Contemporary Art

Fondation Cartier Unveils its Bold New Home at the Heart of Paris

Marie-Christine Tayah, 11:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Fondation Cartier Contemporary Art Paris Culture Exhibition Architecture

The Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain is turning a page and stepping into a bold future as it leaves boulevard Raspail for 2, Place du Palais-Royal. Moving into the former Louvre des antiquaires—a Haussmann-era building revived by Jean Nouvel, who also designed its previous home—the Fondation embraces a transformed vision of what an ...

Bulatov, Pillar of Russian Contemporary Art Scene, Dies at 92

This is Beirut, 10/11 17:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Painter Erik Bulatov Obituary Contemporary Art Russia Culture

Erik Bulatov, a pillar of Russia's contemporary art scene known for works mocking Soviet propaganda, has died in Paris at the age of 92, the Russian Academy of Fine Arts told AFP Monday. Bulatov was best known as one of the creators of the Sots Art movement that made use of Soviet slogans and shot him to fame in the final years of the USSR. "One ...

Historic Tehran Brewery Revives as Contemporary Art Hub

This is Beirut, 07/03 12:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Iran Teheran Art Contemporary Art Culture Museum

Hidden behind imposing brick walls in the heart of Tehran, a renovated industrial cellar where decades ago Iranian beer was made has been transformed into a hub for contemporary art. The ambitious restoration of the derelict Argo factory has made it "one of the most beautiful buildings in Tehran," said architect Nazanin Amirian, visiting the ...

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