Anni Albers: Weaving Modernism into Art and Design
March 4, 2025
One of the most influential textile artists of the 20th century, Anni Albers redefined the possibilities of weaving and elevated it to a fine art.
Modern Art
Marcel Breuer: From Bauhaus Visionary to Furniture Design Icon
February 19, 2025
Hungarian-born Marcel Breuer was one of the most influential designers of the 20th century who taught at the revolutionary Bauhaus school.
Paul Klee: The Color and Spirit of Modern Expression
February 17, 2025
A Cubist? An Expressionist? A Symbolist? The brilliance of Klee was that he was all and none of these categories.
Wassily Kandinsky: The Pioneer of Abstract Art and Color Theory
February 10, 2025
One of the pivotal and pioneering voices of early 20th-century painting, Wassily Kandinsky introduced the world to the power of abstraction.
Exploring Brazilian Modernism: A Fusion of Tradition and Innovation
November 27, 2024
As the 20th century dawned in Brazil, a generation of artists and architects fused European ideas to create something indelibly Brazilian.
What is Expressionism?
November 25, 2024
Expressionism laid the groundwork for a range of emotive modern movements, ultimately influencing the rise of Abstract Expressionism.
Masters of the Bauhaus: Shaping Modernism’s Legacy
November 4, 2024
The world as we know it would look different if it weren’t for the influence of the Bauhaus, an influential avant-garde school of design.
8 Famous Color Field Paintings that Define the Genre
July 10, 2024
As the '40s came to a close, American artists were looking for something new, spawning a radical style of abstractionism known as Color Field Painting.
Gertrud Arndt: Exploring the Bauhaus Visionary
July 3, 2024
Overlooked in the male-dominated Bauhaus, Gertrude Arndt would eventually become known to the public in the late '70s with her Mask Portraits.
Assemblage and Collage: From Found Objects to Fine Art
July 1, 2024
Collage and Assemblage subverted the very fabric of art, as artists like Georges Braque and Marcel Duchamp elevated everyday items into high art.
