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In Valentine (1966), artist Evelyne Axell (1935 – 1972) combines an idealized feminine silhouette with a spacesuit helmet. This artwork was made during the 1960s Space Race, when the United States and the Soviet Union competed for dominance in space exploration. The title refers to a Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova, who was the first woman in space.
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Behold: the Jennifer Coolidge full-length mirror — where self-reflection meets Stifler’s Mom chic. Encircled by a constellation of Coolidge’s iconic expression, this masterpiece of design invites you to ask the real question: “Do I look fierce, or am I just vibing with White Lotus energy?” Spotted in a charity shop in Shoreditch, London, it would be the perfect dressing room accessory for anyone who wants to channel glamor, comedy, and chaotic fabulousness all at once. Shine on, you hot dog-loving diamond.
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Tol-Pedn, Penwith, near artist Jonn Tunnard’s home on the Lizard Peninsula, is the most southerly point of the British mainland. Its concrete landmarks appear to have inspired this abstract landscape. Tunnard is said to have turned three somersaults at the opening of his exhibition at Peggy Guggenheim’s London Gallery in 1939. He was among a number of British artists attracted to surrealism between the International Surrealist Exhibition of 1936 and the outbreak of the Second World War, when he served in the Coastguard Cornwall. This homage painting was created in 1942.
Photographed in the Tate Modern Museum in London.
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While living in Paris in the late 1950s, artist Martial Raysse (b. 1936) started to assemble sculptures from plastic objects he collected. They were often sourced from Prisunic, a French department store that sold cheap, mass-produced goods. Continue reading Modern Art Monday Presents: Martial Raysse, Necropolis
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When Marc Quinn studied art history in the 1980s, he became enamored with Dutch flower painting of the 16th and 17th centuries. These painters were obliged to wait for each flower to come into season before painting it into their compositions, culminating, and images of ideal but impossible bouquets.
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