From Spindle and Distaff to Mass Production: Spinning in Art
There are many artistic representations of women spinning, created across time and in various places. Let’s take some of the great depictions...
Europeana 10 December 2020
Art State of Mind
The Summer Feels So Far Away! – Ten Beaches in Art
In the Northern Hemisphere, we have now the gloomy dark time of the year, where our only consolation is waiting for Christmas. The summer feels so...
Joanna Kaszubowska 8 December 2020
Wearing the Message: Changing the World One Outfit at a Time
From the original silk banners worn by the Suffragettes, through to slogan T-shirts, we often quite literally wear our protest message. This...
Candy Bedworth 24 November 2020
Best 2020 Artsy Christmas Gifts from Art Museums
It is that time of the year again! Time to buy Christmas gifts for everyone you love. And, as always, it’s probably a bit of a challenge to...
Joanna Kaszubowska 23 November 2020
The Allure of Ruins — Architectural Decay in Art
There is a haunting beauty in architectural ruins. War or the passage of time has ravaged the magnificent feats of earlier civilizations. But in...
Maya M. Tola 16 November 2020
The Art of Ekphrasis: 5 Novels that Deftly Describe Art
Describing works of art is an essential part of art history and even as a research method in itself. And yet, description is also often dismissed as...
Isla Phillips-Ewen 2 November 2020
The Art of Law: Legal Drama in Artworks
Courtrooms are associated with a wide range of emotions, from hope to anguish, tension to the mundane. While legal drama has tremendous...
Maya M. Tola 20 October 2020
We Are Showing Artists that We Believe in: Marlee Katz and Danielle Dewar on the New Tchotchke Gallery
The founders discuss Tchotchke Gallery’s launch, its inclusive ethos, and how they came to grips with their artists’ quirks. While 2020...
Yasmin Ozkan 3 October 2020
The Origin of the World and the Female Gaze
It was Shakespeare who coined the phrase, “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet”. The premise rests on the notion that the...
Guest Profile 28 September 2020
Exploring the Boundaries of Creativity: Turning Data into Art
Born and raised in Istanbul, Turkey, and now based in Los Angeles, California, media artist Refik Anadol turns data into pieces of art by using data...
Merve Parla 20 September 2020
Artists and Their Myths
Sometimes, the story that is attached to an artist is as important as their craft. Let’s take a look at artists and the myths that are related to...
Noa Weisberg 7 September 2020
Rethinking the Word Muse in the Arts
The word “muse” has generally a very positive connotation. People, commonly women, represented under the umbrella of this word are held...
Guest Profile 3 September 2020
