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Vincent van Gogh’s Starry Night Over the Rhône returns to Arles for the first time in 136 years

01-06-2024 16:45

The painting is on loan for an exhibition that opens this weekend in the Provençal city where the painter became obsessed with the night sky and eventually descended into madnessIn September 1888, shortly before he descended into the madness that led him to cut off part of his left ear, Vincent van Gogh completed one of his early starry night paintings. Fascinated by astronomy and the solar system, the insomniac painter had obsessed over the work in his mind, asking a fellow painter: &ldq

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Climate activist defaces Monet painting in Paris

01-06-2024 14:41

Woman from Riposte Alimentairearrested after sticking poster on impressionist painter’s CoquelicotsA climate activist has been arrested for sticking an adhesive poster on a Monet painting at the Musee d’Orsay in Paris to draw attention to global warming, a police source said.The action by the woman, a member of Riposte Alimentaire (Food Response) – a group of environmental activists and defenders of sustainable food production – was seen in a video posted on X, placing a

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‘A younger me would have enjoyed doing this. Now? It makes me feel out of shape’: Elliot Ferguson’s best phone picture

01-06-2024 11:00

The photographer got as close as he could when cadets’ endurance, strength and teamwork were tested at Canada’s Royal Military CollegeEvery year, as spring blooms, first-year officer cadets of Canada’s Royal Military College in Kingston, Ontario, take part in a series of competitions. The challenges and obstacle course aim to test their strength, endurance and teamwork.“As long as you don’t mind getting a little wet and don’t step on any of the smoke cani

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From The Beast to The Acolyte: a complete guide to this week’s entertainment

01-06-2024 07:00

George MacKay and Léa Seydoux star in a epoch-traversing sci-fi romance, while the latest Star Wars spin-off has a mystery-thriller twistThe Beast
Out nowLéa Seydoux (Blue Is the Warmest Colour) and George MacKay (Femme) star as the couple at the heart of this arthouse sci-fi epic, loosely based on Henry James’s 1903 novella The Beast in the Jungle and spanning three time periods, from director Bertrand Bonello (House of Tolerance). Continue reading...

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