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Fascinating

#gerhardrichter

Art ages, just like we do! In an effort to restore artist Henri Matisse’s “The Swimming Pool,” MoMA’s Conservation team spent 2,000 hours to bring this artwork back to life: from removing strands of burlap one-by-one to cleaning the paper to rid it of build up. 🌊 After five years on view, see “The Swimming Pool” in its final months before this light-sensitive work is deinstalled for multiple years. — [1] Henri Matisse. “The Swimming Pool” Nice-Cimiez, Hôtel Régina, late summer 1952. Mrs. Bernard F. Gimbel Fund. © 2024 Succession H. Matisse / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York [2 + 3] “The Swimming Pool, Matisse’s dining room, Hôtel Régina, Nice, 1952. © 2024 Succession H. Matisse / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photos: Lydia Delectorskaya / Archives Henri Matisse

Crazy fun!

Over a span of forty years, from 1969 to 2008, the architectural critic and curator John Margolies photographed the eccentric roadside architecture and ephemera of America. The Library of Congress have bought the lot, a total of 11,710 color slides, and lifted all copyright restrictions on them, making them available to browse, download, and reuse at high-resolution. Here's our highlights: https://buff.ly/30MvsWI

Oh come on!

#StephenNedoroscik solves a Rubik’s cube in 15.42 seconds! #FallonTonight

Still can’t believe this happened 🤯🖤 Thank you @einsteinofwallst for believing in me as an artist and making this all happen!! I knew when I built this piece that it was something special, and I always kinda wanted it to be on display somewhere before just selling it so this opportunity literally feels so full circle in my head AND my heart 🫶🏻 I don’t understand a lot of things in life or how these opportunities happen but I am BLESSED and grateful that I have people in my life who believe in me and what I’m doing 🙏🏻 I am beyond grateful for y’all Here’s to whatever happens next!! #art #artreveal #artcollector #ecofriendly #ecofriendlyproducts #contemporaryart #newyorkstockexchange

Art appreciation.

Check out our recent trip to the Netherlands to visit the Bosch Parade! Featuring 19 floating artworks inspired by Dutch painter Hieronymous Bosch. Learn more on Colossal: https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2024/05/bosch-parade-2024/ Get Colossal in your inbox every weekday: https://www.thisiscolossal.com/newsletters/