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Marc Chagall

Perception and Imagination

Brian D. Cohen | Posted 04.22.2013 | Arts
Brian D. Cohen

Everything we need to know about love and pain is in Chagall and Gorky. That the feeling that a painting evokes is communicated by its form, color, shapes, and marks, is self-evident and explicable.

The 20th Century According To Chagall

AP | Posted 02.19.2013 | Arts

PARIS -- A new exhibit in Paris tries to show the painter Marc Chagall as a historian of the 20th century. Through rich, colorful allegories of the t...

Chagall in 3D

Susan Jaques | Posted 04.13.2013 | Arts
Susan Jaques

Famous for his colorful paintings of floating figures and flying animals, Russian-born artist Marc Chagall also worked in other mediums. It's these lesser-known aspects of the artist's practice that are explored in "Chagall: Beyond Color" at the Dallas Museum of Art from February 17 to May 26, 2013.

Reflecting Chagall: Hubbard Street's "One Thousand Pieces"

Catherine L. Tully | Posted 12.22.2012 | Arts
Catherine L. Tully

The world premiere of Alejandro Cerrudo's One Thousand Pieces was the first full-length work ever presented by Hubbard Street Dance Company, and it is indeed a reflection of Marc Chagall's America Windows in the very best sense of the word.

Big Art Heist Reported At Dutch Museum

AP | TOBY STERLING | Posted 12.15.2012 | Arts

AMSTERDAM (AP) -- Thieves broke into a Rotterdam museum on Tuesday and walked off with works from the likes of Picasso, Monet, Gauguin and Matisse pot...

The Steamiest Kisses In Art History

Posted 09.05.2012 | Arts

Kissing -- the act of pressing one's lips against the surface of another object or person -- is a simple gesture acted out between lovers, a mother an...

A Most Magical New Flute

George Heymont | Posted 08.15.2012 | Arts
George Heymont

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One Kings Lane Goes Art Crazy

Posted 07.25.2012 | Arts

One Kings Lane, a website that describes itself as a digital treasure hunt, began a four-day "Day of Art" exhibition online, bringing the curator's ar...

Happy Birthday Marc Chagall!

Posted 07.07.2012 | Arts

Today marks the birthday of one of the art world's most beloved Marcs, Marc Chagall. The painter reached the hearts and imaginations of people worldwi...

The Inspiration Of Chagall's Mystical Stained Glass

Kristin M. Swenson, Ph.D. | Posted 08.04.2012 | Religion
Kristin M. Swenson, Ph.D.

I walked out of the church into a warm and breezy afternoon feeling lighter. The experience reminded me that reconciliation and healing between peoples is possible.

Star-Studded Portraits

Posted 01.25.2012 | Arts

The portrait (up there with landscapes, nudes and religious icons) is one of the great themes enduring throughout art history. For centuries artists h...

Eternal Happiness In A Wedding Dress

Elizabeth Abbott | Posted 03.09.2012 | Weddings
Elizabeth Abbott

Wintertime magic can mean many things. For many lovers, it can be an end to the waiting game. During the holiday season, he (or she) popped the question, and now you're getting married! Let the wedding planning begin!

A Day Trip to the Rockefeller Preserve, Just North of NYC

Lea Lane | Posted 08.27.2011 | New York
Lea Lane

Vaux and Olmsted created Central Park out of fantasy. This preserve is natural fantasy. There's even a tinge of danger. Unknown paths beckon into witchy woods. But mostly the flora and fauna offer calm.

The Spice-Box Of Earth: Remembering Where We Come From

Rabbi Lawrence Troster | Posted 08.24.2011 | Religion
Rabbi Lawrence Troster

The poet Leonard Cohen once wrote: "Out of the Land of Heaven/Down comes the warm Sabbath sun/Into the spice-box of earth."

Disgraced Former HealthSouth CEO Richard Scrushy's Art Nets $672,000 At Auction

AP | Posted 07.16.2011 | Arts

PHILADELPHIA -- The art collection of disgraced health care executive Richard Scrushy brought in more than $672,000 at auction, with proceeds going to...

Chagall Windows Back At Art Institute, With A New Shine

Chicago Sun-Times | Joy's Galaxy | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago

Marc Chagall's "America Windows" -- an iconic Art Institute of Chicago work taken off display for five years -- will be returning Nov. 1 as vibrant as...

Astoria Characters: The Frame-O-Phile

Nancy Ruhling | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Nancy Ruhling

Astoria-based Eli Wilner has become the framer of choice for the Smithsonian, Sotheby's and Christie's auction houses and the White House. "I want to frame the whole world," he says.