Gilbert & George—Art and Love at First Sight
In 1967, two young students, Gilbert Prousch and George Passmore, met at Central Saint Martins College of Art in London. It was love at first sight...
Magda Michalska 18 August 2025
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Christo and Jeanne-Claude: With Love Through Art
If two people are born on precisely the same day, they must be destined to meet. He was Bulgarian, she was French. They met when he was called in to...
Magda Michalska 18 August 2025
The Artists Are Present—Marina and Ulay
Balkan performing artist Marina Abramović was born in 1946 in Belgrade, Serbia. Ulay (Frank Uwe Laysiepen) was born on the same day as she, a few...
Caroline Galambosova 18 August 2025
Tom Wesselmann in 5 Striking Pop Art Masterpieces
Tom Wesselmann rose to prominence during the Pop Art movement, though he rejected the label himself. While many Pop artists used familiar objects to...
Errika Gerakiti 14 August 2025
Emily Kam Kngwarray: From Utopia to the World
With her mix of acrylic painting and abstract Indigenous traditions, Emily Kam Kngwarray revolutionized Australian art and brought new life to...
Carlotta Mazzoli 14 August 2025
Far Beyond Illusion: M.C. Escher and the Illustration of the Impossible
Known for representing impossible constructions and creating a world in which the figurative and the abstract intertwine, meet Maurits Cornelis...
Rute Ferreira 13 August 2025
John Singer Sargent in 10 Paintings
John Singer Sargent’s flattering, flashy images of late Victorian and Edwardian high society are justifiably famous. They made him rich but...
Catriona Miller 11 August 2025
Jackson Pollock: The Face of Abstract Expressionism
“Jackson Pollock. Is he the greatest living painter in the United States?” was the question posed in Life Magazine in 1949, marking the...
Ania Kaczynska 11 August 2025
Barnett Newman: A Pillar of Abstract Expressionism
When one thinks of Abstract Expressionism, the name Barnett Newman should pop up immediately. He was a pillar of the movement and his contribution to...
Errika Gerakiti 11 August 2025
Masterpiece Story: The Portrait of Empress Dowager Cixi by Katharine Augusta Carl
Art and politics have been closely intertwined throughout global history. This article studies the case of The Empress Dowager Cixi of China by...
Iolanda Munck 10 August 2025
Pauline Boty: The Untold Story of a Pop Art Pioneer
Pauline Boty was one of the pioneers of the 1960s’ Pop Art movement in Britain, of which she was the only acknowledged female member. Her...
Nikolina Konjevod 6 August 2025
How to Party Like Andy Warhol
If Andy Warhol were to host a birthday celebration, he would likely have thrown a massive party, given that his Factory attracted socialites, drag...
Magda Michalska 6 August 2025
