Museums And Exhibitions
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...
Chinese art
The Mysterious Zodiac Project: Ai Weiwei Animal Heads Explained
The Zodiac Project is Ai Weiwei’s first major public sculpture. The famous...
Museums And Exhibitions
10 Paintings For Which You Will Love Ca’ Pesaro in Venice
May 25, 2021Tourists in Venice usually do a couple of typical things: they visit San Marco Cathedral and the Doge’s Palace, drink a glass of Aperol Spritz, sometimes have a gondola ride. But we have some good information for you – we’ve added...
21st century
Commemorating George Floyd: Interview with Dan Reisner
May 25, 2021Dan Reisner is a sculpture artist living and working in Tel Aviv. He has produced multiple outdoor sculptures for urban spaces, not only in Israel but also around the world. However, it was his bronze sculpture of George...
Love Story
Jeanne Hébuterne: Loving Modigliani – a new novel by Linda Lappin
May 24, 2021With her dark hair, pale skin, and light blue eyes, affectionately called “noix-de-coco” (coconut) by friends, Jeanne Hèbuterne (1898-1920) is most known for her intense and tragic relationship with Amedeo Modigliani. Yet she was also a budding artist,...
Special Occasion And News
Venice Biennale 2021: What To Know and 5 Interesting Pavilions
May 24, 2021After being postponed due to the global pandemic, the International Architecture Exhibition is back at the Venice Biennale. The participants will try to answer the theme question – How will we live together? Can architecture find answers to...
Women Artists
Camille Claudel: Love, Despair, and Auguste Rodin
May 23, 2021There is a common saying that behind every great man, there is a great woman. It was no exception for the legendary sculptor, generally considered the progenitor of modern sculpture, Auguste Rodin. Meet the great Camille Claudel. The Story...
Painting of the Week
Painting of the Week: Hasegawa Tōhaku, Pine Trees
May 23, 2021Japan is a country of distinctive traditional arts such as tea ceremonies, calligraphy, and bonsai. A rich history of artists fills their museums with breathless wonders. Pine Trees by Hasegawa Tōhaku is one such national treasure. It is...
Women Artists
Mary Cassatt: The Story of the American Impressionist
May 22, 2021Mary Cassatt was an American painter and printmaker who developed her skills by studying, working, and living in France. She was one of only three women Impressionist painters, and the only American to fully integrate into Impressionism. Despite her...
Museums And Exhibitions
Art Museums on Pinterest: I’d Pin That
May 22, 2021We all may be stuck inside, and physical art museums may be closed, but it’s the 21st century and thankfully we have more ways than one to view many of the world’s art museums. Better yet, they have...
Symbols
The Mystery Of Dürer’s Magic Square
May 21, 2021Many weird things appear in Albrecht Dürer’s famous engraving Melencolia. Among them is a magic constant 34 square, a well-known and enigmatic example. The engraving shows a disorganized jumble of scientific equipment lying unused while an intellectual sits...
Art State of Mind
The Benefits of Visiting a Museum
May 21, 2021During the protracted coronavirus lockdown, when all the art we see is digital, we can reflect on that which we took for granted before. There are so many benefits to visiting a museum. But what is it that...
Just Weird
ALL Art In BoJack Horseman We Could Find Gathered In One Place (6th Season Update)
May 5, 2020We love it when pop culture adopts, uses, and remixes art history, especially when that mixture...
Art History 101
10 Most Scandalous Nudes in Art (NSFW)
September 21, 2017We’re here to let you in on a pretty widely known secret about art history: it...
Sculpture
Six Ancient Greek Sculptures Everyone Should Know
November 21, 2020Greek art and sculpture has had a profound effect on art throughout the ages. Many of...
Bodies And Erotic Art
All You Must Know About Japanese Erotic Art, Shunga (18+)
October 2, 2020Ukiyo-e pictures, pictures of the “floating world” are famous among everyone interested in art history. Everyone knows Hokusai’s...
Artists' Stories
4 Artists Who Suffered from Mental Illness (and How It Affected Their Art)
October 6, 2020The painter Vincent van Gogh is well-known for his artwork and for a particular aspect of...
Bodies And Erotic Art
Greek Mythological Creatures that Combine Female Beauty and Beastly Ugliness
September 12, 2020Gods, goddesses, demigods, horrible monsters, and beasts of hybrid forms roam the world of Ancient Greek...
Artists' Stories
The Mystery of Vincent Van Gogh’s Death
March 30, 2017Vincent van Gogh’s death occurred in the early morning of 29 July 1890, in his room...
20th century
Pablo Picasso And His Women
November 28, 2017Pablo Picasso perhaps the most influential and recognizable painter of the 20th century, is well known...
20th century
Jeff Koons and His Balloon Dogs
July 3, 2020What do Jeff Koons, Jay Z, Christie’s, and clowns have in common? Balloon dogs! Read how...
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