Sex, Autonomy, Switzerland, Paris, Osaka, Japan, Perfectionism, Perception, COVID-19, Louis VuittonComment

Exhibition Review: Alberto Giacometti at Espace Louis Vuitton Osaka

Giacometti’s obsession with death and sex finds new potency in the 21st century.

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Exhibition Review: Alberto Giacometti at Espace Louis Vuitton Osaka
Art, TravelDan BeauchampEllsworth Kelly, Kelly, American Art, Art, Chapel, Dallas, Dallas Museum of Art, Austin, Texas, Kelly Chapel, Blanton Museum of Art, Abstraction, Abstract Art, Minimalism, GI Bill, Veteran, Memorial Day, Ghost Army, Pablo Picasso, Picasso, Fernand Leger, Leger, Jean Arp, Arp, Christianity, Venice Biennale, Paris, France, Heaven, Architecture, Painting, Sculpture, Nature, WWII, World War II, World War 2Comment

About Ellsworth Kelly and his Austin Chapel

American artist and veteran Ellsworth Kelly leaves behind an elusive legacy of chasing the primordial through shape, color, and form.

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About Ellsworth Kelly and his Austin Chapel
Art, TravelDan BeauchampLeonardo Da Vinci, Leonardo, Da Vinci, Paris, France, Louvre, National Gallery, England, Poland, Krakow, Mona Lisa, The Last Supper, Fresco, Painting, Italy, Italian, Italian Art, Religion, Christianity, Catholicism, Catholic Church, Vatican, Vatican City, Florence, Uffizi, Renaissance, MilanComment

About My Favorite Da Vinci's and Where to See Them

Yesterday, April 15th, was Leonardo da Vinci’s 569th birthday. Today he is one of the most celebrated artists in history! Here are eight of my favorite Da Vinci works, ranked.

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About My Favorite Da Vinci's and Where to See Them
Art, TravelDan BeauchampThe Art of Labor, Labor, Surveillance, Paris, France, Revolution, Weaving, Gleaning, Textiles, Lyon, Luddites, Industrial Revolution, Canut, Jean-François Millet, Millet, Panopticon, Enclosure, Commons, Jeremy Bentham, Bentham, Michel Foucault, Foucault, Salon, Painting2 Comments

The Surveillance of Labor by Jean-François Millet

Millet depicts a new era of surveillance and control amid the end of communal property.

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The Surveillance of Labor by Jean-François Millet
Art, TravelDan BeauchampThe Art of Labor, Paris, France, Kingdom, Duke of Berry, Joan of Arc, Medieval, Middle Ages, Illuminated Manuscript, Book of Hours, Very Rich Hours, The Limbourg Brothers, Christianity, Jacques, Louvre, Jacquerie, Labor, Work, AgricultureComment

The Perpetual Labor of Jaques by the Limbourg Brothers

In Medieval France, the peasantry — derided as Jacques Bonhomme — perpetually toiled for the noble class.

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The Perpetual Labor of Jaques by the Limbourg Brothers