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Claude Monet’s house and gardens – Giverny
A House in the Country for Painting en Plein Air Before Giverny, there was Orangerie. Standing before Monet’s massive water lilies in Paris, their scale and luminosity had already left an indelible mark. At Giverny, each garden path revealed the living inspiration behind those masterpieces. The summer light streamed across blooms in impossible colors, some…
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Auvers-sur-Oise
In Search of Van Gogh’s Final Days Though not a visit to see his original paintings, I joined my family on a trip to the small town near Paris where Van Gogh spent his final days. Walking through the actual locations that inspired his famous works seemed like a different, yet meaningful way to understand…
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Ferragamo Museum in Florence
Finding Fashion in Florence’s Heat The Ferragamo Museum wasn’t on my art camp itinerary, but Florence’s record-breaking heatwave had other plans. As I crossed the Arno River, watching its unusually green waters crawl past, I was hunting for any air-conditioned escape. That’s how I stumbled upon this fashion haven in the medieval Palazzo Spini Feroni.…
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Seoul Museum of Art : Edward Hopper : From City to Coast
Edward Hopper: An Unexpected Encounter in Seoul Having missed Hopper’s special exhibition at the Whitney Museum in New York, I found an unexpected second chance during my family visit to Korea. Learning that Seoul Museum of Art (SeMA) was collaborating with the Whitney for a Hopper exhibition – and hearing about its overwhelming popularity leading…
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The MET: Van Gogh’s Cypresses
Iconic Reunion: Two Giants Meet The MET’s special exhibition creates an unexpected encounter – “The Starry Night,” normally at MoMA, now hangs beside the MET’s own “Wheat Field with Cypresses.” Both painted in 1889, these masterworks reveal Van Gogh’s fascination with cypress trees during his time in Saint-Rémy. The gallery’s thoughtful arrangement, with soft green…
Gallery Tales: Monica Yoon Art Journey 