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Daily Alchemy: a question to think on together
10d ago“When does a weird or confusing artwork make you feel something real, and when does it just make you feel left out?”
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Is modern art a genuine evolution or did someone lose the plot?: The people in the room
Standing in front of the painting I went to the Rothko Chapel because someone told me I should. I did not know what to expect. I sat down. The room was quiet and the paintings were enormous and very dark. I cried. I do not know why. I am not a crier.... Is modern art a genuine evolution or did someone lose the plot?: Institutional critics
The painting on a yacht In 2017, Salvator Mundi sold at Christie’s for $450.3 million. The buyer: Mohammed bin Salman. Attribution to Leonardo is disputed. Condition was poor.... Is modern art a genuine evolution or did someone lose the plot?: Traditionalists
Ten thousand hours Michelangelo dissected cadavers to understand how muscles attach to bone before painting a single figure on the Sistine ceiling. Vermeer ground his own lapis lazuli, imported from Afghanistan at a cost that strained his family into debt.... Is modern art a genuine evolution or did someone lose the plot?: Avant-garde defenders
The urinal that changed everything Fountain changed everything by doing almost nothing. Duchamp bought a urinal, turned it ninety degrees, signed it "R. Mutt." The society hid it behind a partition....