From the Italian Renaissance to the contemporary music scene, Leonardo da Vinci's portrait of a Florentine woman in a mountainous landscape is known around the world. Such is his popularity that his image has been appropriated by everyone from Marcel Duchamp to Virgil Abloh.
What's so special about the Mona Lisa and why do we care so much? History professor and recent Leonardo da Vinci biographer Walter Isaacson argues that it is famous because viewers can become emotionally involved with the painting. Others claim that her mystery helped make her notorious. Here we will explore some of the moments that caused our obsession with this small painting in sepia tones.

The Porto Book Fair opened this Friday in the gardens of the Palácio de Cristal with an edition centered on poetry, which has as its central figure Ana Luísa Amaral, who died on the 5th of August, aged 66, having also participated , just a week earlier, at the press conference held by the municipality to present the program it had decided to dedicate a long time ago.

The artist Ângela Ferreira will participate, with the installation «Zip Zap Circus School», in the 17th Istanbul Biennial (Turkey), considered one of the most important art biennials in the world. The show runs from September 17th to November 20th, curated by Ute Meta Bauer, Amar Kanwar and David Teh.
Directly selected by the curatorial team of the Istanbul Biennale, the work «Zip Zap Circus School» (2000-2002) is a "temporary structure" that "explores the idea of architecture as something one desires or a dream one works towards". .

Adriana Scartaris is a professional who works as an interior designer in the creation of residential, commercial and corporate projects, with 36 years of experience and more than 323,000 m2 of completed works throughout Brazil and abroad.Five years ago the project beganCollective 284 and working with curation. Know more aboutAdriana Scartarisin this interview.

Need some recommendations for building your art history book collection? We've put together a list of must-read books below, both mainstream and specialist, covering art history from classical antiquity to the present. Art history is a malleable discipline, subject to recurrent revisions and reassessments. But understanding developments in art depends on it. Enhance your studies in this field with one or many of our choices.

The legal, economic, and moral consequences of the US Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade are still unfolding. Due to this event, artists and galleries took action, mobilizing to support abortion providers. The trend seems to continue at the Armory Show, which will include among its offerings a set of works from the celebrated series ofPaula Rego on access to abortion.

The 6th edition of CONTEXTILE – Bienal de Arte Têxtil Contemporânea, takes place between September 3 and October 30, 2022. Guimarães will once again host this edition – Contextile 2022 – combining the 10 years of the biennial’s existence in Simultaneously with the 10th anniversary celebration of Guimarães 2012 – European Capital of Culture.

Art is meant to be enjoyed, so it's no surprise that framing—along with lighting, curation, and wall coloring—is a central issue for a work's presentation. But while institutions and galleries have the professional knowledge and resources to confidently navigate the framing process, for collectors it can be overwhelming: the ideal frame must protect the object while simultaneously creating a visual symphony with the work itself, while also fits the collector's budget. And, like any aesthetic industry, the framework has evolved over the decades and changed form in response to different trends and needs.Below are five tips to keep in mind the next time you need to frame a work of art.

The Cascais Council announced that this year it will buy two works ofPaula Rego (1935-2022), entitled "Day" and "Night", for the Casa das Histórias collection, dedicated to the dissemination of the artist's work, revealed sources linked to this entity. Contacted by the Lusa agency, the president of the D. Luís I Foundation, Salvato Teles de Menezes, member of the joint committee responsible for the activity of Casa das Histórias Paula Rego (CHPR), together with Nick Willing, the painter's son, explained that negotiations with the artist's family had been going on for some time.

Are you exploring the world of NFTs? Below are 9 market terms that will help you explore this dynamic world of NFTs.

Australia's best home design was celebrated over the weekend with the announcement of the winners of the 2022 Houses Awards.For the first time, a single project, Autumn House, won in four categories.

In an increasingly frenetic world full of visual stimuli, the search for unique forms of artistic expression and decoration that reflect our personality and lifestyle is gaining more and more relevance. It is in this context that abstract paintings emerge as true works of art capable of transforming and elevating the atmosphere of any environment. Find out more here.

This week in the MEET THE COLLECTOR series we presentJoao Mouzinho, dentist atMolar Clinic. Since he was a child, João Mouzinho had a great love for health, the result of a family linked to medicine. With great effort, he became a dentist and in 2014, he opened his own Molar Clinic. In addition to his passion for medicine, he is a big fan of art, especially contemporary art. This admiration grew on the street, more precisely thanks to national and international artists who exhibit free of charge in public spaces. meet the collection of Joao Mouzinho here.

Mário Cesariny was born on August 9, 1923 in Lisbon. Attended the School ofDecorative Arts António Arroio and studied music with composer Fernando LopesGrace. By the age of 19, he was already writing, painting and drawing. He attended the first year of Architecture at the Escola Superior de Belas Artes in Lisbon, later at the Escola António Arroio, where he met some of the future companions of Portuguese surrealism.