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Recent Examples of diptych
Around 2013, Kalu also began creating distinctive circular drawings — whirlpools of overlapping ink, acrylic pen, graphite or oil pastel that are frequently presented as diptychs and triptychs.
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Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 10 Dec. 2025
Season one was already a stunner, but season two turned the whole enterprise into a striking diptych, inverting Cassian’s original arc of awakening by reframing him as one small part in a larger collective struggle.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
Her trademark spectacles and no-nonsense Prince Valiant haircut, along with the electrifying diptych Two Sunflowers (1980), completed the scene.
—Simon Chilvers, Vogue, 8 Nov. 2025
The exhibition is physically structured around five diptychs, each on a podium, juxtaposing five sculptures and five video installations.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2025
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Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 10 Dec. 2025
Season one was already a stunner, but season two turned the whole enterprise into a striking diptych, inverting Cassian’s original arc of awakening by reframing him as one small part in a larger collective struggle.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
Her trademark spectacles and no-nonsense Prince Valiant haircut, along with the electrifying diptych Two Sunflowers (1980), completed the scene.
—Simon Chilvers, Vogue, 8 Nov. 2025
The exhibition is physically structured around five diptychs, each on a podium, juxtaposing five sculptures and five video installations.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for diptych
Noun
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An ancient ginkgo tree enchants longing souls across more than a century in this spellbinding cinematic triptych starring Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Léa Seydoux.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
1 Apr. 2026
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Apparently Hungarian director Kornél Mundruczó intends his latest film, At the Sea, to be the middle part of a loose triptych that began with 2020’s Pieces of a Woman which earned star Vanessa Kirby an Oscar nomination, and the upcoming A Place to Be with Ellen Burstyn and Pamela Anderson.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
16 Feb. 2026
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Massport also updated preparations for the massive number of people expected to fly into Boston for the events, noting that updates including ramps and murals will be in place before the start in June.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
30 Apr. 2026
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And don’t forget to visit Bonampak in Chiapas to see stunning murals that depict Mayan culture with drawings of sacrifices and wars that took place in the classical and post-classical eras.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
29 Apr. 2026
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The roof-deck affords its own panorama.—
Nick Mafi,
Architectural Digest,
29 Apr. 2026
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Get skyline panoramas from One World Observatory, the tallest tower in the country, built where the original World Trade Center stood.—
Lauren Schuster,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Apr. 2026
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The seven tracks on their first LP together are largely instrumental and instinctive, building a pivotal series of Miami recording sessions into a fresco of outsider rock, ambient, and avant-garde arrangement.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
1 May 2026
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To encompass the story, about a miracle from 847, when Pope Leo IV stopped a fire with a blessing, Raphael brings you into the fresco through the unshod feet of a woman in agony and leaves you near the very back, with a tiny and serene Leo IV.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Merrill had also been selling prints of her watercolor paintings on Etsy, and as her YouTube following grew, so did her number of orders.—
Gili Malinsky
Tasia Jensen,
CNBC,
16 Apr. 2026
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Two standouts include the vibrant three-panel watercolor on silk of her palace in the lobby and the pink-and-gold, four-panel ombré wall art at reception, made of ceramic tiles from the beloved Bát Tràng Pottery Village.—
Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Apr. 2026
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As the women sat on a silk fabric sofa, the wall behind them showcased a painting of Independence Hall in Philadelphia, painted by Ferdinand Richardt in 1858.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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The painting, a collaboration between the Glenview Art League, residents and Chicago artist Anne Farley Gaines, depicts a bridge on the North Branch of the Chicago River and will run parallel to the river.—
Jennifer Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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The first iteration of the lottery was won by Jeffrey Gonano, a 25-year-old man from a suburb of Pittsburgh, who won a L’Homme au Gibus (1914), also a gouache on paper.—
Leigh Anne Miller,
ARTnews.com,
15 Apr. 2026
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Ari Hodara, a 59-year-old software engineer from Paris, won Tête de femme (1941), or head of a woman, a gouache-on-paper portrait, according to Reuters.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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While porcelain is very durable and handles baking soda well, Murphy notes that acrylic and fiberglass scratch easily.—
Madeline Buiano,
Martha Stewart,
25 Apr. 2026
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Like many soft toys, the creatures developed by a manufacturer in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, are made with polyester and acrylic, synthetic fibers derived from petroleum.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Diptych.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diptych. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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