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Francis Bacon’s disturbing images (his portrayals of friends and fellow artists, and the deformations and stylistic distortions of classical subjects) radically altered the genre of figurative painting in the 20th Century. In Bacon’s paintings, the human presence is evoked sometimes viscerally, at other times more fleetingly, in the form of …
Designed by Alexey Shchusev and opened to the public in 1914, the Russian Pavilion at Giardini of the Venice Biennale was conceived …
Salvo (Salvatore Mangione) was an Italian artist that transitioned from producing austere sculptures to painting richly colored depictions of the Italian countryside. …
In “Abstracts”, her new solo exhibition, Fiona Rae shows a new collection of canvas paintings and more intimate works on paper, her …
In our today’s world nature is both constructed as an idea and threatened in reality. The contemplation of art is being shaped …
Often cited as a contributor to the revolution in clay John Mason changed the perception of the medium from craft into fine …
Liu Jianhua is experiments with comprehensive materials. Liu was raised in Ji’an, Jiangxi Province. He spent 14 years living, learning and working …
What is RAW Académie? RAW Académie is an experimental residential program for the research and study of artistic and curatorial practice and …
One of the most important postwar artists, Ed Ruscha came into prominence during the 1960s pop art movement. First recognized for his …
David Reed’s paintings often involve a long and complex technical process, combining traditional painting techniques with the use of laser cut stencils …
One of the most impressive photographic exhibitions in Paris is “Speed of Life” with works by Peter Hujar at Jeu de Paume. …
At the youthful age of 28 Tadashi Kawamata was chosen to be a participating artist in the Venice Biennale. Having since taken …
While brief, the 1991 Gulf War marked the start of a lengthy period of military involvement in the country that led to …
Ι believe that I know the whole body of work of Christian Boltanski,, even very early works that nothing reminds or connects …
The Terra Foundation for American Art Research Travel Grants provide support to doctoral, postdoctoral, and senior scholars from both the US and …
A great architect and urban planner Christian de Portzamparc, has reconstructed many districts of French and foreign metropolises and has produced many …
The Artist’s Choice series began in 1989, when artist Scott Burton was “invited to select, juxtapose, and comment on” works from the …
“SuperDesign: Italian Radical Design 1965-75” charts the Italian Radicals’ bold experimentation in modern design from its birth through its continued influence on …
The MFA program at Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Art is an interdisciplinary, experimental, research-based program that provides its students with a …
It has been many years (15 consecutive) since I commute to Paris and I keep tracking the French Art Scène, once again …
Positions is a new exhibition format at the Van Abbemuseum in Eindhoven, that sets a series of projects in dialogue with one …
Alighiero Boetti or Alighiero e Boetti as he liked to sign his works from began his career as a self-taught artist, after …
The exhibition “on the spiritual matter of art” investigates the issue of the spiritual through the lens of contemporary art and, at …
In 1958 in his studio in Milan, Lucio Fontana performs one of the simplest and yet most radical gestures of the twentieth …
