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The Dutch and Water: A Complex Relationship

The Complex relationship of the Dutch and the water surrounding them

A new month has started again, meaning it’s time for a new ArtSmart Roundtable! For those unfamiliar with the ArtSmart concept: we’re a group of culturally focused travel bloggers from around the world, once a …

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The World’s Best Open-Air Museums

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The World’s Best Open-Air Museums Spring is in the air, a fact that hasn’t gone unnoticed for us members of the ArtSmart Roundtable. For this month’s round of articles the focus is naturally on the …

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Art Couples – Between Romance and Heartbreaks

Art Couples - Romantic and sometimes stormy relationships amidst the creative process

ArtSmart Roundtable: Art Couples – Between Romance and heartbreaks   In February the ArtSmart Roundtable is back again, and the theme for this edition is LOVE. With Valentine’s Day being the dominating event during the …

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Amsterdam’s Hidden Gem: Ons Lieve Heer Op Solder Church

A Hidden Treasure of Tolerance In the Heart of Amsterdam’s Red Light District This article was our contribution to the monthly ArtSmart Roundtable for November 2014, a collaboration between like-minded art-focused travel blogs to write articles …

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Rothko’s Colours: His Spiritual Performers

Rothko Purple and Brown

Rothko’s Colours – His Spiritual Performers Each month there is an opportunity to discover a new topic or new events via the ArtSmart Roundtable, a series of articles by a group of art interested travel bloggers. This month …

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An Art Day at the Kröller-Müller Museum

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An Art Day at the Kröller-Müller Museum The first week of the month means a new occasion for the ArtSmart Roundtable, a monthly series of articles by a group of art focused travel bloggers. This …

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Gaudi’s Barcelona: Catalan Art Nouveau At Large

Casa Batllo Gaudi Barcelona Spain

Gaudi’s Barcelona  Catalan Art Nouveau at large   It’s time again for the ArtSmart Roundtable. This month the topic is Architecture. We therefore take you to Barcelona, Spain, for Gaudi‘s modernist architecture. Each month the …

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Vija Celmins’s Photorealistic Double Reality

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  Vija Celmins’s Photorealistic Double Reality   It’s the first Monday of the month again and thus time for the ArtSmart Roundtable, a monthly series of articles by a group of art focused travel bloggers. …

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Naoshima, Japan’s Contemporary Art Island

Yayoi Kusama Pumpkin Naoshima

  Naoshima, Japan’s Contemporary Art Island   It is the first Monday of the month again, which means it is time for the ArtSmart Roundtable – a monthly event during which a group of art …

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Botero’s Voluminous Sculptures Around the World

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  Botero’s Voluminous Sculptures Around the World  ArtSmart Roundtable Time for a new round of articles from the ArtSmart group, bringing together great topics of interest from the crossroads of art and travel. This month …

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The Modern Dutch Stijl

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The Modern Dutch Stijl   It is the first Monday of the month again and that means it’s time for the ArtSmart Roundtable, a monthly event by an international group of art-enthusiastic travel bloggers. This …

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Art Against the Established Norms

The French Impressionists challenge of the Salon: Claude_Monet_Impression,_soleil_levant

  Art Against the Established Norms The French Impressionists Challenge of The Salon A David and Goliath Art-Tale   This article is our first contribution to the ArtSmart Roundtable, a monthly event of a group …