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
Top 10 Most Famous Chinese Paintings
With thousands of years of continuous history, China is one of the world’s oldest civilizations. It is also one of the most culturally unique...
Marina Kochetkova 18 June 2021
Beautiful Chinese Porcelain in Dutch Still Lifes
Chinese culture has always been an object of European fascination – in art history, we see it in paintings, ornaments, architecture, fashion, and...
Nicole Ganbold 17 June 2021
Hail Luo Ping! 18th Century Visionary Painter and Poet
Luo Ping, Freud’s Godfather, proclaims, ‘kill or be killed…’ but of course Luo Ping’s subtler than this, he only suggests what’s...
Barry Russell 17 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 Mysterious Zodiac Project: Ai Weiwei Animal Heads Explained
The Zodiac Project is Ai Weiwei’s first major public sculpture. The famous Chinese artist recreated the famous twelve bronze animal heads that...
Zuzanna Stańska 15 June 2021
Tombs of Leonardo Bruni and Carlo Marsupini: Strikingly Similar or Substantially Different?
In the 15th century, Florence underwent a cultural and artistic peak without parallel, architecture, painting, and sculpture were at their height.
Guest Profile 14 June 2021
Contemporary Art. Made in China
Chinese art is booming. The country has been experiencing a major economic uplift for more than a decade and you can feel that in the art world too.
Michel Rutten 14 June 2021
Rosalyn Drexler: Wrestling Feminist in the Pop Art World
Rosalyn Drexler is an American artist born in the Bronx, New York, in 1926. She attended the High School of Music and Art in New York City before...
Guest Profile 13 June 2021
10 Masterpieces of 20th Century Pop Art You Should Know
Dominating the 20th century with iconic imagery, Pop Art’s effects on the art world are still being felt today. Here are 10 of the most significant...
Guest Profile 12 June 2021
The Influence of the Ford River Rouge Complex: Charles Sheeler and Michael Kenna
How is it possible that a 1000 acre industrial site in Dearborn, Michigan, with ninety three buildings that include blast furnaces, mills, a glass...
Wendy Gray 11 June 2021
