Artists

In the past month, I have been in London three times for various art related events. At the end of September, I was invited as guest speaker for a…

Blue chip. You have probably come across the term if you have set foot at an art fair or if you are wandering the streets of the financial landscape…

Throughout history, art has reflected its time. Every new art movement serves as a window into the historical context of the time as well as it…

“The idea itself, even if it is not made visual, is as much of a work of art as any finished product.” These are the words which artist Sol LeWitt…

Humor is an existential phenomenon like most themes encountered in contemporary art today. Still, once it makes you laugh, it is not always perceived…

During the long Northen summer days, I spent 24 hours in Reykjavik, Iceland. I devoted those precious hours to art and the Icelandic art scene surely…

With inspiration from pre-Socratic philosopher Heraclitus via German Marxist/Jewish mysticist Walter Benjamin (author of the art world must-read…

Although they are best known as political figures, having forever changed our world, these five politicians also tried their hands at art. To this…

We zoom in on the artists who collect art while also creating it themselves. Being immersed in the process of creating, artists have well-trained…

Normally when I visit museums, I look at how the museum communicates with its visitors. When I go to a museum exhibition (or any other exhibition for…

Both artists and musicians deal with composition and form. It is not strange then, that they reference each other all the time. In addition, a great…

Every year, May marks the beginning and the end of something huge for a group of final year students from Jutland Art Academy in Aarhus, Denmark. It…

The works by Dutch artist Gijs van Lith playfully distort our expectations and fundamental understanding of what a painting can or should be. He…

With a background in mechanical and energy engineering, the Greek artist George Koutsouris utilizes principles of science, engineering, and acoustics…

Using the camera as a tool to examine the world, Swedish artist Jonna Hägg creates visual art, which should be experienced with all your senses. Her…

The prestigious international contemporary art show documenta has taken place for 100 days every five years in Kassel, Germany, since 1955. For the…

An absurdist family dough portrait and 30 street artworks from the underground of Berlin have made their way to an eclectic collection by a Danish…

The young Danish artist Søren Krag’s work is centered on two apparently contradictory things: Religious imagery and technology. By combining…