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Anish Kapoor

Anish Kapoor – Ritual and The Void

Anish Kapoor is one of the leading contemporary sculptors. With his often large-scale works, he…

Jean-Michel Basquiat in his studio

Iconic Artworks: Basquiat’s Undiscovered Genius of the Mississippi Delta

Jean-Michel Basquiat was one of the most important 20th century artists. Read about his iconic…

Digital High Five – Building Milan, Italy

The Digital High Five is Artland's interview series and this week we featured Building Gallery…

Yves Klein in the

Chamber Of Aesthetics: Revisiting The White Cube, Its Rules Of Display And Erosion Of Influence

While artists are constantly restaging the gallery space, the history of The White Cube phenomenon…

Allan McCollum, An Ongoing Collection of Screengrabs with Reassuring Subtitles

“Everything Is Going To Be Ok” Allan McCollum offers comfort and consolation at Galerie Thomas Schulte in Berlin

Allan McCollum’s “Everything Is Going To be Ok”, currently on view at Berlin’s Galerie Thomas…

Art Media: What Happens When Artists Experiment with Unusual Materials

What happens when artists experiment with usual art media? Check out ten examples of unusual…

Maria Lai, Passaggio al Vento, 1976

Lost (and Found) Artist Series: The Visual Poetry of Maria Lai

Maria Lai's peculiar artistic research unified tradition and innovation, history and the present,…

Hassan Sharif, Broom, 2016.

Return To The Real. Four Berlin Exhibitions Post-Lockdown

Discover 4 Berlin exhibitions to visit post-lockdown. From known venues to hidden gems and online…

protest art. Jenny Holzer, from the exhibition Messages to the Public, Spectacolor light board, 1982.

The Art of a Movement: Protest Art

Explore just a few examples of how artists have acted as activists, and see how they have…

commercial art. Pears' soap advertising.

Commercial Art? When Fine Art Is Enlisted To Sell

This article covers the relationship between art and advertising and the line of influence between…

Clementine Hunter, Funeral at St Augustine, early 1970s

Art Beyond Boundaries. The Raw Appeal of Outsider Art

What is Outsider Art? We look at the history of this whimsical and peculiar genre, with some of the…

Archigram, Instant City, 1969

Imagining New Worlds. Or How Architecture Has Dreamed Of Utopia

From Ancient Greece to the present, discover how architects have developed utopian visions.

Digital High Five – Dep Art Gallery – Milan, Italy

The Digital High Five is Artland's interview series and this week we featured gallery Dep Art…

Jean Dubuffet

Drawings Expanding into Space. The Sculpture of Jean Dubuffet

Jean Dubuffet, who put Art Brut on the map, developed from drawing and painting to sculpture,…

textile art. Faig Ahmed, Liquid, 2014.

The Fibers and Fabrics of Textile Art – How Classic Craft Found Its Way Into Fine Art Practices

Today, textile art, also known as fiber art or fabric art, can take myriad forms and is made by…

Valley Curtain by Christo and Jeanne-Claude

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…

Sergei Parajanov

The Other Sergei Parajanov: The Collages of the Magician of Cinema

Filmmaker Sergei Parajanov brought us some of the most inventive visual language in cinema. Less…

appropriation art Jewish Jackie Deborah Kass

Appropriation! When Art Inspires Other Art

Appropriation art has been around for centuries, though the rise of consumerism led to a newfound…

George Floyd mural in Minneapolis

Supporting The Protest. Street Artists Across the Globe Pay Tribute to George Floyd With Dazzling Murals

Street artists around the world have paid tribute to George Floyd with powerful murals,…

David Hammons basketball drawing

William Pym: Rising From Slumber – David Hammons

It’s an up-and-down emotional time, of wild hairpin turns, visions, quick decisions, and total…