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Contemporary Art

Made for Reflection: Yayoi Kusama’s Narcissus Garden

In 1966, Yayoi Kusama scattered 1,500 mirrored spheres at the Venice Biennale, selling them for two dollars each—blurring art, commerce, and...

Noa Weisberg 30 September 2025

Women Artists

Eva Fàbregas: Sculpting Boundaries and Sensations

Few artists engage with sculpture as intimately as Eva Fàbregas. Her creations not only challenge the conventional notions of the medium, but also...

Celia Leiva Otto 30 September 2025

Doreen Garner. Courtesy of New Museum. Stir World. Contemporary Art

Doreen Garner: The Artist Behind KING COBRA and Body Horror Sculptures

KING COBRA, documented as Doreen Lynette Garner, is an impressive contemporary sculptor living and working in Brooklyn, New York City. Born in 1986...

Errika Gerakiti 30 September 2025

Contemporary Art

Beyond Form: The Visionary Works of Ayşe Erkmen

Berlin-based Turkish visual artist Ayşe Erkmen was awarded the Ernst Franz Vogelmann Prize for Sculpture in 2020. As the first woman artist to...

Merve Parla 30 September 2025

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Shiny Shield with Caravaggio’s Medusa

Caravaggio’s art epitomizes the essence of Baroque art. The artist, known for close physical observation with a dramatic use of chiaroscuro,...

Zuzanna Stańska 29 September 2025

Contemporary Art

Dan Flavin: Art Is Thought and Fluorescent Lights

Dan Flavin (1933–1996) was an American artist and pioneer of Minimalism. He is famous for making sculptural objects and installations from...

Isla Phillips-Ewen 29 September 2025

Women Artists

Dinner Party for Badass Women by Judy Chicago

Dinner is served for some of the most famous and important women in history. Goddesses, saints, artists, poets, writers, queens, wives, mothers, and...

Jimena Escoto 29 September 2025

Caravaggio, The Martyrdom of Saint Ursula, 1610, Palazzo Zevallos Stigliano, Naples, Italy. Baroque

Caravaggio’s Last Painting: The Martyrdom of Saint Ursula

In May 1610, Caravaggio completed The Martyrdom of St Ursula. Two months later, he was dead. We investigate the story behind his last commission,...

Catriona Miller 29 September 2025

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QUIZ: Caravaggio or Gentileschi? Guess the Painter!

Jimena Escoto 29 September 2025

Paintings of Venus. Yin Xin, Venus, after Botticelli, 2008. WWD. Painting

Paintings of Venus: 10 Stunning Masterpieces That Celebrate the Goddess of Love

Venus has inspired artists for centuries, embodying beauty, love, and divine femininity. Paintings of Venus capture her timeless allure through a...

Errika Gerakiti 29 September 2025

James Tissot, The Gallery of HMS Calcutta (Portsmouth), 1876, Tate, London, UK Painting

James Tissot in 10 Paintings

James Tissot was a 19th-century French painter, mostly known for depicting the life of high society in London and Paris. Painting in mostly an...

Anastasia Manioudaki 29 September 2025

Women Artists

Lee Krasner—Artist of Many Faces

For a long time, Lee Krasner’s (1908–1984) art has been overshadowed by that of her husband Jackson Pollock. Difficult to categorize, her work...

Michel Rutten 29 September 2025