Käthe Kollwitz: Germany’s Greatest Female Artist
Käthe Kollwitz (1867-1945) was one of Germany’s greatest artists and she holds the distinction of being the only woman artist to make it into...
Chris Dobson 28 March 2022
Women Artists
A Female Artist from Japan: Nōguchi Shōhin
Nōguchi Shōhin (野口 小蘋) (1847–1917) was a leading Japanese painter from the Edo (1603–1867) and Meiji eras (1868–1912). She was born...
Isla Phillips-Ewen 27 March 2022
12 Women Photographers Who Changed the World
Quick, how many women photographers can you name? From fashion photography to photojournalism in times of war, women photographers have covered it...
Ruxi Rusu 27 March 2022
The Queen of Neoclassical Photography: Nelly
For many, photography is merely a sophisticated way of immortalizing the current and carrying that frozen moment – which is impossible to recreate...
Erol Degirmenci 27 March 2022
Tina Modotti: Photographer Made Revolutionary
Her biography is a ready-made storyline for a movie (Hollywood, do you hear me?). In the end, how many of us are poor workers who make an acting...
Magda Michalska 27 March 2022
Paula Rego and Other Strong Women
A couple of years ago, I wrote a very short article about Paula Rego’s fairytale-like works. Yet, only recently I have found out that we were...
Magda Michalska 25 March 2022
Homage to Carmen Herrera, An Artist That Never Gave Up
On February 12th, the world lost one of its greatest contemporary artists. Carmen Herrera had a long and prolific career, working every day in her...
Natalia Tiberio 24 March 2022
Quiz: Cindy Sherman vs The Old Masters
Time for a little quiz for all those who consider themselves experts in the Old Masters! We will show you photographs made by Cindy Sherman, a...
Magda Michalska, Aniela Rybak 24 March 2022
Yayoi Kusama and Her World of Polka Dots
Yayoi Kusama is a Japanese artist and writer, born in 1929. Well-known for her repeating dot patterns, her art encompasses an astonishing variety of...
Zuzanna Stańska 24 March 2022
Portraits by Lynette Yiadom-Boakye: They Are Black Because I’m Not White
Celebrated in 2018 with a solo show at the New Museum, the English painter of Ghanaian descent Lynette Yiadom-Boakye hypnotized me with the painting...
Magda Michalska 24 March 2022
Yayoi Kusama at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art
Have you ever seen the magical Infinity Rooms? If you happen to be living or visiting Tel Aviv between November 2021 and April 2022, you’re in...
Marta Wiktoria Bryll 22 March 2022
Pumpkin Spiced Yayoi Kusama
Yayoi Kusama, the legendary Japanese artist born in 1929, began her career 69 years ago. Nevertheless, the world discovered her just a couple of...
Magda Michalska 22 March 2022
