Contemporary Art Archives | DailyArt Magazine https://www.dailyartmagazine.com/category/art-movements/contemporary-art/ - Art History Stories and News Thu, 07 Nov 2024 22:24:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 Top 10 Artworks to See at Friends in Love and War in Birmingham https://www.dailyartmagazine.com/10-artworks-from-friends-in-love-and-war-ikon-gallery/ Mon, 11 Nov 2024 04:00:43 +0000 https://www.dailyartmagazine.com/?p=232419 Friends in Love and War - L’Éloge des meilleur·es ennemi·es. Showing at Ikon Gallery, Birmingham. We choose our favourite exhibits celebrating friendship in contemporary life.

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]]> Inspiring the Artemis Generation: Relaunch of the NASA Art Program https://www.dailyartmagazine.com/artemis-generation-nasa-art-program-relaunch/ Mon, 11 Nov 2024 04:00:36 +0000 https://www.dailyartmagazine.com/?p=232926 The post Inspiring the Artemis Generation: Relaunch of the NASA Art Program appeared first on DailyArt Magazine.

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]]> The Women Who Changed Photography: Book Review https://www.dailyartmagazine.com/the-women-who-changed-photography-book-review/ Mon, 11 Nov 2024 04:00:26 +0000 https://www.dailyartmagazine.com/?p=230751 “The ex

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]]> Masterpiece Story: Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures) by David Hockney https://www.dailyartmagazine.com/portrait-of-an-artist-pool-with-two-figures/ Sun, 10 Nov 2024 04:00:04 +0000 https://www.dailyartmagazine.com/?p=210297 The post Masterpiece Story: Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures) by David Hockney appeared first on DailyArt Magazine.

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]]> From Specimen to Contemporary Taxidermy https://www.dailyartmagazine.com/taxidermy-in-art/ Mon, 04 Nov 2024 04:00:46 +0000 https://www.dailyartmagazine.com/?p=164336 la Singer, Garden.Julia deVille  is an artist, jeweller and taxidermist who only uses subjects in her taxidermy that have died of natural causes. She is an advocate for animal rights, and began including taxidermy in her art work since 2002, combining it with her jewellery making practice to produce small sculptures and installations. Walter Potter, the Victorian […]

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]]> la Singer, Garden.Julia deVille  is an artist, jeweller and taxidermist who only uses subjects in her taxidermy that have died of natural causes. She is an advocate for animal rights, and began including taxidermy in her art work since 2002, combining it with her jewellery making practice to produce small sculptures and installations.

Walter Potter, the Victorian age’s best-known anthropomorphic taxidermist, opened a private museum in 1861 to showcase his creations; he’d taxidermied 10,000 animal specimens by the end of his life. His elaborate displays included scenarios like kittens drinking tea and playing croquet at a garden party, squirrels smoking cigars and playing poker, and rabbits studying in a classroom.

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]]> Powerful or Problematic? Robert Mapplethorpe’s Photographs https://www.dailyartmagazine.com/robert-mapplethorpe/ Mon, 04 Nov 2024 04:00:44 +0000 https://www.dailyartmagazine.com/?p=209496 Photographer Robert Mapplethorpe shocked the world with his images of bondage, gay sex, female bodybuilders and naked black men. Technically brilliant or politically problematic, what do you think?

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]]> Capturing the Truth: The Courageous Lens of Letizia Battaglia https://www.dailyartmagazine.com/letizia-battaglia/ Mon, 04 Nov 2024 04:00:40 +0000 https://www.dailyartmagazine.com/?p=223963&preview=true&preview_id=223963 The post Capturing the Truth: The Courageous Lens of Letizia Battaglia appeared first on DailyArt Magazine.

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]]> Amy Sherald and the Quiet Revolution of Black Portraiture https://www.dailyartmagazine.com/amy-sherald-black-portraiture/ Mon, 04 Nov 2024 04:00:27 +0000 https://www.dailyartmagazine.com/?p=232262 The post Amy Sherald and the Quiet Revolution of Black Portraiture appeared first on DailyArt Magazine.

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]]> Photographer Nan Goldin: Tender Truth Teller https://www.dailyartmagazine.com/nan-goldin/ Mon, 04 Nov 2024 04:00:10 +0000 https://www.dailyartmagazine.com/?p=184645 The post Photographer Nan Goldin: Tender Truth Teller appeared first on DailyArt Magazine.

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]]> Masterpiece Story: Self-Portrait by Faith Ringgold https://www.dailyartmagazine.com/self-portrait-by-faith-ringgold/ Sun, 03 Nov 2024 04:00:50 +0000 https://www.dailyartmagazine.com/?p=233088 The post Masterpiece Story: Self-Portrait by Faith Ringgold appeared first on DailyArt Magazine.

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