Beyoncé performs at the 2017 Grammy Awards // Statue of the Weeping Madonna
We have a new Twitter art account that we follow eagerly: It consists of tabloid pics rubbing shoulders with the most renown works of art history – TabloidArtHistory
Detail of Zephyr blowing the wind towards Venus, from Botticelli’s ‘The Birth of Venus’, 1486 // Miley Cyrus spits water onstage, June 2014
It’s smart and very entertaining. It teaches what Beyonce and Botticelli have in common and that the Spice Girls can definitely compared to Pablo Picasso’s, ‘Les Demoiselles d’Avignon’,
Princess Dagmar with sister Princess Alexandra of Denmark by F X Wintlerhalter, 1868 //Courtney Love & Amanda de Cadenet @ 1995 Oscars party
“The genesis of the account was that we saw a picture of Lindsay Lohan being compared to a Bernini sculpture that had been doing the rounds,” said Chloe Esslemont, one of the three founders. The women started sending each other their own pop culture and high art comparisons, and voilà, a the Twitter feed was born.
‘Courtisane et Faunesque’ (detail) by Jean-Gabriel Domergue, 1930 // Kim K struggles to emerge from Kanye’s Mercedes SLR McLaren, 2012
Mashing up Britney Spears with Caravaggio can be a dangerous thing, but having their daily upload in your daily Twitter feed turned out to be a a wonderful thing. It makes you see the tabloid photo in a new way, and also make the high art a accessible one.
Prince Harry at a pool in Miami, Florida, 2014// ‘Portrait of Nick Wilder’ (detail), by David Hockney, 1966. Acrylic on Canvas, 183 x 183 cm
Images via: Twitter
