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The second wave of lockdowns that have begun in several European countries, including France, are undermining the creative and cultural sectors - exhibitions have been postponed or cancelled, museums are closed and networking within the art market has slowed down. Artalistic takes stock of the impact the coronavirus is having on culture and art during the lockdown.

Figurative, abstract, street and pop art – Artalistic's got it all. This celebrated platform for buying and selling contemporary fine art online is rapidly increasing its number of followers and media spotlight features. Artalistic's founder, Cynthia Soddu, and her team were recently featured in an article by Marie Claire magazine.

Like many other sectors, the art world has been heavily affected by Covid-19. After postponements and cancellations, Artalistic brings you the ultimate guide to 2020's greatest art exhibitions in Paris scheduled for this fall. Get your date book ready because these shows are not to be missed!

Artalistic has carefully curated a list of today’s top 10 most influential contemporary artists all known for their unique artistic techniques as well as the jaw-dropping sums of money that their pieces are able to fetch at auction. These artists are breaking sale records, exhibited in museums and galleries around the world and praised by art critics. Find out which modern artists will leave behind a lasting legacy. 

There are so many fabulous museums in the world that you might feel a bit overwhelmed when contemplating which you should visit. Artalistic has rounded up its selection of the best art museums in the world whose stunning collections shouldn’t be missed. If you’re planning on traveling to one of the world’s major cities, this guide is sure to come in handy. 

With people sheltering in place around the world in the hopes of containing the spread of Covid-19 people have been thinking up new and inventive ways of passing their time. Lately, one pastime has become increasingly popular on social media platforms: creating parodies of famous pieces of art using household items, family members and even pets. With thousands of these images being posted a day, we’ve rounded up a couple of our favorites. Then we’ll take a glance into the annals of art history and the roots of appropriation.

The French magazine focusing on and catering to women, Madame Figaro recently interviewed Cynthia Soddu, the founder of Artalistic - a platform for selling and buying original art online. The article was published in the magazine’s online edition and highlights the philosophy and values Soddu and her team uphold. Websites facilitating art transactions are rapidly growing in popularity as this sector brings together an increasing number of artists and collectors both professional and amateur.

As early as 1989, Bernard Miège - a French media theorist and academic administrator - stated that new technology created exciting possibilities for cultural industries, in turn increasing the commodification of culture. This analysis, which was put forth in his book Toward a Political Economy of Culture, is now taking on a whole new dimension, especially in the museum industry. Virtual museum tours are not new inventions but the COVID-19 pandemic has made them increasingly appealing. The following article brings you Artalistic’s list of 2020’s best virtual museum tours.

Despite the coronavirus pandemic that is affecting all of us, we would like to share the current information about the major upcoming art exhibitions taking place this spring 2020 in Paris. Presently the duration of the lockdown is unknown, but Artalistic is dedicated to bringing you this possible calendar of art exhibitions in the hopes that you will be able to enjoy these shows in the upcoming months. It should be noted that some events have been cancelled, postponed or extended. So please continue to check each museum’s website for up-to-date information on postponements or cancelations.

In celebration of International Women’s Day 2020, Artalistic journeys through history to look at the lives of several iconic female contemporary artists who changed the art world forever. Some of them are very famous, others less so, but one thing is certain: all of them deserve to be remembered on this day dedicated to a global celebration of women’s rights.