Unrest Redone: Understanding America’s Ongoing Turmoil
The Echoes of History History is not just a linear journey; it has a way of echoing back. Karl Marx once remarked that it repeats itself, “first as a tragedy, then as a farce.” He was referring to 19th-century France where Napoleon’s nephew tried to mimic his uncle’s revolutionary feats through bureaucratic means instead of […]
Redone, hidden, burnt: seven famous subjects and the portraits they hated | Art and design
Vincent Namatjira’s portrait of Gina Rinehart did not do the subject any favors, and the mining magnate asked the National Gallery of Australia to remove the painting from the exhibition. But Australia’s richest woman is not the first person to carry out her commission by painting a picture of herself. Here’s a look at seven […]