Art History
Robert Mapplethorpe
Jul 17, 2023
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17 minutes read
Robert Mapplethorpe was a renowned American photographer known for his provocative and controversial works that explored themes of sexuality, identity, and beauty. His photographs often challenged societal norms and pushed the boundaries of artistic expression.
Art History
Egon Schiele
Mar 6, 2023
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8 minutes read
Egon Schiele was one of the key figures of Austrian Expressionism with his distinctive graphic style, embrace of figural deformation, and rejection of conventional standards of beauty. His self-portraits and portraits of others are among the most outstanding works of the 20th century.
Art News
Unimaginable! Vienna museums opened an account on OnlyFans to counter social media censorship
Oct 21, 2021
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3 minutes read
The city's tourism board has set up an app to allow them to shown artworks of a sexual Viennese are "very open-minded," the tourism board's Helena Hartlauer said. OnlyFans is reminiscent of an earlier attempt to create a platform for sexually explicit art.
Art News
Donna Summer's Emotionally Charged Artworks Takes Center Stage in a Freshly Unveiled Documentary and an Auction Event at Christie's
Sep 18, 2023
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7 minutes read
"I harbor a concealed existence," singer Donna Summer reveals in the latest HBO documentary, "Love to Love You, Donna Summer." She continues, "You may be gazing at me, but what meets the eye does not reflect my true essence."
Art News
An Italian culture official made obscene and sexist comments
Jul 7, 2023
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2 minutes read
Italian ministry undersecretary causes scene at museum protest by making obscene and sexist comments about men and women
Art News
A controversial painting was vandalized in a Parisian museum
May 9, 2023
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2 minutes read
A controversial painting by Swiss artist Miriam Cahn was vandalized with spray paint on Sunday, the Palais de Tokyo contemporary art museum said. The painting was part of an exhibition in Paris.
Art News
Minneapolis Institute of Art Drops Wiley Exhibition Amidst Assault Claims
Jun 14, 2024
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1 minutes read
The Minneapolis Institute of Art and the Joslyn Art Museum have canceled or postponed their planned exhibitions of Kehinde Wiley's work due to allegations of sexual assault against the artist. Wiley, who denies the allegations, is facing a potential class-action lawsuit, and these developments have raised significant questions about the intersection of art, celebrity, and accountability.
Art History
Pride Month: 4 Legendary Artists Who Questioned Identity and Gender
Jun 11, 2021
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6 minutes read
To celebrate Pride Month 2021, Artmajeur has decided to honor legendary artists and their artworks that explore questions of gender and identity.
Art History
Top 10: Mustaches in Art History
Nov 18, 2023
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12 minutes read
The ancient italian proverb "A mustached woman has always been popular," originally perhaps more as "A PAUNCHY woman has always been popular," gives us an idea of the popularity of the mustache, even among representatives of the fairer sex...
Art History
Artemisia Gentileschi
Mar 6, 2023
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18 minutes read
Artemisia Lomi, also called Artemisia Gentileschi, was an Italian Baroque painter who lived from 1593 to around 1656. Gentileschi is thought to be one of the best artists of the 1600s...
Art News
A Protester Vandalizes an Eric Gill Statue Outside the BBC, igniting Debate Over the Sculptor's Scandalous Biography
Jan 17, 2022
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3 minutes read
A man attacked an Eric Gill statue outside the BBC's London headquarters with a hammer. The BBC has no plans to demolish the sculpture, which depicts Prospero and Ariel from Shakespeare's Tempest.
Art History
Egon Schiele's self-portraits: a figurative biography
Oct 19, 2022
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8 minutes read
Schiele's work fine-tuned an expressive approach marked by contorted figures and "sharp" brushstrokes that, extremely charged with emotional energy, still represent a powerful symbol of psychological, emotional and sexual expression...
Art News
Controversial Depiction of Jesus Causes Uproar in Spain
Feb 2, 2024
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2 minutes read
In Seville, Spain, a poster of Jesus Christ designed by Salustiano Garcia for Easter week sparked outrage among conservative Roman Catholics for its perceived effeminate portrayal. While the artist and some political leaders defended the artwork as a blend of tradition and modernity, critics condemned its alleged sexuality, leading to widespread controversy and a petition for its removal.
Artist Portraits
Exploring Takashi Murakami's Superflat Universe
Jun 26, 2024
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9 minutes read
Born in Tokyo in 1962, Takashi Murakami is a renowned Japanese contemporary artist known for his diverse practice in painting, sculpture, fashion, and animation. Blurring the lines between high and low art, he draws from Japan's aesthetic traditions and postwar culture. His influential "Superflat" theory, introduced in 2000, critiques Japanese consumer culture through flattened forms, merging traditional and contemporary art.
Art History
The Garden of Earthly Delights by Hieronymus Bosch
Jun 21, 2023
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22 minutes read
The painting known as The Garden of Earthly Delights is a triptych created by the Dutch artist Hieronymus Bosch between 1490 and 1510. It is painted with oil on oak panels and is currently housed in the Museo del Prado in Madrid, Spain...
Art News
Freedom of expression put to the test in Hong Kong with a major LGBTQ+ exhibition
Mar 13, 2023
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4 minutes read
Even though censorship is getting worse in the city, only one piece has been taken off the show so far.
Art History
Pop art that narrates the genre of the portrait
Oct 26, 2022
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8 minutes read
In order to narrate how Pop art interpreted portraiture, a genre with remote origins dating back even to ancient Egypt, it is possible to refer to the work of three iconic masters of the movement, namely Andy Warhol, Richard Hamilton and Yayoi Kusama...
Art News
Outrage after the inauguration of a new statue with a too transparent dress
Sep 29, 2021
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2 minutes read
Statue of La Spigolatrice by Emanuele Stifano was unveiled this week in Sapri, Italy. It depicts a woman with an exaggeratedly large and clearly transparent rear end. Many Italian women politicians are calling for the statue to be taken down.
Art News
DALL-E 2 Art Bot is now available to everyone
Oct 3, 2022
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2 minutes read
The DALL-E 2 AI text-to-image generator is now available to the general public, parent company OpenAI announced Wednesday.
Artist Portraits
Labaud, loves masks
Oct 14, 2021
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2 minutes read
This skateboarder who studied applied arts was inspired by ethnic masks or the masks of the Commedia dell 'Arte. He now lives and works in Berlin
Art History
From the eyes to the hands to the mouth: painting and food!
Jul 26, 2023
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9 minutes read
In the center of the canvas is arranged a realistic woven wicker cenestra, intent on "caring for," as well as "cradling," the roughly twelve specimens of fruit of various kinds, which it jealously guards inside, depicted with the intention of showing them to the viewer, who, in any case, must limit himself only to looking at...
Art News
The Africa Institute in Sharjah has canceled its project with David Adjaye
Jul 11, 2023
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2 minutes read
The Africa Institute in Sharjah is the latest place to cut ties with architect David Adjaye, who was accused of sexual misconduct by three women in a Financial Times story last week.
Art History
The dream of flying
May 4, 2022
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7 minutes read
Human beings, creatures indelibly linked to the terrestrial kingdom, have long been intrigued and inspired by the ability of birds to fly, an ability that has allowed them to enjoy both full freedom of action and movement, and the observation of new perspectives on the world. This peculiarity has made birds an extremely interesting subject also in the historical and artistic field...
Art History
Portrait of Chaïm Soutine
Mar 10, 2023
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7 minutes read
A young man is sitting with his hands on his legs and facing forward. His eyes are turned to the left, and he seems to be thinking about something long ago. Then, he combed and arranged his long, dark hair, leaving only a small wisp on the left side of his forehead...
Art News
Sotheby's staged a special event in Las Vegas for Steve Wynn's Picasso collection, selling 11 lots for $109 million
Nov 3, 2021
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3 minutes read
Former casino boss Steve Wynn's Picasso collection sells for $109 million. Sotheby's held a special event in Las Vegas for the sale. Top lot by far was a 1938 portrait of Marie-Thérèse Walter, Femme au béret rouge-orange. Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe (1962) achieved $2.1 million, more than four times its $500,000 high estimate.
Art History
The geisha: history and evolution of an art subject
Jun 4, 2023
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9 minutes read
From a historical point of view, however, the geisha woman was preceded in the early days of Japanese history by the figure of the saburuko...
Artist Portraits
Jan Fabre: A Visionary of Contemporary Art
Aug 2, 2024
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9 minutes read
Jan Fabre is a Belgian artist renowned for his innovative and provocative expressions. His work spans a wide array of media, including sculpture, performance, theater, and writing. Fabre's art often explores themes of metamorphosis, the human body, and the intersection between life and death, making him a pivotal figure in contemporary art...
Art History
Love: from figurative to abstraction
Feb 12, 2023
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10 minutes read
When we come to the month of February, especially in the vicinity of the fourteenth, the many types of people in existence, whom we can imagine meeting at the bar, can be roughly summed up in four different human categories, such as: the perfect sweethearts, the love haters, the lonely hearts, the weeping widowers and those "strange" characters...
Art History
Cindy Sherman
Jun 23, 2023
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15 minutes read
Cynthia Morris Sherman, born in 1954, is an American artist renowned for her art that mainly features self-portraits captured through photography. Her work involves portraying herself in diverse settings and assuming different fictional personas...
Art News
"Biggest art fraud in world history" found by Canadian police
Mar 10, 2023
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3 minutes read
An investigation into fake paintings by the Ojibwe artist Norval Morrisseau led to the arrest of eight people and the seizure of more than 1,000 works.
Lifestyle
Patrick Sun: A Connoisseur of Art and LGBTQ+ Advocate
Dec 8, 2023
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5 minutes read
Patrick Sun is a Hong Kong-born collector known for his significant art collection, particularly emphasizing LGBTQ+ themes. He gained recognition for founding the Sunpride Foundation in 2014, dedicated to supporting LGBTQ+ artists in Asia.
Art History
The history of the female nude in paintings
Dec 4, 2022
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28 minutes read
The history of female nudity in art is never the same, as different societies and cultures have accepted nude scenes to varying degrees over the centuries and millennia. Indeed, nudity in art reflects the social norms of a given time and place, referring to the ways in which things are represented, indelibly linked to the conception of what is right or wrong to depict...
Artist Portraits
Olha Baryshnikova - Testimonies of Ukrainian artists during the war
Feb 9, 2023
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5 minutes read
Like the rest of Ukraine, Ukrainian artists have been impacted by the war. Artmajeur here gives them the opportunity to talk about their daily lives. Today, discover the testimony of the artist Olha Baryshnikova from Mariupol (Ukraine).
Art History
Paul Gauguin
May 5, 2023
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14 minutes read
Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) was a French post-impressionist painter who is well-known for his use of bold colors, simplified forms, and his incorporation of themes from indigenous cultures in his work. He was born in Paris and worked as a stockbroker before devoting himself to painting...
Art News
Paul G. Allen's $1.5 billion sale broke world auction record
Nov 10, 2022
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6 minutes read
In a two-part charity sale, masterworks from the collection of the man who helped start Microsoft are being sold. Five made more than $100 million.
Art History
Top 10 of the World's Scariest Paintings
Oct 19, 2020
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6 minutes read
Because Halloween is coming, we would like to introduce you to 10 artists who have transcended the history of art with dark, oppressive or dramatic artworks that you certainly wouldn't want to hang above your bed.