Life, Death, and Beauty: Damien Hirst in 5 Artworks
Damien Hirst is one of the most influential and controversial figures in contemporary art. His work merges natural science and popular culture with...
Carlotta Mazzoli 16 January 2026
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Formaldehyde and Found Objects: An Introduction to the Young British Artists
The name Young British Artists was coined in the early 1990s to describe a loose group of British artists who shared a similar attitude to...
Magda Michalska 16 January 2026
The Story of Damien Hirst’s Famous Shark
This shark is considered the iconic work of British art from the 1990s and has become a symbol of Britart worldwide. It was funded by Charles Saatchi...
Zuzanna Stańska 16 January 2026
Snowy Siberian Winter in Konstantin Korovin’s Eyes
If one thinks of winter in Siberia, one usually imagines loads of snow, fur hats, and hip flasks filled with some warming drink. What was winter like...
Magda Michalska 15 January 2026
Niki de Saint Phalle – An Extraordinary Sculptress
Niki de Saint Phalle was a French-American artist and the only woman within the Nouveau Réalisme group that included Arman, Christo, Yves Klein,...
Magda Michalska 13 January 2026
My Great-Grandmother Tamara de Lempicka: An Interview with Marisa de Lempicka
You may not know her name but you surely know her works. Tamara de Lempicka (1898-1980) is the icon of a modern woman, the epitome of Art Deco. She...
Lauren Kraut 12 January 2026
Madame Grès, The Sphinx of Fashion
During the 1930s, fashion was heavily influenced by ancient Greece. In the previous decades, there was an appreciation through patterns such as the...
Errika Gerakiti 12 January 2026
10 Most Famous Rayographs by Man Ray
Man Ray is one of the most famous artists of the 20th century! Here, I would like to pay tribute to his rayographs and the inspirations he drew from...
Errika Gerakiti 8 January 2026
A House of Their Own: The Red Rose Girls
In an old house in Philadelphia at the turn of the 20th century, four women made their home and their art together. Three decades before Virginia...
Guest Author 8 January 2026
Beyond Surrealism: Establishing a Dialogue Throughout History
More than a historical avant-garde, Surrealism continues to function as a living language, one capable of addressing uncertainty, desire, and...
Carlotta Mazzoli 5 January 2026
Video Art Pioneer: Nam June Paik in 5 Artworks
It’s easy to notice the widespread presence of media arts in almost all aspects of our daily lives, but that wasn’t always the case: when new...
Ania Kaczynska 5 January 2026
