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First of a string of groundbreaking contemporary art shows, the 1863 Salon des Refusés has radically changed the course of Art History.

Surprising and intriguing, unfinished art offers new perspectives on the artistic process, ultimately revealing what was bound to remain secret.

What better way to spend your summer than with a great book in hands? From Thrillers to romance, discover our pick of the best art-themed novels.

American minimalist artist Dan Flavin dedicated most of his artistic career to pursuing the artistic possibilities of fluorescent light.

Often gruesome in their original versions, fairy tales have an inherently dark side, which has been reinvented by a number of artists.

Discover one of the most groundbreaking architectural philosophies in modern times and the man behind it.

Fellini, one of the greatest film directors of our time, saw film as the child of painting. His drawings reveal his colourful vision.

Take a trip with us to the artful locations around the world that inspired some of the most famous artworks & artistic movements of all time.

Can browsers, software, code, websites, and images randomly found on the internet be art?

In 1921, Walter Benjamin bought Klee's "Angelus Novus". The angel made it possible to understand a humanity proving itself by destruction.

Mattis Curth, Artland’s CEO argues that technology fit for purpose for the art world does not have to compete with real life.

Darko Maver was a provocative Serbian artist whose life and work hid a secret that shocked the art world...

Discover the work of a career nanny that has rewritten the history of Street Photography.

Throughout history, African American artists have been narrating the implications and social magnitude of the African diaspora.

Mirror art harnesses reflection to craft narratives around our perceptions of ourselves and our understanding of the world around us.

Anish Kapoor is one of the leading contemporary sculptors. With his often large-scale works, he explores notions of ritual and the void.

Jean-Michel Basquiat was one of the most important 20th century artists. Read about his iconic "Undiscovered Genius of the Mississippi Delta."

While artists are constantly restaging the gallery space, the history of The White Cube phenomenon is worth bearing in mind today.

Allan McCollum’s “Everything Is Going To be Ok”, currently on view at Berlin’s Galerie Thomas Schulte, shares the artist’s conceptual project,…

What happens when artists experiment with usual art media? Check out ten examples of unusual materials used within the artistic process.