Artwork Preservation and Restoration in the News
Although I usually write about art from the perspective of an artist or a viewer, there is a lot to be learned from looking at art from the perspective of an archivist. While looking through the “news roundup” feature on…
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Jiří Kolář – Master of Collage
Checking out one of my favourite blogs, but does it float, I came across the work of a collage artist with whom I was entirely unfamiliar – the Czech artist, Jiří Kolář(1914-2002). This is really incredibly exciting for me, not only…
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Claude Monet – Ice Floes
It looks like we’re getting a good start to winter here in Montreal, with a record snowfall yesterday of 45 centimetres – when you factor in the snowdrifts, that’s a pretty impressive one-off, the snow was up to mid-thigh in…
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Paintings of Women and Girls with Cats
Paintings of women and girls with cats. This is a genre – who knew? Well, a lot of people besides me, apparently. I was reading through one of my favourite blogs, Lines and Colors, and lo and behold, the latest post…
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A Brief History of John Baldessari
John Baldessari is pretty epic, a towering figure in art (literally and figuratively) . Conceptual art is pretty funny to me; I suspect he also has a sense of humour about it, too. Anyhow, Baldessari has been around for long…
