Questions and Answers about
Arts
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in ArtsWhy did Gina Rinehart want her portrait removed from the National Gallery of Australia in 2024?
Answer: Gina Rinehart, Australia’s richest woman, was displeased with her portrayal in a portrait by Aboriginal artist Vincent Namatjira. The portrait was displayed at the National Gallery of Australia. Unhappy with this representation, Rinehart requested the gallery to remove the portrait. On May 16, 2024, the gallery refused her request, stating they welcomed public dialogue…
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in ArtsWho is the master artist behind the masterpiece ‘Portrait of Fräulein Lieser,’ set to be auctioned off after being lost for nearly a century?
Answer: The legendary Austrian artist, known for his symbolist works and a key figure in the Vienna Secession movement, painted the “Portrait of Fräulein Lieser” in 1917. This masterpiece was one of Klimt’s final works before his untimely death in February 1918, leaving parts of the painting unfinished. The artwork, shrouded in mystery for nearly…
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in ArtsHow does the mysterious Banksy typically confirm his latest masterpieces?
Answer: Banksy, the enigmatic street artist whose identity is as hidden as the meaning behind his art, typically confirms his works in a very 21st-century way: Instagram. On March 18, 2024, following a weekend of speculation and the appearance of a mural in North London’s Finsbury Park, Banksy took to Instagram to post before-and-after photos…
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in ArtsWho became the first human artist to have his artwork officially placed on the moon, marking a new chapter in art and space exploration?
Answer: Jeff Koons became the first human artist to place his artwork on the Moon in an artistic leap for humankind. This was aboard the Odysseus spacecraft by Intuitive Machines. On this historic mission, Koons’ “Moon Phases” sculpture series was transported to the lunar surface, making it the first “authorized” art installation on the Moon.…
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in ArtsWhich of these artworks broke the record for the most expensive painting ever auctioned in Europe?
Answer: Gustav Klimt was an Austrian painter known for his sensual and decorative style. His paintings are among the most expensive in the world. Lady with a Fan is his last completed portrait before his pneumonia death in 1918. The painting was sold at Sotheby’s in London on June 27, 2023, after a 10-minute bidding…
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in ArtsHow did Michelangelo’s ‘David’ sculpture cause a Florida school principal to resign?
Answer: Former Florida school principal Hope Carrasquilla was given an ultimatum to resign or be terminated during an emergency meeting on March 20, 2023. This was after parents complained sixth graders were exposed to “pornography” during a lesson on Renaissance art that included Michelangelo’s “David” sculpture. The incident in Florida also prompted social media users…
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in ArtsWho painted this colorful masterpiece sold for £37.2m?
Answer: lt;span style=”font-weight: 400;”Wassily Kandinsky was a Russian-born artist who pioneered abstract art and painted Murnau mit Kirche II (View of Murnau with Church) in 1910, a crucial moment in his transformation to abstract painting. The painting was part of a collection that belonged to Johanna Margarete and Siegbert Stern, who were persecuted by the…
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in ArtsWhat part of Banksy’s 2023 Valentine’s Day piece was removed by the council in Margate?
Answer: Banksy’s 2023 Valentine’s Day piece in Margate features a 1950s homemaker with a swollen eye and missing tooth, apparently squeezing a man in a freezer. The artist confirmed it as his own via a post on Instagram on Feb. 14, 2023. Margate council, however. deemed the broken freezer a safety hazard and took it…
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in ArtsWho took Andy Warhol’s last portrait?
Answer: When first arriving in New York City in the ’80s, David LaChapelle became Andy Warhol’s assistant, leading to him taking his mentor’s final portrait in 1987. The photo is one of 150 works spanning the entirety of LaChapelle’s career put on display in David LaChapelle: Make Believe – the first-ever solo show on New…
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in ArtsWhich Van Gogh painting inspired this Lego set?
Answer: Vincent van Gogh’s The Starry Night inspired a 2,316 three-dimensional piece Lego set scheduled for release on Lego’s website on June 1, 2022, in cooperation with New York’s Museum of Modern Art.
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in ArtsWho shot Shot Sage Blue Marilyn?
Answer: Andy Warhol’s silkscreen image, Shot Sage Blue Marilyn, was sold for $195m in auction house Christie’s in New York on May 9, 2022. The work was created in 1964, along with red, orange, blue, and turquoise versions. It gained the highest price for any American work of art at auction and became the most…
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in ArtsThe famous New York “Whitney” is a Museum for what?
Answer: New York’s The Whitney’s full name is the Whitney Museum of American Art. The Whitney Biennial in New York runs from Apr. 6 to Sept. 5, 2022, and features 63 artists and collectives.
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in ArtsWhere is the Bolshoi Theatre located?
Answer: The Bolshoi Theatre is located in Moscow, Russia._x000D_
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in ArtsWhat’s the Basket full of Flowers Egg?
Answer: Pictured is The Basket of Flowers Egg – one of 57 surviving jeweled eggs created by the jewelry firm House of Fabergé, in Saint Petersburg, during the rule of the Russian Empire. Emperor Nicholas II gave the Basket of Flowers Egg to his wife, Empress Alexandra Fedorovna, on Easter Day, Apr. 1, 1901. British…
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in ArtsWho painted The Blue Boy (The Boy in Blue)?
Answer: The Blue Boy is English portrait and landscape painter Thomas Gainsborough’s most famous oil painting. Along with Joshua Reynolds, Gainsborough is considered one of the most influential British artists of the second half of the 18th century._x000D_
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in ArtsWho’s considered the United Kingdom’s richest living artist?
Answer: Damien Hirst is considered the United Kingdom’s richest living artist, with a net worth of $700 million in 2021._x000D_
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in ArtsWho’s considered the “Mother of American modernism”?
Answer: American painter Georgia O’Keeffe, known for her paintings of enlarged flowers, New York skyscrapers, and New Mexico landscapes, is considered the “Mother of American modernism.”
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in ArtsWhat’s “New Day’s Lyric”?
Answer: Amanda Gorman posted “New Day’s Lyric” with an accompanying video on Instagram on Dec. 29, 2021, to mark the end of 2021. Her bestselling collection “Call Us What We Carry” came out in early Dec. 2021. “New Day’s Lyric” is a five-stanza, 48-line resolution with themes of struggle and healing.
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in ArtsWhat is the most expensive artwork by a Latin American?
Answer: Frida Kahlo’s oil painting, “Diego and I,” sold for $34.9 million at Sotheby’s, is the most expensive artwork by a Latin American artist. More questions inside!
