QUIZ: How Much Do You Know about Contemporary Women Artists?
Nikolina Konjevod 28 February 2026
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Art Treasures from the African Kingdom of Benin
Today we’ll go back in time to the 1500s when the wealth of the Benin Empire (in contemporary Nigeria) was at its peak: when Europeans traded with...
Magda Michalska 25 February 2026
Masterpiece Story: The Setting of the Sun by François Boucher
With sweet putti, handsome gods, beautiful nymphs, vibrant colors, and elaborate compositions, The Setting of the Sun is a testimony to François...
James W Singer 8 February 2026
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 1 February 2026
Kent Monkman in 5 Paintings: Reimagining Indigenous History
Kent Monkman has risen to become one of the most important figures in the contemporary art world. A Cree artist and author currently based in Toronto...
Seoyoung (Alyssa) Kim 29 January 2026
Online Art Travels: An Ultimate Banksy City Guide
Nowadays, everyone knows Banksy. They actually only know his name and his art, since he still remains anonymous. Many have written and write about...
Camilla de Laurentis 26 January 2026
Disney Figures in Art That Make You Think Twice
Who doesn’t like Disney characters? They are cute, sweet, and adorable. They also represent an ideal image and simplify our worldview. That’s...
Michel Rutten 23 January 2026
Forbidden Art—10 Scandalous Cases of Censorship in Art
Art history is painted with shades of prohibition—works banned, artists silenced, and masterpieces under attack. From centuries past to the cutting...
Celia Leiva Otto 22 January 2026
Masterpiece Story: Subway by Lily Furedi
Subway by Lily Furedi is a masterpiece of New Deal art that expresses the excitement of modern transportation. It is populated with commuting workers...
James W Singer 4 January 2026
Constructing Racism in Western Art – Hans Makart and the Case of Cleopatra
When Netflix cast Black actress Adele James as Cleopatra in a docu-series on the life of the famous Egyptian queen, the world went viral in a heated...
Kero Fichter 29 December 2025
Like a Flame—Jean-Michel Basquiat in 5 Paintings
He started out a couch-surfing throwaway. One day, a painting of his would sell for the highest price ever for an American artist at a public...
Helen Jeffery 22 December 2025
Alphonse Mucha’s Pan-Slavic Posters
Alphonse Mucha (1860-1939) is the most iconic Art Nouveau artist. His works featuring beautiful women surrounded by nature are still popular today.
Jimena Escoto 21 December 2025
