PASSION FOR THE TWENTIETH CENTURY. Works from Paul Klee to Damien Hirst on show

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PASSION FOR THE 20TH CENTURY. FROM PAUL KLEE TO DAMIEN HIRST

From Paul Klee to Damien Hirst, works that tell the story of collecting are on display at Palazzo Medici, in Florence, for an exhibition that tells the story of love for art and culture.

From 24 September 2022 to 8 January 2023 in the palace where modern collecting was born at the time of Cosimo the Elder and Lorenzo The Magnificent, a prestigious selection of works by 20th-century masters from Florentine and Tuscan private collections will be on public display.

From Paul Klee to Damien Hirst

 

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Magritte’s Lovers meaning and description

magritte | amanti

MAGRITTE’S LOVERS MEANING AND DESCRIPTION

Magritte’s kisses and lovers are frequent themes in the surrealist artist’s paintings.
There is one work, however, that still fascinates today as the two lovers depicted have their faces covered by a white cloth and one cannot help but wonder why and what the meaning of the painting is

Magritte’s Lovers

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Art, fashion and photography. Life and photographs of Lee Miller

Man Ray | Lee Miller

Man Ray, Lee Miller. 1930 circa © Man Ray 2015 Trust / ADAGP – SIAE – 2022 ; images : Telimage, Paris

ART, FASHION AND PHOTOGRAPHY. LIFE AND PHOTOGRAPHS OF LEE MILLER

Model, photographer, muse, war reporter and 20th century icon.
Lee Miller was all this and much more!

Her life is inextricably linked to Man Ray, who was first a teacher, then a love and finally a friend. Lee Miller’s photographs recount this bond and also her life dedicated to art and photography.
Lee Miller was a pioneer of surrealism in photography, putting her on an equal footing with Man Ray, whose personality she always overshadowed both during her life and in the years to come.

Life and photographs of Lee Miller

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Snapshot stories: women’s photography

Manassè Studio |fotografie | Mein Zukerl,

Manassè Studio, Mein Zukerl, 1926, stampa alla gelatina ai sali d’argento, vintage

SNAPSHOT STORIES: WOMEN’S PHOTOGRAPHY

Who are the female photographers from the post-war period to the present day to remember and who are the protagonists of women’s photography? Which female personalities have made the history of photography from the 20th century to the present day?

Here are the female photographers to get to know, the themes that characterise their works, the exhibition to see and the book to read to shed light on the stories, names and works of female photography.

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Casa Azul: tickets for the Frida Kahlo Museum

Frida Kahlo | Musei Messico

CASA AZUL: TICKETS TO THE FRIDA KAHLO MUSEUM

Going to Mexico with tickets to the Frida Kahlo Museum already in your pocket is the first thing to do when planning your trip and if you want to get to know Mexico’s most important artist, who has become an icon throughout the world.
By purchasing tickets for the Frida Kahlo Museum in advance, you can be sure of entering the house where one of the most important women of the 20th century was born, grew up and lived.

Here, then, is all the information you need to book tickets for Casa Azul, the Frida Kahlo Museum.

Frida Kahlo Museum Tickets

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