Van Gogh and his cohorts were actively searching for new means to translate modern culture. Why aren’t we taking risks?
Vincent van Gogh
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The Dark Side of Van Gogh’s Cypress Trees
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.
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The Doctor Who Inspired Van Gogh’s Final Paintings
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
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
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”?
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”
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.
Posted inNews
It Took Three Hours to Unglue Protesters From Van Gogh Frame
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.
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Lil Nas X’s “I Will Avenge U Mr Van Gogh” Meme Goes Viral
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.
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Climate Protester Who Souped Van Gogh Artwork Speaks Out
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
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
In another action yesterday, five members of the group were arrested after they glued themselves to a landscape painting in Scotland.
