Artworks shown at the New York Museum of Modern Art - example

Established in 1929 as an international center of modern and contemporary art, the Museum of Modern Art plays a critical role in the collection and development of art pieces. It is located on 53rd Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues of Midtown Manhattan in New York City.

The New York MoMA houses one of the most exquisite collections of modern and contemporary art drawn from various parts of the world. Some of the exciting pieces here include Claude Monet’s Water Lilies, The Persistence of Memory by Salvador Dalí, Les Demoiselles d’Avignon by Picasso, and The Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh. The total number of artworks housed at this museum is estimated to be 200,000.

Roman Ondák’s Measuring the Universe – 90,000 people created this artwork

Installations, Performances / 5 minutes of reading
Conceptual artists, particularly in Europe, have a rather exceptional and extremely rich history that spans decades. Nowadays, conceptual art is still one of the most prominent art movements. In the early days, conceptual art did not play a prominent scene and would often thrive as an underground movement. Although artists have been experimenting with …

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That time when Maurizio Cattelan posed as Picasso

Performances / 2 minutes of reading
What is Maurizio Cattelan known for Maurizio Cattelan’s works have earned him a reputation as a provocateur and a prankster. He also created some of the most memorable pieces in contemporary art. Cattelan’s art covers a range of subjects, from culture to history and religion. His sculptures arouse humor and controversy by criticizing societal evils, …

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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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Philip-Lorca diCorcia – The faces of the hustlers of Hollywood

Photography / 2 minutes of reading
Philip-Lorca diCorcia’s Hustlers Between 1990 and 1992, photographer Philip-Lorca diCorcia made five trips to Los Angeles to take photos of male prostitutes in Hollywood. DiCorcia first approached his subjects in LA’s Boystown, located in West Hollywood. Instead of having sexual activities, diCorcia offered to pay after getting photographs of them. The best spots for Hustlers …

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Yayoi Kusama’s most outstanding sculptures – Pumpkins & Flowers

Sculptures / 7 minutes of reading
About Yayoi Kusama Celebrating her 90th birthday in 2019, Yayoi Kusama is a leading Japanese artist and legend as far as art is concerned. While she deliberately makes unique pieces that can withstand the wear and tear of the outdoors, she is renowned for reproducing her art on a monumental scale when need be. Her …

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Marina Abramović walks China’s Great Wall only to break up

Performances, Video Art / 3 minutes of reading
Marina Abramović’s & Ulay’s preparation for the project Artists Marina Abramovic and Ulay are known in many parts of the world as the lovers whose relationship ended at the Great Wall of China. Initially, when the couple planned the trip, they intended to get married at the center of the wall. However, it was years …

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Artist Yin Xiuzhen & her 14 meter minibus Collective Unconscious

Installations, Textile art / 2 minutes of reading
Collective Subconscious Collective Subconscious is a large-scale interactive installation created by Beijing-based artist Yin Xiuzhen. She has spent the last twenty-five years creating and displaying works that reflect her surrounding environment and her relationship with it. Her works are usually personal and environmentally engaging and typically site-specific. Collective Subconscious, which is composed of a bisected …

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Portrait of Andrew Beccone

Interview: Andrew Beccone – How a library turned into an artwork

Interviews / 26 minutes of reading
Andrew Beccone is an artist with a master’s degree in Information and Library Science and the founder of the Reanimation Library, a collection of carefully selected books. I caught up with Andrew during his residency at the Queens Museum Studio Program. While there have been remote temporary iterations in cities across the US and …

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Alighiero Boetti’s beautiful Maps of the World

Textile art / 7 minutes of reading
The story behind Boetti’s Maps of the World The Mappa tapestries are some of the most important works by Alighiero Boetti. Upon his first arrival in Afghanistan in 1971, Boetti began a continuous collaboration with local weavers to produce embroidered tapestries, using himself only as the referential artist but considering the works a creation of …

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