Victorian Christmas Cards: Strange or Timeless?
It’s thanks to the Victorians that the tradition of sending Christmas cards exists. The very first commercial Christmas card was sent in 1843, and...
Jenna Burns 7 February 2024
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Does London Value Animals More Than Women?
Where are the women in the UK’s public art installations? Let’s take a look at the politics of sculptural commissions plus a top ten of...
Candy Bedworth 5 February 2024
Masterpiece Story: Fons Americanus by Kara Walker
Kara Elizabeth Walker, born in 1969, is an American contemporary artist. She is known as a painter, silhouettist, print-maker, installation artist,...
Isla Phillips-Ewen 4 February 2024
Meet Veronica Ryan, The 2022 Turner Prize Winner
A great example of resilience and coherence, Veronica Ryan is the latest winner of the Turner Prize, an annual prize awarded to British contemporary...
Carlotta Mazzoli 2 February 2024
Philip Guston Retrospective at Tate Modern
The current Philip Guston retrospective at the Tate Modern presents a vast selection of the artist’s life works spanning over 50 years, from the...
Isabella Wilkinson 1 February 2024
Art Crimes: What Is Artnapping?
It can be quite surprising to consider art as one of the items moved in the world’s black-market economy, alongside some of the more expected...
Nikolina Konjevod 11 January 2024
Sarah Lucas in 5 Works: British Humor and Sexual Innuendos
With her daring and thought-provoking works, Sarah Lucas challenges social norms and perceptions of gender, sexuality, and identity, earning a...
Carlotta Mazzoli 10 January 2024
David Bowie: From Popstar to Neo-Expressionist Painter
Most people know David Bowie as a pop star and a performer, but did you know he had a secret talent? Not only did he embrace music and performing...
Michel Rutten 8 January 2024
Armchair Travels – London Landmarks in Painting
Since everybody seemed to enjoy visiting Paris through paintings, why not take a look at London? Just like Paris, London is a popular destination for...
Alexandra Kiely 4 January 2024
Victorian Art Trial – Falling Rocket by Paul Thomas Murphy
In 1878, artist James Whistler sued critic John Ruskin over a bad review. The trial and its consequences, set against the background of the Victorian...
Catriona Miller 14 December 2023
Pre-Raphaelite Sisters: Five Female Painters to Know
The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, an all-male artistic fraction active during the second half of the 19th century, has become synonymous today with...
Anastasia Tsaleza 4 December 2023
Masterpiece Story: Fowling in the Marshes
Ancient Egypt. The famous land of Tutankhamun evokes popular images of pyramids, mummies, and tombs. It left an artistic heritage that is still...
James W Singer 3 December 2023
