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Stories of Iconic Artworks: Vincent van Gogh’s ‘The Potato Eaters’
'The Potato Eaters' was Van Gogh’s first masterpiece. His portrayal of this peasant family is now one of the most iconic artworks…
10 Poignant Works of Street Art Around The World in Support of Ukraine
Street artists have taken up their brushes and spray paints to create anti-war murals in support of Ukraine.
Land of Dreams – Interview with Shirin Neshat
In concurrence with the exhibition Shirin Neshat: Land of Dreams at MOCA Toronto, we spoke with Shirin Neshat about her art…
The Venice Biennale 2022 at a Glance: Highlights & Awards
After a three-year hiatus, the Venice Biennale 2022 has opened its doors. Read on to dive into this year's highlights and meet…
The Checklist, Vol.5: Andrea Fraser’s ‘Untitled’ at Friedrich Petzel Gallery, New York, 2004
Exhibitions from the past via facts that cannot change: artwork, space, audience, a moment in time. Featured this month: Andrea…
Jean-Michel Basquiat, From Street Artist to Star of the Art Scene
Read about the meteoric rise of Jean-Michel Basquiat, one of the art world's most celebrated stars to this day.
Agents Of Change: Artificial Intelligence – AI Art and How Machines Have Expanded Human Creativity
Read about the new field of digital art that is stretching the boundaries of creativity and disrupting how art is made.
The Architect Shaping Africa’s Future: Diébédo Francis Kéré
Read on to learn about 2022 Pritzker Prize winner Francis Kéré and discover his unique contribution to sustainable……
The Immersive Universe of Bridget Riley, the Artist That Hypnotized the World
Read about Bridget Riley, whose groundbreaking artistic work became synonymous with the Op Art movement.
The Checklist, Vol.4: William Edmondson at The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1937
Exhibitions from the past via facts that cannot change: artwork, space, audience, a moment in time. Featured this month: William…
Artists in focus
Wassily Kandinsky: Famous Paintings & Bio
Wassily Kandinsky is generally regarded as the father of abstract art in the West. Learn more about the artist's life, most…
Damien Hirst: the ‘Enfant Terrible’ of the Art World
Damien Hirst emerged onto the art scene in the late 1980s as one of the Young British Artists. Explore the work of the artist who…
Alberto Giacometti – Art As a Means of Seeing
Alberto Giacometti created some of the most iconic sculptures of the 20th century: tall, slim figures as studies of suffering and…
Female Iconoclasts: Guerrilla Girls
The Guerrilla Girls feminist activist collective have shocked and delighted audiences by exposing gender and racial bias in the…
Dan Flavin – Pioneer of Minimalism Through Light
American minimalist artist Dan Flavin dedicated most of his artistic career to pursuing the artistic possibilities of fluorescent…
The Unique Legacy of Christo and Jeanne-Claude
A glance at the pair of revolutionary artists' life who have changed our perception of urban and natural surroundings.
Female Iconoclasts: Yayoi Kusama
Take a glance at the life and work of Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, the 'Princess of Polka Dots', who is famous for her…
Constantin Brancusi: A New Kind Of Form
With his radically reductive, non-representational sculptures, Brancusi was one of the pioneers of modernism in early 20th…
Female Iconoclasts: Georgia O’Keeffe
Georgia O'Keeffe was one of the most significant artists of the 20th century. She is known for her visionary paintings of flowers…
Female Iconoclasts: Louise Bourgeois
Louise Bourgeois was a French artist known for her large-scale sculptures and installation art, exploring themes of loneliness,…
Newest interviews
Land of Dreams – Interview with Shirin Neshat
In concurrence with the exhibition Shirin Neshat: Land of Dreams at MOCA Toronto, we spoke with Shirin Neshat about her art…
Artist Interview: Inma Femenia – Of Hybrid Prints, Digital Colors, and Human Perception
Read our exclusive interview with Valencia-based conceptual artist Inma Femenia.
The Shape Of Color: Robert Zandvliet on Color, Technique and Letting Go
Interview with an artist who is tenaciously working on a life-long quest for the truth in painting.
Highlights
The Most Famous Art Movements and Styles
What does fauvism mean and what is conceptual art all about? Speaking art seems like a discipline in itself and if you are new to the art world, you probably have a tons of questions. Artland’s…
The 30 Most Popular Modern & Contemporary Artists
Based on Artprice's 2017 international report on the contemporary art market, we compiled a list of the 30 most popular contemporary artists today, seen through the prism of auction sales.
10 Controversial Artworks That Changed Art History
Throughout history, artists have been causing controversy, attempting to subvert the dominant structures in society, and provoking people to see life differently. After all, isn’t the role of the…
What is dadaism, dada art, or a dadaist?
As a word, it is nonsense. As a movement, however, Dada proved to be one of the revolutionary in the early twentieth century. Initially conceived by a loose band of avant-garde modernists in the…
Nude Photography Pioneers Whose Work was a Source of Scandal
Nude photography has been a genre of fine art photography since the mid-19th century: explore the work and controversy of 10 nude photography pioneers.
5 Collage Artists: Contemporary Views on the Medium
In the second part of our collage series, we feature 5 contemporary collage artists who are adding their own innovative layers to the medium.
Top 10 Light Art Artists in Modern and Contemporary Art
In light art works, light is the main medium of expression—an art form in which either a sculpture of some form produces light, or where light is used to create a kind of disembodied sculptural…
Best Contemporary Landscape Artists
We take a look at ten artists who have made their mark on the age old genre of landscape painting in the modern and contemporary period.
Art Movement: Expressionism
At the start of the twentieth century, an artistic tendency swept through Europe, spurred on by a resistance to bourgeois culture and a fervent search for rejuvenated creativity. It came to be known…
Art Movement: Pop Art
Explore the world of Pop Art, an art movement which peaked in the 1960s and drew inspiration from popular and commercial culture.
Art Movement: Surrealism
We explore the avant-garde art movement Surrealism, which favoured the irrational and the subconscious over modern society's oppressive rationality.
Art Movement: Cubism
In Paris of 1907, Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque met when Braque visited Picasso at his studio. This meeting marked the beginning of a very important friendship in the history of art. Together, the…