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¿Qué había antes del imperio británico?
Entre los siglos XVI y XIX, llegó a India un nuevo conquistador, Babur, empujado fuera de su territorio por un líder afgano, se asentó en Kabul y Delhi y extendió su imperio por toda la zona norte de India. Este nuevo imperio se conoció, a causa de su ascendencia mongola, como imperio mogol. Llegaron a dominar sobre grandes partes del país, hasta que los británicos aprovecharon la decadencia del imperio para imponer su gobierno. Además de por la autoría del monumento más conocido de India, el Taj Mahal, el imperio mogol es conocido por un renacimiento artístico en forma de manuscritos, retratos, escenas de la corte y estudios de historia…
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In Still Life We Trust: Audubon to Warhol
“Surprising” isn’t exactly the first thing that comes to mind when I utter the words “Still Life.” In fact, it tempts me to hit the snooze button and enter autopilot mode. Where’s the passion, where’s the energy? Where’s the erotic force? After all, didn’t someone once say that all art is about sex? However, once again, I have been shown my ignorant ways because as it happens, still life paintings do have personality, and an American one at that. (Please don’t take my citizenship away). The Philadelphia Museum of Art’s new exhibition Audubon to Warhol: The Art of American Still Life, unearths the uniquely American history that can be traced…
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Hallucinogens and Other Drugs
I will neither confirm nor deny any drugs I may or may not have experimented with in the past. In the present, I find many intriguing and interesting, despite being unsure of the things they’ll do to an already over-active mind and imagination – but again will not admit what they are. Whilst bad, and mind altering, sometimes forever, various drugs are at the very forefront of the entertainment industry. Walt and Jesse are nearly household names because of their mad skillz (I hope you heard that in Aaron Paul’s voice) as meth cooks on Breaking Bad. Mary Louise Parker has given so many of us a soft spot for…
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Living Marble Masterpieces
I grew up about an hour outside of Philadelphia – a hub of culture, art, and United States history. Being introduced to the arts and science (I still, in my late twenties, love to touch things in the Franklin Institute) at a young age, Auguste Rodin’s sculptures are amongst my earlier memories. I always stared at them the longest and hardest, waiting for them to breathe. You should also know I stood quite a distance away because works like Adam (bronze, modelled 1880-1881) are fairly frightening for a ten year old. It’s said that marble is the most flesh-like material; naturally cold and hard, it needs to be warm and…
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