Dress Like an Artist: Frida Kahlo’s Unique Style
Frida Kahlo is one of those women who are instantly recognizable. Even though she lived in the first half of the 20th century, she still evokes a...
Ledys Chemin 6 July 2023
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Michael West, Woman Artist Excluded from the Ab-E Gang
The American art world in the era of the post-war boom of Abstract Expressionism was definitely male-oriented. That is the reason why Corinne...
Magda Michalska 4 July 2023
Women Reframe American Landscape: Susie Barstow & Her Circle/Contemporary Practices
Women Reframe American Landscape: Susie Barstow & Her Circle/Contemporary Practices is a two-part exhibition at the Thomas Cole National Historic...
Alexandra Kiely 3 July 2023
Modernity in Motion: Bauhaus’ Triadic Ballet
Bauhaus is widely known for its iconic designs and contributions to the art world. What is less known is that their concepts could be applied to...
Nadine Waldmann 3 July 2023
Pablo Picasso and Women in His Life
Pablo Picasso, perhaps the most influential and recognizable painter of the 20th century, is well known for his tumultuous (or even abusive)...
Pola Otterstein 1 July 2023
Essential Books for Art Historians (and Art Lovers)
Not sure what you should read next? Here is a list of the most important art-related books you should read. Written in the previous century, they...
Roma Piotrowska 26 June 2023
Djanira da Motta e Silva: Gentle Documentalist of Brazilian Life
Djanira da Motta e Silva (1914-1979) was born in a very humble family, in Avare, São Paulo state in Brazil. She started to paint in her twenties...
Alicja Gluszek 19 June 2023
Lygia Pape and Neo-Concretism: Art Is an Experience
Breaking with all the patterns of what had been art in Latin America up to then, Lygia Pape with Grupo Frente created a unique Brazilian artistic...
Dévra Taboada 19 June 2023
Violeta Parra, The First Latin American in the Louvre Palace
In April 1964 the Musée des Arts décoratifs in the north-western wing of the Louvre Palace hosted an extraordinary exhibition that went down in...
Magda Michalska 19 June 2023
The Hundred Faces of Kiki de Montparnasse
Kiki de Montparnasse was an actress, singer, and muse of Man Ray. Known as the “Queen of Montparnasse,” she influenced the trajectory of...
Zuzanna Stańska 12 June 2023
The Louvre Pyramid and 5 Other Museums Designed by I. M. Pei
Ieoh Ming Pei (貝聿銘), known as I. M. Pei (1917-2019) was a Chinese American modernist architect with international acclaim. Exciting for art...
Isla Phillips-Ewen 8 June 2023
A Song and a Prayer – Croatia’s Ivan Mestrovic
My favorite thing about Instagram is coming across new art and artists – scrolling and finding things that excite you and catch your eye. A...
Nadine Waldmann 7 June 2023
