Lee Krasner – Artist of Many Faces
For a long time, Lee Krasner’s (1908–1984) art has been overshadowed by that of her husband Jackson Pollock. Difficult to categorize, her work...
Michel Rutten 4 April 2024
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Dogs in Modern Art: From Greyhounds and Dachshunds to Keith Haring’s Canine Symbolism
Dogs have been inspiring artists for centuries, capturing their beauty, movement, and character on canvas. From Amadeo de Souza Cardoso’s elegant...
Joanna Kaszubowska 1 April 2024
Twelve Important Portraits to Know
Let us embark on a journey through the course of art history with twelve significant portraits everybody should definitely know! The human need to...
Anastasia Manioudaki 1 April 2024
What I Found in the Museum of Bad Art
MOBA, or the Museum of Bad Art, is replete with almost anything that could be wished for in terms of the good, the bad, the very bad, the hilarious,...
Sarah Mills 1 April 2024
Phaidon’s Vitamin T: A Complete Guide to Textile Art
Gathering the work of over 100 artists, Vitamin T: Threads and Textiles in Contemporary Art is the most comprehensive survey of artists currently...
Carlotta Mazzoli 29 March 2024
A Meringue Ballerina: Anna Pavlova in Paintings
Anna Pavlova, a Russian ballerina, was highly independent for her times. She formed her own company and choreographed her own performances. She toured the world for twenty years and introduced ballet to other parts of the world. Pavlova was so famous that she was honored with a dessert named after her, it is called the Pavlova cake!
Anuradha Sroha 29 March 2024
All You Need to Know About the Duomo of Florence
Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore, or the Duomo of Florence, along with Giotto’s Campanile and Baptistery of Saint John are designated UNESCO...
Maya M. Tola 28 March 2024
Loïe Fuller the Magical Dancer of Art Nouveau
Today we meet the performer Loïe Fuller, one of Art Nouveau’s most celebrated performers. She was a dancer and actress best known for her...
Europeana 27 March 2024
Ende: The First Documented Spanish Female Manuscript Illuminator
She is an enigma, an ancient, foggy artist from northern Spain in the Middle Ages. We learn nothing about Ende’s identity, life, or whether she...
Wen Gu 26 March 2024
Secrets of Pets in Art
There’s nothing better than going to a museum and spotting a cute pet hidden in a painting. I mean, after all, one of art’s functions is...
Marta Wiktoria Bryll 26 March 2024
The Artistic Power of Textiles Exhibited at the Barbican in London
The exhibition Unravel: The Power and Politics of Textiles in Art at the Barbican Art Gallery in London explores textiles as particularly expressive,...
Guest Profile 25 March 2024
Best 15 Fashion Photographers of All Time
From the very first moment of the invention of photography in 1816 by Joseph Nicéphore Niépce, the newly discovered medium became used in various...
Caroline Galambosova 25 March 2024
