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Conservation of Painting: Japan

Conservation of painting in Japan has always required the application of outstanding skills, and it takes a minimum of ten years for a craftsman to become thoroughly proficient as a hyogushi (“master-framer”).

Oleksandr Roytburd

As one of the main representatives of the Ukrainian New Wave and one of the founders of Ukrainian transavantgarde, Oleksandr Roytburd frequently sparked controversy with his work.

In this update, Grove Art Online publishes 156 articles with updated structure, as well as related emendations.

Explore the full list of what has been recently published and revised on Oxford Art Online.

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Collection Guides

Join Oxford Art Online on a tour of unique art collections around the world! Written by experts and curators, our Collection Guides present the history and highlights of museums and galleries.

Pronunciation Guide for Artist Names

Pronunciation Guide for Artist Names

Explore the new Grove Art pronunciation guide to the names of modern and contemporary artists.  Listen to recordings of scholars pronouncing a selection of names from Ann Demeulemeester to Cai Guo-Qiang to Francisco Zúñiga.

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UpdateGAO

UpdateGAO is an ongoing initiative to revise Grove’s articles in collaboration with their original authors, yielding updates to reflect recent developments and new scholarship. Have you contributed to Grove and want to update your article(s)? Let us know.

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Latin American Art

Grove Art continues a major initiative to revise and expand Grove’s content on Latin American art and architecture. Led by Tom Cummins at Harvard University, this project includes scholarship on topics from the Pre-Columbian period to present day.