On a fall afternoon, Hyperallergic found locals and out-of-towners newly enchanted by the iconic painting, and some seeing it for the very first time.
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Pokémon Fans Wreak Havoc on Amsterdam’s Van Gogh Museum
A collaboration fusing the Dutch artist’s artwork with characters from the Pokémon universe sold out in mere hours.
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Stolen Van Gogh Painting Returned in IKEA Bag
“The Parsonage Garden at Nuenen in Spring” was confidentially handed off to Dutch art detective Arthur Brand this week.
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Play Dress-Up at the Met Museum With New AR App
Using the Replica app, users can track down artworks at the museum and turn them into digitized wearable items, like a Van Gogh straw hat and a Corinthian warrior helmet.
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What if Van Gogh Could Paint Your Hometown?
Neither Picasso nor Hilma af Klint ever visited the Faroe Islands, but in a new exhibition, a museum uses AI to imagine how these artists would have painted their archipelago.
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Two Newly Discovered van Gogh Drawings Go on Display
Two new drawings from 1886 have been authenticated by the Van Gogh Museum as original works by the Post-Impressionist Master.
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There’s a Dead Grasshopper in This van Gogh Painting
A conservator discovers a long-hidden insect buried in the artist’s signature whorls of paint.
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Italian Anti-Mafia Police Recover Two Stolen van Goghs, Including Rare Seascape
After disappearing for 14 years, two paintings by Vincent van Gogh that were stolen one morning from his namesake museum in Amsterdam have finally re-surfaced in a small Italian town.
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Bringing van Gogh’s Life to the Big Screen at 12 Oil Paintings per Second
Described as “the world’s first feature-length painted animation,” a forthcoming film will tell the life story of Vincent van Gogh through over 120 of his own oil paintings.
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Tax Tips for Artists
T.S. Eliot’s claim that April is the cruelest month feels particularly true during tax season. Assuming you’re an artist in the United States who makes at least $10,000 a year, you may be scrambling to file your return before tomorrow’s deadline.
