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?
Candy Bedworth, Guest Profile 4 November 2024
Imagine a portrait of a woman, her skin rendered in shades of gray, her gaze direct yet serene, dressed in a strikingly modern, patterned dress. The...
Sabrina Phillips 4 November 2024
Lee Miller (1907–1977) was a fashion and war photographer, a model, a muse, and a gourmet cook. She lived life to the fullest with all its bright...
Joanna Kaszubowska 4 November 2024
According to Greek Mythology, Orpheus was a singer, musician, and poet. Therefore, he was often depicted in paintings and sculptures, singing in...
Anna Ingram 4 November 2024
Nan Goldin is an American photographer. She is just as famous for her art as she is for social activism, particularly around gay and transgender...
Candy Bedworth 4 November 2024
—Claude Cahun famously said “Masculine? Feminine? It depends on the situation. Neuter is the only gender that always suits me.” Photographer,...
Candy Bedworth 4 November 2024
Heart of the Andes is one truly impressive landscape painting. Frederic Edwin Church’s crowning achievement depicts the scenery he saw during his...
Alexandra Kiely 4 November 2024
With thousands of years of continuous history, China is one of the world’s oldest civilizations. It is also one of the most culturally unique...
Marina Kochetkova 4 November 2024
Autumn is nipping at the leaves, and summer’s light is waning. Grab your favorite sweater and get ready to introspect like a Romantic because...
Coleman Richards 4 November 2024
Self-Portrait by Faith Ringgold is a masterpiece of 1960s portraiture, feminist art, and Black...
James W Singer, 3 November 2024
In the discourse on the Black presence in Western history, it is taken for granted that Africans in art represented solely enslaved people, and their...
Nicole Ganbold 3 November 2024
Let’s talk about the Officer of the Hussars by Kehinde Wiley. Wiley is a Nigerian artist, based in New York, with studios in China and Senegal. He...
Joanna Kaszubowska 3 November 2024
