ART and ARCHITECTURE, mainly

8.1.2021

Sacco & Vanzetti, executed in the USA for their anarchist politics in 1927?

The two men shackled together,The Sacco-Vanzetti Affair: America on Trial, 2009by Moshik Tem­kin.Nicola Sacco (1891–1927) and Bartolomeo Vanzetti (1888–1927) arr­iv­ed from It­aly in 1908 and settled in Boston, with its large im­m­igrant community that provided workers for manuf­act­uring ind­ust­r­ies. Sacco from Foggia was a shoe-maker; Van­zetti from Cun­eo sold fish. Each experienced prejudice against impoverished…

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ART and ARCHITECTURE, mainly

24.11.2020

Roman Vishniac’s art photography exhibition of Berlin and eastern Europe

A Berlin street, 1933 See swastika flag over the door on leftRoman Vishniac Rediscovered was the first UK retro­sp­ective of this photographer. Curated by U.S photography scholar Maya Benton, and spread across two London sites: the Photo­graphers’ Gallery and the Jewish Museum, the exhibition ended in Feb 2019. Many of his most iconic works from the Roman Vishniac Archive at the…

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ART and ARCHITECTURE, mainly

20.11.2020

Apollo Art Awards 2020: winner of the Exhibition of the Year

The Annunciation, Jan van Eyck, c1425. National Gallery of Art, Washington, DCApollo is proud to announce the winners of its annual awards. Dating back to 1992, the Apollo Awards celebrate major achievements in the art and museum worlds.Short list of best galleries1.Aberdeen Art Gallery Reopened November 2019 A renovation & expansion costing £34.6m almost doubled the…

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