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Richard Mosse’s Incoming – A military-grade camera & Migrants

Photography / 3 minutes of reading

Art pieces inspired by war As sad and as unfortunate as it may sound, war has the uncanny capacity to spawn an overflow of artistic output. The installations and exhibitions that come out of war throw new light on the motivation for conflict and the responses to conflict by soldiers. Art pieces inspired by war …

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Fernando Botero & his amusing versions of the Mona Lisa

Paintings / 3 minutes of reading

What is Fernando Botero known for? At the beginning of the late 1950s, an artist known as Fernando Botero emerged and started transforming painting from famous artists from Europe such as those of Peter Rueben and inflating them in an almost comical manner. Because he would often use rotund and overweight figures, his sculptures have …

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Anselm Kiefer - Breaking of the Vessels (Bruch der Gefäße), 1990, Saint Louis Art Museum

Anselm Kiefer’s Breaking of the vessels refers to..?

Sculptures / 3 minutes of reading

Anselm Kiefer’s work can be best described as unshrinking. Unlike so many German artists from his generation, Keifer has made a successful career out of facing up to the political injustices of the world, particularly the fascist regimes’ atrocities that were committed against the Jews during World War 2. Though he was …

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Who is Adela Andea? These are her best light works

Installations, Light / 2 minutes of reading

Romanian-born artist Adela Andea has created a unique approach that enables her to generate a dialogue regarding the interaction of trending technologies and people through her art. She is also fond of exploring socio-political issues that are brought about through the dynamic and quick processes of industrialization and globalization that are characteristic of this …

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What made Otti Berger’s Bauhaus textile work so influential?

Textile / 3 minutes of reading

Who was Otti Berger? Otti Berger is a respected name in the corridors of art history. The esteemed textile artist and weaver studied and later taught at the Bauhaus when it was still at the height of popularity in Germany. Born in present-day Croatia, Berger was one of the few female students and educators at …

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What makes Cy Twombly’s Louvre ceiling painting so special?

Mural, Paintings / 3 minutes of reading

If you ever find yourself in Paris, Cy Twombly’s mural in Louvre is well worth visiting. Cy Twombly was remarkable in every way, having created a lasting legacy with his works, including sculptures, paintings, drawings, and photography. Cy Twombly & his permanent work at the Louvre Home to the Mona Lisa, the Louvre is …

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Louise Bourgeois – Maman (Spider), 1999, Long Museum (West Bund), Shanghai, 2018

Louise Bourgeois’s iconic spider Maman – Everything you need to know

Sculptures / 7 minutes of reading

Louise Bourgeois’ art has always been inspired by her upbringing and childhood. As an artist, Bourgeois remained at the forefront of successive new developments for over six decades that she had been in the industry. She always did so in her own powerful and inventively ingenious terms. In 1982, at the age of …

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This was Andy Warhol’s Temporary Museum

Architecture, Sculptures / 2 minutes of reading

The Temporary Andy Warhol Museum is a unique project where a commercial space is used to host a cultural space. The temporary museum is actually made of stacked aluminum metal paint cans laid out like one part of a trellis game. It was originally designed to host an exhibition by Andy Warhol in cooperation …

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Cao Fei’s Whose Utopia? The lives & dreams of Chinese workers

Performances / 3 minutes of reading

Cao Fei is no stranger to the subject of Chinese urbanism, and Whose Utopia? is a classic example of her prowess and ingenuity as an artist. Cao Fei’s interest in generating multimedia art that touches on social commentary has placed her as China’s leading artist born after the Cultural Revolution. So, what’s Whose Utopia? …

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Pablo Picasso’s Old Guitarist – Everything you need to know

Paintings / 8 minutes of reading

Why was Pablo Picasso important? Pablo Picasso was one of the foremost and persuasive artists of the 1st half of the 20th century. Primarily associated with pioneering a movement known as Cubism, he also made major contributions to surrealism, symbolism and a range of other classical styles that persisted during the 1920s. Unlike many other …

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What are Josef Albers’ Homage to the Square paintings?

Paintings / 3 minutes of reading

Homage to the Square The celebrated German artist Josef Albers is known and remembered for many things. However, the most notable is perhaps his world-famous series known as Homage to the Square. Albers’s Homage to the Square is also one of the most recognizable and influential series of the twentieth century produced from 1950 to …

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Sebastião Salgado’s Exodus – The stories of global migration

Photography / 8 minutes of reading

Sebastião Salgado – Ecuador, 1982 Sebastião Salgado & Migration Six years. That is the amount of time Sebastião Salgado spent capturing the story of migration, the migrant crisis, individual heart-stopping moments in the never-ending migration and exile of humans. Exodus is a poignant collection that adds photographic evidence and storytelling of humanity on the move. …

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Song Dong’s Waste Not – Why obsessive hoarding lead to this project

Architecture, Installations / 3 minutes of reading

Song Dong’s Waste Not is an installation with a story behind it. A testament born of the artist’s mother, Zhao Xiangyuan’s hoardings, the...

Doug Aitken encouraged visitors to smash parts of his garden

Installations / 2 minutes of reading

Who is Doug Aitken & why is he important? Over the past twenty years, or so, mixed media artist Doug Aitken has done everything that he can to stand out with his performances and art installations- of which he has done successfully. Throughout his career, this Los Angeles based artist has earned respect and global …

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Why do people love these glowing seesaws?

Installations, Light / 2 minutes of reading

Montreal’s Seesaw Installation The Seesaw Installation in Montreal was opened for public viewing in 2015. 30 seesaws of different sizes were designed and installed in the public square of Place des Festivals. The interactive seesaws were surrounded by lights and sound to amplify the experience of the visitors. The square of Place des Festivals, Montreal’s …

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This was Cai Guo-Qiang’s explosion project Fallen Blossoms

Performances / 3 minutes of reading

What is Cai Guo-Qiang famous for? Cai Guo-Qiang is certainly one of the most prolific artists of his generation. Throughout his career, Cai has made a...

What did Gillian Wearing’s Signs say?

Photography / 3 minutes of reading

About Gillian Wearing Themes of Gillian Wearing’s work Gillian Wearing has made a successful career as an artist that spans decades from creating candid photos and videos that reveal the disconnect that exists in people’s personal and inner lives versus their public personas or what they show the rest of the world. Her works also …

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Jenny Holzer’s Lustmord – Everything you need to know

Photography, Tattoo / 3 minutes of reading

What is Jenny Holzer known for? Conceptual artists are well known for favoring ideas that completely reject standard and accepted notions of art, and Jenny Holzer is no different. As one of the most recognizable conceptual artists of her time, Jenny Holzer’s work strives to explore the spirit of art, giving special prominence to the …

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Who are Roger Ballen’s Twins?

Photography / 6 minutes of reading

Who is Roger Ballen? Roger Ballen is often described as one of the most prolific photographic artists of the 21st century, with his works spanning over 40 years. His strange and extreme works are often created to confront the audience and challenge them to join the artist on a journey into their own psyche as …

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Jeff Koon’s The New – What is this influential vacuum series all about?

Sculptures / 4 minutes of reading

About Jeff Koons Jeff Koons is a quintessential neo-pop artist. Therefore, it is not surprising to find artworks made by this legendary contemporary artist fashioned from random trinkets that you would find at a neighborhood yard sale. The components used to create his pieces may not be considered fine art or sophisticated by any …

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Takehiro Iikawa & the cat that doesn’t fit the frame

Sculptures / 3 minutes of reading

Japan’s obsession with cats Japan has always been obsessed with cat culture, from the toys it produces to some of its most famous artworks. Japan’s obsession with cats can be traced back to Japanese folklore, where cats were presumed to not only symbolize good fortune but they were believed to have protective powers as well. …

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