The Love of Ida Rubinstein and Romaine Brooks
Being a bisexual woman at the beginning of the 20th century was difficult. They were looked down on, they were scorned and discussed behind their...
Magda Michalska 13 June 2022
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The Dreamlike, Queer Femme Paintings of Marie Laurencin
Most art fans know the names of the male avant-garde artists in the early 1900s, but fewer people know of the women who mastered the craft. Marie...
Guest Profile 13 June 2022
The Pornographic World of Egon Schiele’s Nudes (18+)
Egon Schiele’s nudes can challenge us and our preconceptions of the artistic tradition of the “nude”. He didn’t paint or draw...
Zuzanna Stańska 12 June 2022
10 Times When Egon Schiele Mastered Hip Hop Hand Gestures
Art is a serious thing. But sometimes some associations once they pop up in your head just can’t disappear. I didn’t find any scientific...
Zuzanna Stańska 12 June 2022
You Give Me Fever: Egon Schiele’s Orange Obsession
Recently I found myself asking: why have I never realized Egon Schiele’s orange obsession? Clearly, there are many of his paintings that...
Magda Michalska 12 June 2022
Seven Haunting Town Paintings by Egon Schiele
Austrian artist Egon Schiele is best known for his shamelessly erotic and frank representations of human form. But alongside his startlingly...
Jon Kelly 12 June 2022
Art on the Verge of Eroticism and Pathology by Egon Schiele
The provocative artworks of the Austrian Expressionist Egon Schiele are not just about exploring the sexuality of human bodies. The artist also...
Nataliia Pecherska 12 June 2022
Christian Dotremont: Painter-Poet in Brussels
Until August 7, the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium and the Archives & Museum of Literature in Brussels host an exhibition called...
Tommy Thiange 9 June 2022
Story within a Story in Paula Rego’s World
Paula Rego was probably the most important figure in the narrative British painting. She drew her inspiration from fairytales, myths, animations and...
Magda Michalska 8 June 2022
Fast and Yummy: All We Know About Cézanne’s Fruits
Paul Cézanne was widely misunderstood by his contemporaries. This shy man, who was a precursor of Cubism and Fauvism, loved to paint fruit (in art...
Zuzanna Stańska 7 June 2022
Discovery of Salvador Dalí’s Lost Wax
On 11 May, 2022, Harte International Galleries announced the discovery of a long-lost bas-relief wax sculpture of the original Christ of St. John of...
Caroline Galambosova 6 June 2022
Roberto Burle Marx: The Artist of Landscape Design
When you think about Modernist architecture, probably Le Corbusier, Mies van der Rohe, or Oscar Niemeyer come to mind. But have you paid attention to...
Natalia Tiberio 5 June 2022
