Contemporary Art

Artist Stories

Alec Soth’s American Landscapes and Global Interiors

Alec Soth is a contemporary American photographer who specializes in capturing his native US. Based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, he traveled across all...

Magda Michalska 4 November 2025

Photography

Photographer Nan Goldin: Tender Truth Teller

Nan Goldin is an American photographer. She is just as famous for her art as she is for social activism, particularly around gay and transgender...

Candy Bedworth 4 November 2025

Contemporary Art

Norval Morrisseau, The Picasso of the North

The Picasso of the North, as he was known throughout Europe; Copper Thunderbird, as he was known in the Anishinaabe region of Canada. Whatever...

Adam Oestreich 3 November 2025

Pop art

Grace Jones and Keith Haring: The Collaboration That Electrified Pop Culture

Keith Haring and Grace Jones did more than just collaborate—they created a cultural earthquake. Their partnership was bold, vibrant, and...

Sabrina Phillips, Szymon Jocek 24 October 2025

Derrick Adams Monography. Derrick Adams Book Cover. Publisher's website. Review

Derrick Adams Monograph: A Celebration of Black Life

The Derrick Adams monograph, one of Monacelli’s newest releases, offers an in-depth look at the celebrated artist’s remarkable career. Organized...

Errika Gerakiti 23 October 2025

Guerrilla Girls, Benvenuti alla biennale femminista!, 2005, National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, DC, USA. Women Artists

Guerrilla Girls—The Feminist Conscience of the Art World

Here’s a look at the Guerrilla Girls’ feminist interventions that have kept the art world on its toes in honor of their most recent publication.

Jennifer S. Musawwir 20 October 2025

Contemporary Art

7 Mind-Blowing Projects Where Art Meets Technology

Fine art and science have been closely intertwined since antiquity, which is proven by all-around geniuses like Leonardo da Vinci, whose work blurred...

Guest Author 14 October 2025

Women Artists

Agnes Martin: Grids, Silence, and the Language of Abstraction

Agnes Martin, often labeled a Minimalist, created serene grids and subtle abstractions that extended far beyond formal reduction. Her work, rooted in...

Carlotta Mazzoli 13 October 2025

Long Read

Recognizing Dorothea Lange’s Contributions to The Family of Man Exhibition on Its 70th Anniversary

Dorothea Lange ranks among America’s best-known photographers, but her contributions to the world of photography go beyond her own famous...

Guest Author 13 October 2025

Women Artists

Faith Ringgold: An American Icon

Faith Ringgold was an artist, educator, storyteller, activist, and a mother. Ringgold was also an American treasure whose artistic journey has...

Jennifer S. Musawwir 8 October 2025

Faith Ringgold, Self-Portrait, 1965, Brooklyn Museum, New York City, NY, USA. Detail. Masterpiece Stories

Masterpiece Story: Self-Portrait by Faith Ringgold

Self-Portrait by Faith Ringgold is a masterpiece of 1960s portraiture, feminist art, and Black...

James W Singer, 8 October 2025

Masterpiece Stories

Faith Ringgold, Sunflowers, and Van Gogh

Faith Ringgold’s The Sunflower Quilting Bee at Arles is part of the artist’s series of mixed media works titled The French Collection, in which...

Aniela Rybak-Vaganay 8 October 2025