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Vincent van Gogh

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What Today’s Museums Can Learn From Van Gogh

Avatar photo by Debra Brehmer August 20, 2023August 21, 2023

Van Gogh and his cohorts were actively searching for new means to translate modern culture. Why aren’t we taking risks?

Posted inArt

The Dark Side of Van Gogh’s Cypress Trees

by Daniel Larkin August 15, 2023August 16, 2023

The challenge at the heart of Van Gogh’s Cypresses is that the trees carried associations in the late 19th century that are lost on us today.

Posted inArt

The Doctor Who Inspired Van Gogh’s Final Paintings

by Michael Glover July 11, 2023July 11, 2023

Near the end of his life, Dr. Gachet urged van Gogh to resume painting because through his art he would find ways of unburdening himself.

Posted inOpinion

Why Depressing Art Is Good for You

Avatar photo by Tim Brinkhof April 25, 2023April 25, 2023

From Ilya Repin to Charlie Kaufman, artists who explore the darkest human impulses can give us hope and inspire us to be better.

Posted inNews

Van Gogh Still Life Renamed After Chef Catches Mistake

by Rhea Nayyar April 21, 2023April 21, 2023

Sharp-eyed Dutch chef Ernst de Witte took one look at van Gogh’s “Red Cabbages and Onions” (1887) and knew something was wrong.

Posted inNews

Did Van Gogh’s Disdain for the Eiffel Tower Inspire “Starry Night”?

Avatar photo by Taylor Michael March 28, 2023March 29, 2023

Art historian James Hall argues that van Gogh replaced the Eiffel Tower with a towering cypress tree and its inaugural light shows with the night sky.

Posted inNews

The Unlikely Story of a Van Gogh Deemed “Immune From Seizure”

by Andrew Karpan January 24, 2023January 24, 2023

A Brazilian collector sued the Detroit Institute of Art over a loaned Van Gogh he claims is his, but a judge dismissed the lawsuit. Here’s why.

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It Took Three Hours to Unglue Protesters From Van Gogh Frame

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie November 23, 2022November 23, 2022

Two climate activists from Just Stop Oil were found guilty of criminal damage after gluing themselves to the 18th-century frame at the Courtauld Gallery.

Posted inNews

Lil Nas X’s “I Will Avenge U Mr Van Gogh” Meme Goes Viral

by Rhea Nayyar October 26, 2022October 26, 2022

The rapper posted an image miming an attack on one of Andy Warhol’s tomato soup cans, and as usual, his fans ate it up.

Posted inNews

Climate Protester Who Souped Van Gogh Artwork Speaks Out 

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie October 20, 2022October 20, 2022

In a viral clip, 21-year-old activist Phoebe Plummer defended the protest and slammed the British government’s inaction on climate change.

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X-Ray of Van Gogh Painting Reveals Hidden Self-Portrait

Avatar photo by Billie Anania July 18, 2022July 18, 2022

A portrait of the bearded Dutch master was found under cardboard backing and glue on the reverse side of the 1885 work “Head of a Peasant Woman.”

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Climate Activists Glue Themselves to a Van Gogh at London Gallery 

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie June 30, 2022June 30, 2022

In another action yesterday, five members of the group were arrested after they glued themselves to a landscape painting in Scotland.

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