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The Art World in 2022: Top Fairs, Future Trends & Much More
Our essential guide to 2022 in art: top art fairs; future trends; new museums; and the most anticipated art exhibitions.
Margaret Watkins, the Photographer Who Left a Mystery Behind
Read about Margaret Watkins, a forgotten photographer and artist, who revolutionized advertising and left a mystery behind.
Claude Monet: Bio & Paintings of the Founder of Impressionism
Read about the life, paintings, and legacy of Claude Monet, the French painter recognized as one of the founders of…
Orphism: Ideas & Style of the Art Movement
Explore Orphism, the short-lived, early-20th-century art movement using meticulous color theory to deliver spirituality and…
Kara Walker: Reflecting on a Legacy of Violence – Bio & Art
Read about the work of Kara Walker, the American artist exploring provocative issues of race, gender and the struggles of…
Banksy Shredded Painting: History & Latest Developments
We bring you the story of the ultimate art-world prank of the 21st century: Banksy’s 2018 shredded painting.
László Moholy-Nagy: Bio, Paintings, Photography & Sculpture
Discover how Moholy-Nagy's ideas influenced the practice and attitude of fine art, photography, sculpture, architecture and…
Marcel Duchamp, the Father of Conceptual Art: Bio & Artworks
Marcel Duchamp was one of the most influential artists of the 20th century. Discover how he paved the way for the development of…
Banksy Street Art: The Artist’s Best Graffiti – Essential City Guide
We take you on a tour of some of the most famous pieces of street art by Banksy in cities around the world.
The Stolen Stories of Kojo Marfo | Artist Interview
Read an exclusive interview with London-based Ghanaian artist Kojo Marfo.
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
Tin&Ed On Their Exhibition ‘Kaleidoscopic Home’ | Interview
Tin&Ed is a duo of Australian artists and creative technologists based in NYC. Read an exclusive interview on the occasion of…
The Stolen Stories of Kojo Marfo | Artist Interview
Read an exclusive interview with London-based Ghanaian artist Kojo Marfo.
Artland VRooms Highlights: Interview with NILS STÆRK, Copenhagen
On the occasion of the gallery's second virtual reality exhibition created with Artland VRooms, we had the pleasure of speaking…
Highlights
The Ultimate Guide to Contemporary Art
Read Artland's ultimate guide to contemporary art and get your head around the modern art world, its history and key players.
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.
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…
Controversial Art That Shook the World
Almost by rule, creators of controversial art like to provoke their audiences. Some definitely more than others. Often, these artworks have been banned...
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.
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.
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: 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…