On the Road with Visual Artist Jock McFadyen
We spoke to artist Jock McFadyen as he prepares to celebrate his 70th birthday, and awaits the opening of, not one, but four major exhibitions of his...
Candy Bedworth 19 June 2021
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Garlands of Greatness for the Astonishing 20th Century Chinese Artist Zhang Daqian
Zhang Daqian is considered the foremost Chinese artist in the last 500 years. If this is true, then what is it that makes Zhang Daqian so important?...
Barry Russell 18 June 2021
New York City Art Triennial 2021: Do We Dream Together? Are We Fine?
Exhibition review of the Asia Society Triennial: We Do Not Dream Alone and El Museo del Barrio's Estamos Bien - la Trienal 20/21
Jennifer S. Musawwir 15 June 2021
The Most Important Day! Wedding Inspiration in Art
Weddings have provided many skilled artists an avenue to flaunt their talents by portraying the complexities and intricacies of this age-old...
Maya M. Tola 9 June 2021
Aubrey Beardsley at Shapero Rare Books: An Interview with Expert, Roddy Newlands
The incredible exhibition, Aubrey Beardsley – Inking the 1890s, nearly 100 years old and in exceptional condition, is on display and for sale...
Isabella Hill 8 June 2021
Painting of the Week: Claude Raguet Hirst, A Gentleman’s Table
A Gentleman’s Table by Claude Raguet Hirst is a mysterious painting that echoes the realism of Winslow Homer, Thomas Eakins, and Henry Ossawa...
James W Singer 6 June 2021
Painting of the Week: Giorgione, The Tempest
Giorgione and his masterpiece The Tempest form the rare combination of a mysterious artist and a mysterious painting. This small canvas has puzzled...
Anastasia Manioudaki 30 May 2021
Passion for Life: Dame Laura Knight. Book Review
An immense biography of British painter Dame Laura Knight has been updated and re-published in paperback this year by McNidder and Grace. Here we...
Candy Bedworth 29 May 2021
Mariano Fortuny – A Genius From Venice
Well, I lied. Mariano Fortuny y Madrazo was not originally from Venice, as he was born in Granada in 1871, a son of a painter also called Mariano...
Magda Michalska 28 May 2021
I Modi: History of Erotic Art (NSFW)
Have you ever heard of I Modi (The Positions)? Also known as The Sixteen Pleasures or under the Latin title De omnibus Veneris Schematibus is a...
Zuzanna Stańska 26 May 2021
Everything You Must Know About Giorgione (Even Though You Don’t Know Yet Who He Was)
Giorgione was an Italian painter from Venice whose career was cut off by his death at a little over 30. And that is a problem – everyone knows...
Zuzanna Stańska 26 May 2021
Commemorating George Floyd: Interview with Dan Reisner
Dan Reisner is a sculpture artist living and working in Tel Aviv. He has produced multiple outdoor sculptures for urban spaces, not only in Israel...
Nina Relf 25 May 2021
