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Van Gogh Most Famous Paintings

Top Van Gogh Paintings Everyone Should Know

Discover the stories behind the most famous paintings by revered Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh.

Banksy, Red Horseman

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.

Barbara Kruger, Untitled (Your Body is a Battleground)

Feminist Art: History & Most Relevant Artists

What is Feminist Art and how did it reshape contemporary art? Discover the history of the feminist art movement and its top 10 artists!

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Appropriation! When Art Inspires Other Art

Appropriation art has been around for centuries, though the rise of consumerism led to a newfound significance and prevalence.

Yayoi Kusama, Infinity Mirrored Room – The Souls of Millions of Light Years Away.

Installation Art: Top 10 Artists Who Pushed the Genre to Its Limit

Installation art can best be thought of as three-dimensional works that aim to transform the audience’s perception of space.

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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.

Untitled Blue Monochrome (IKB 231) by Yves Klein

The Monochrome: A History of Simplicity

Exploring the monochrome: Simple yet complex, paintings made with only one colour or hue have been a staple of the avant-garde for more than 100 years...

AiWeiwei, Dropping a Han Dynasty Urn

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…

Collage Artists

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.

30 Most Popular Modern & Contemporary Artists

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

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.

Olafur Eliasson - Your Rainbow

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…

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