Commodifying Art with the Entrepreneurial Young British Artists
January 25, 2023
No art movement has incorporated an entrepreneurial approach like the media savvy YBAs, whose shock tactics in their '90s heyday shot them to fame.
Artist Spotlight
10 Famous Paintings by Modernist Master, Marc Chagall
January 16, 2023
Merging Cubism, Fauvism, and Surrealism, Marc Chagall ploughed a bold, bright, and distinct furrow as a pioneering modernist in the early 20th century.
Isamu Noguchi: Challenging the Boundaries of Design and Art
December 22, 2022
Isamu Noguchi’s belief that sculpture could be a vital force in everyday life contributed to a legacy that integrated Japanese and American heritage.
Ballet and Beyond: Edgar Degas’ Most Important Paintings
December 6, 2022
You might know Edgar Degas best by his iconic paintings of ballet dancers, but these masterpieces only scratch the surface of his repertoire.
Seventeenth-Century Selfies: Rembrandt’s Self-Portraits
October 31, 2022
The saying goes, “every painter paints himself,” and Rembrandt's self-portraits made him one of the most prolific self-portraitists of the Dutch Golden Age.
Henri Cartier-Bresson and His Most Famous Photos
October 24, 2022
Henri Cartier-Bresson’s photographs are a time machine to exact moments in history, making him a pioneer of street photography.
A peek into Johannes Vermeer’s Painting Techniques
October 18, 2022
From the show-stopping gaze of Girl with a Pearl Earring, Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer has beguiled generations of 17th-century Dutch Baroque art fans.
Duchamp’s Fountain: A Urinal as a Work of Art
October 17, 2022
2023 will mark 110 years since Marcel Duchamp changed perceptions of art by submitting a urinal to a salon. In so doing he questioned what constitutes art.
5 facts about L.S. Lowry that hint at his private character
October 13, 2022
Some artists can transport the viewer in time and place. L.S. Lowry's depictions of England's urban industrial landscape earned him enduring popularity.
Ten of Annie Leibovitz’s Best-Known Photos
October 6, 2022
Not many photographers emerge from behind the camera to become as famous as the celebrities they’ve photographed. Annie Leibovitz is different.