In the mid-19th century, Parisian art museums implemented an unusual program known as the "Morning Visits" exclusively for their women patrons. Every Friday from 10-11am, museums would allow access solely to women, displaying young male athletes strategically posing as living sculptures amongst the classical nude statuary.
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Permanent Banksy Exhibition is Now Open
Basically all art by Banksy is known to have a short life span due to it’s highly publicized and unapproved street art locations. But now his work has found some stable permanince in East Londons Hang-Up Gallery. “There’s currently nowhere in the capital to view a permanent Banksy collection,” stated the gallery’s director Ben Cotton in Time Out. “So we thought we’d change that. It’s an intimate space packed full of a broad cross-section of his work from the start of his career to the present day – so whether you’re a Bansky aficionado or a seasoned collector it’s certainly worth a look.”
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Ecotone 2014 by artist Jacob van Loon
A mixed media portrait by artist Jacob van Loon. Ecotone 2014 Assemblage on panel [diptych] Assemblage on panel [diptych] 2014 This piece will be on display in November at the 5th annual Art Meets Fashion exhibit in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Paradise Lost, photographed by Nick Knight
Roses being shot in the head. Striking and oddly wrong feeling. Even though we always pick roses, make retarded little crowns and smash them into books. Something about shooting them with a gun gives them little souls. I guess we are only use to humans and animals with this outcome. Paradise Lost for i-D #259 October 2005, photographed by Nick Knight source:
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Dan Luvisi’s Disturbingly Awesome Illustrations of Childhood Characters
Familiar characters from our childhood in disturbing nightmarish situations in a highly detailed series. Artist Dan Luvisi has been adding to the intricate collection for some time and is happy to include Mickey, Goofy, and Tigger to the mix. Enjoy the creepiness of your tainted innocent characters. source:
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Boxers: Before and After the Fight
Young boxers retake the same portraits after their boxing matches. At first you don’t see much of a difference, but the longer you compare the more you see has changed within the two. Flushed, tired, and some bleeding. Nicolai Howalt – Boxers: Before and After the Fight (2012)
