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Art Fair in Paris

Mónica Boixeda Only-Be, Parisian, Practical Guide of Paris

An Art Fair You Should Not Miss The Art Fair of Paris is an event for art enthusiasts everywhere. Every artist is full of talent, but the more constructive criticism an artist receives, the better they become. In Europe the Art Fair event is held to promote the local culture. The event highlights different areas of the arts. A variety of stunning photography featuring the local scenes of Europe will be featured along with other works. Event Details This year the event has a few changes. In 120 galleries of Paris it is going to be held. A new VIP program called “springtime in Paris” is going to take place as a talk series on contemporary design. The dates are March 29th to April 1st. The event will take place under the glass roof in the Grand Palais on Winstone Churchill Avenue. Those who have invitations to join the preview are being informed to attend it on 28th March at 6pm. The event will start at 11:30am on March 29, 30, and April 1st. Students will received a discount on their entry fee. A Remarkable Event in Paris Different parts of this event are going to be held in some leading galleries l’Espace Beaumont (Luxemburg), Filles du Calvaire (Paris), Laurent Godin (Paris) etc to attract a large crowd. This year around 55% of the invitees are newcomers who are considered to be promising artists. The renowned artists, who have already reached the peak of their career, will join event. The Art Fair of Paris is a record beater in that almost 1200 artists come here. On the day of... read more

James Rosenquist Pop Art in New York

Mónica Boixeda New Yorker, Only-Be

Perhaps the name of James Rosenquist is not as popular as other Pop artists of international fame, yet you can not underestimate his importance and contribution to a movement that forever revolutionized art, advertising and communication. Rosenquist was born on November 29, 1933 in North Dakota and as an adolescent had contact with the art world by winning a scholarship to the Minneapolis School of Art, this was followed by the University of Minnesota and eventually he won a scholarship to the Arts Student League in New York where he established his first workshop. During the early years, James Rosenquist made a living as a graphic designer and a sign painter until the development of a personal pictorial language began to form and placed him among groups of Pop Art that were begining to emerge. Rosenquist´s paintings use the language of advertising, pop culture and consumerism to become a series of overlapping juxtaposed images of a deformed speech and awe about life itself. Thus even the most banal, everyday objects become an unrecognizable abstract form that surprise viewers who can not help stopping in front of his colorful explosive works, shapes and textures. In a turbulent and troubled times for the United States, as were the 60´s due to the bloody Vietnam War, James Rosenquist, inspired by the large murals of water lilies by Monet began to paint a mural that consisted of 23 panels (26 meters long) called F-111 and that will be exhibited at the Museum of Art in New York until July 30, 2012. The mural whose title refers to the bombers that were used during... read more