A little summary of the week that’s just been! Including art history news, DIY tips, exhibition & literature reviews, auction announcements, etc. Email me with your ideas. I’d love to hear from you. 1. 750,000 Flowers in Bloom in Brussels Dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the migration of Turkish workers to Belgium—in 1964. Today, more than 230,000 Turkish citizens live in Belgium and of those, an estimated 25% live in Brussels, the...

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When one hears the artistic term ‘Pointillism’ or ‘Neo-Impressionism’ a bright image of multi-coloured dots usually comes to mind. I think of Seurat’s La Grande Jatte , which, inspired by the scientific writings of the 19th century is often experienced as the pinnacle of the movement. However, there is a world behind this one immediate notion of the artistic term ‘Pointillism’. Although French and Belgian followers of the brief artistic...

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