Art News
NOMA faces heated controversy over hiring white woman
Jul 4, 2023
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The New Orleans Art Museum is facing a heated controversy over the hiring of a white woman as curator of African art.
Artist Portraits
Tomáš Tisoň, the charm of black and white
May 25, 2022
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3 minutes read
Tomáš Tisoň's photography pursues the goal of providing the viewer with the artist's point of view and thoughts. Usually Tomáš Tisoň's photographic production is marked by one main element...
Art News
Charlie Chaplin’s Timeless Art: A Black and White Tribute
Mar 31, 2025
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Charlie Chaplin’s legacy extends beyond cinema into the visual arts, particularly black and white artworks that capture his emotive storytelling and timeless aesthetic. His silent films, characterized by expressive performances and social commentary, continue to inspire artists who use stark contrasts to depict his humor, humanity, and universal appeal.
Art News
Vandals paint white a huge sculpture of a black woman
May 24, 2023
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Last week, vandals in England spray-painted white a 10-foot-tall sculpture of a sitting Black woman that was made by Tschabalala Self.
Art News
After receiving over $ 84,000 in cash to create a work of art for a Danish museum, the artist returns them two white canvases
Oct 1, 2021
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A Danish museum gave an artist the equivalent of $ 84,000. He compensated with two blank canvases. "Take the Money and Run" by Jens Haaning is a new work of art. The Kunsten. Art Museum in Aalborg, Denmark, does not accept this explanation. Danish artist Jens Haaning has until Jan. 16 to return the money they paid him to create his artwork, but the museum says he has provided new and interesting artwork.
Art History
The non-color
Apr 9, 2023
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9 minutes read
The sealed windows, the ceiling that becomes a source of light and the white walls are proposed within a space, the characteristics of which promote exclusion from the outside world, as the art, which takes disposition and life within it, must be left free to express itself, avoiding those distractions of forniture...
Art History
Timeless Shades: The Impact of Neutral Colors in Art and Design
Oct 22, 2024
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9 minutes read
Neutral colors such as white, gray, brown, and black have played a central role in art, from classical sculpture to contemporary painting. White marble, used by Michelangelo in the David, expresses perfection and grace, while gray, as seen in the works of Gerhard Richter, explores the very essence of painting...
Art History
Art that has fun: snowballs and sleds
Dec 28, 2022
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9 minutes read
Usually, when we think of the winter art-landscape pair, we imagine quiet, "silent" and desolate paintings, which, like the most typical postcards of the season, turn out to be dominated by the white blanket of snow, on which the "severe presence of pine trees", high-topped mountains, small and isolated wooden houses and rare forms of animal life, which, scampering around outside, defy the low temperatures with a spontaneous and natural predisposition...
Art History
Young Hare by Albrecht Dürer
Apr 7, 2023
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Albrecht Dürer's Hare is a major work of the German Renaissance. This watercolor, made in 1502, shows a hare sitting on its hind legs, facing left. It measures 25.1 x 22.6 cm and is now kept in the Albertina Museum in Vienna.
Pop Culture
Raku Inoue's Botanical Assemblages create Dinosaurs in Layers of Leaf
Jul 12, 2022
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Japanese artist Raku Inoue creates miniature sculptures of dinosaurs by layering kiwi vines, white spruce, and boxelder maple. The leaves' ribbed, veiny textures evoke the reptile skin of some of the Jurassic Park film's most well-known characters.
Artist Portraits
Jérôme Mesnager and the Evolution of Contemporary Graffiti
Jul 30, 2024
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6 minutes read
Jérôme Mesnager, a pioneering street artist born in Colmar, France, is renowned for creating the iconic Homme en blanc (White Man), a symbol of light, strength, and peace, which has left a lasting impact on the contemporary graffiti and urban art movement from 1980 to 2009, inspiring the global art community with his innovative approach.
Art News
Virgil Abloh, who fused high fashion, art and streetwear, has died aged 41
Nov 30, 2021
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Virgil Abloh was the first African-American to lead a major fashion house. He was artistic director of Louis Vuitton's menswear while continuing to design his own streetwear label, Off-White. His family revealed he had been battling cardiac angiosarcoma since 2019.
Art News
Madonna's provocative new post to pay tribute to Keith Haring
Dec 6, 2021
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Madonna paid tribute to the late artist Keith Haring on Instagram. The 63-year-old entertainer dressed in a white robe with bright graphic designs by Haring in a few new photos'. Here is a Beautiful Truth/ART and Friendships Never Die!'
Art News
Second vandalism to George Floyd statue in Union Square
Oct 5, 2021
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Second vandalism to George Floyd statue in Union Square. A white supremacist group's logo was spray-painted on the sculpture after it was unveiled in Brooklyn. Since then, the sculpture has undergone a thorough cleaning and restoration. The piece is now on display alongside busts of Breonna Taylor and John Lewis.
Art History
The color grey in art history
Sep 11, 2022
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8 minutes read
Grey, the typical color of cloudy winter days, of stones unknowingly piled up on beaches, of ancient monuments, of cold clothes worn by workers, of the most varied technological tools, of the iconic Apple apple, and of hair that comes with age, is the result of a particular shade achieved by mixing black and white...
Artist Portraits
Ji Dachun: The Acid Humor of a Chinese Conceptual Minimalist
Apr 29, 2025
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9 minutes read
Ji Dachun , a contemporary Chinese artist, is distinguished by his minimalist and ironic work that critiques consumer society and questions Chinese cultural identity. His growing influence is reflected in his unique style, his rejection of dominant codes, and his impact on the younger generation of Chinese artists.
Art History
Weegee
Jul 6, 2023
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18 minutes read
Arthur Fellig, also known by his pseudonym Weegee, was a notable photographer and photojournalist renowned for his striking black and white street photography in the bustling streets of New York City...
Artist Portraits
Daniel Martínez, highly psychologically charged photography
Aug 20, 2022
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6 minutes read
Daniel Martinez's artistic journey has been one of constant evolution, within which black and white appears to be quite recurrent, as do high contrasts and the use of digital intervention...
Art History
Minimalist photography: the landscape genre
Jan 18, 2023
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9 minutes read
Before coming to the artistic investigation promoted by the photographic medium, it seems obvious to refer to that pictorial tradition, which, over the centuries, has sponsored the birth, development and affirmation of the best-known artistic genres, including the unfailing landscape theme...
Art History
The Dance by Henri Matisse
Mar 16, 2023
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The dancers are stylized and simplified, with clean outlines and shapes that give them a sense of movement and rhythm. They are painted in ultramarine blue, a deep shade that contrasts with the white background of the painting.
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...
Art History
Sebastião Salgado
Jul 21, 2023
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10 minutes read
Sebastião Salgado is a renowned Brazilian photographer known for his impactful black and white images that document social issues and environmental crises. His powerful photographs capture the human condition, highlighting themes such as poverty, migration, and labor around the world.
Art History
Dance in art history
Dec 13, 2021
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Dance, an intense and passionate art form, has been very probably present in all human cultures, in fact, among the first works of art that portray it we find the paintings of ancient Egypt. The representation of this topic has also characterized the most popular artistic currents between the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, so that great masters such as, Degas, Renoir, Munch, Toulouse Lautrec, and Matisse have depicted it...
Art History
2023: like Alice in Wonderland...
Jan 22, 2023
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In keeping with the most classic Disney quote, I refer to the image of Alice, who, lying comfortably on a meadow in the company of her cat, lets time pass lost in thought. At some point, as we all know, the maiden's attention is caught by a strangely elegant and hasty rabbit, who, erect on his two white paws is pining in order not to be late for who knows what ever appointment...
Artist Portraits
Robert Doisneau
Jul 5, 2023
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9 minutes read
Robert Doisneau, an emblematic French photographer of the 20th century, captured the scenes of everyday life with tenderness and poetry through his famous black and white photographs, becoming one of the most influential artists in humanist photography.
Artist Portraits
PHILIPPE PICQUART: The city, land of destruction and creation
Oct 2, 2019
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Photographer Philippe Picquart is interested in urban landscapes. But he does not hesitate to intervene in his black and white photos to offer a personal interpretation of the place.
Art History
A work, a story: Christian Girault, "The only difference between me and the surrealists is that I am a surrealist"
Sep 14, 2015
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It was in 1995 that Christian Girault visited the south of Bolivia where the desert landscapes are sometimes mind-blowing. He didn't know it at the time, but part of these deserts is called the Dali Desert, due to the improbable shapes of its rocks, reminiscent of elements from Salvador's paintings.
Art News
Olafur Eliasson to make new land art on UK coast
Feb 28, 2023
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In the Lake District, a novelist, Robert Macfarlane, has asked an artist to make a steel pool that looks like a mirror.
Artist Portraits
Christopher Wool: Language, Abstraction, and the Raw Edge of Contemporary Art
Apr 15, 2025
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Christopher Wool (born in 1955) is an American artist whose work, since the 1980s, has explored themes related to post-conceptualism...
Art History
Richard Avedon
Jun 23, 2023
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Richard Avedon was an influential American fashion and portrait photographer. He is renowned for his innovative and distinctive style, characterized by capturing his subjects against a plain white backdrop, emphasizing their personalities and expressions. Avedon's work transcended the boundaries of traditional fashion photography, as he explored deeper emotional and psychological dimensions through his powerful and revealing portraits.
Art History
The timeless popularity of geometric abstraction
Mar 27, 2022
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Geometric Abstraction is still very popular today, both in terms of the art scene and the market, as evidenced by the numerous exhibitions dedicated to this movement, organized by the world's most important institutions, museums and galleries...
Art News
Porsche Pushes Art Cars To New Heights
Nov 17, 2021
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Porsche collaborated with Art Battle to create an art car competition. Live and virtual audiences voted for their favorite creations. Before the coverings are removed, the cars will be accessible for media drives and photoshoots.
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Billie Eilish's Viral Louvre Stunt: The Shocking Truth Behind the Hoax
May 21, 2024
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A viral video that seemingly promoted Billie Eilish's new album at the Louvre was revealed to be a digitally altered hoax. The video misled viewers into believing a spectacular projection had occurred at the famous museum.
Art History
10 things you probably didn't know about Salvador Dali
Oct 15, 2020
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Salvador Dali is undoubtedly one of the most eccentric artists of the past. He is well known for his striking and dreamlike canvases which greatly contributed to the success of the Surrealist movement, but his unique works of art are not the only thing to remember in the incredible life of this artist.
Artist Portraits
Harold Vernhes (HA-VE): The graphic elegance of the urban world
Jan 9, 2025
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Harold Vernhes (HA-VE) transforms the urban mundane into powerful visual compositions, revealing the hidden beauty of lines and shadows. His work, at the intersection of minimalism and contemporary photography, represents an artistic investment that is both aesthetic and promising.
Art History
MOMA Masterpieces: Contemporary Interpretations
Feb 23, 2022
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The iconic institution of New York's MOMA is home to such timeless works of art as Vincent Van Gogh's Starry Night, Andy Warhol's Campbell's Soup Cans and Jasper Johns' Flag. Such masterpieces continue to be a source of inspiration for contemporary artists around the world, who have re-interpreted them into original, modern, current and sometimes ironic pieces of art...