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Leonora Carrington was an English-born Mexican Surrealist artist and writer known for her haunting, autobiographical, somewhat inscrutable paintings that incorporate images of sorcery, metamorphosis, alchemy, and the occult. Carrington was raised in a wealthy Roman Catholic family on a large estate

Exploring Modern adaptations of historic buildings involves a delicate balance between harmonizing or contrasting with the original structure.

Exploring Modern adaptations of historic buildings involves a delicate balance between harmonizing or contrasting with the original structure.

Salvador Dali, Spanish Surrealist painter and printmaker, influential for his explorations of subconscious imagery. He depicted with realistic detail a dreamworld where commonplace objects are often metamorphosed in a bizarre and irrational fashion. His most famous of these works is The Persistence of Memory (1931).

Pierre-Auguste Renoir, French artist known for his Impressionist paintings that are full of sparkling colour and light.

Deck the Ave returns to East Passyunk East Passyunk Avenue Business Improvement District invites people to take pictures with Santa Claus at the Singing Foun

Sandro Botticelli is one of the greatest painters of the Florentine Renaissance. His The Birth of Venus and Primavera are often said to epitomize for modern viewers the spirit of the Renaissance. Learn more about Botticelli’s life and artwork in this article.

Switch House at the Battery, Cescaphes new wedding venue, is housed in the former PECO plant and features modern and historical details.

Takashi Murakami, Japanese artist recognized for his ability to adapt Japanese traditional art within the context of popular culture. His style emphasized two-dimensional forms and bold imagery, and it began the artistic movement Superflat, which celebrated the merging of the commercial and art worlds.

Five residents triumphed in the Supreme Court earlier this year when a judge ruled that living in the homes was like being on display in a zoo, with Tate visitors able to see into their properties.