Artist Portraits
Umberto Bottoni, the passion for conceptual art
Apr 16, 2022
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3 minutes read
Umberto Bottoni's conceptual art, simple in form and rich in color, is characterized by the use of different materials, intended to convey a precise meaning...
Artist Portraits
Damien Hirst: Artistic Innovations and Conceptual Masterpieces
Jun 25, 2024
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12 minutes read
Damien Hirst is a British artist known for his provocative and conceptually-driven artworks that explore themes of life, death, and the human condition. He gained international renown for his installations featuring preserved animals and his series of Spot Paintings, which challenge traditional notions of art and perception.
Artist Portraits
Discover Adam McEwen's Thought-Provoking Conceptual Artworks
Jan 21, 2025
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7 minutes read
Adam McEwen is a British contemporary artist known for transforming everyday objects and cultural artifacts into thought-provoking artworks that blend humor, melancholy, and critique. His practice spans painting, sculpture, and installation, often exploring themes of history, mortality, and consumer culture.
Artist Portraits
Cildo Meireles: Brazilian Conceptual Artist and Installation Pioneer
Sep 27, 2024
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9 minutes read
Cildo Meireles, born in Rio de Janeiro in 1948, is a leading figure in Brazilian conceptual and installation art. Known for his politically charged works, Meireles often explores themes of resistance against Brazil's military dictatorship and broader socio-political oppression...
Artist Portraits
Rob Pruitt: A Visionary Post-Conceptual American Artist
Nov 12, 2024
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8 minutes read
Rob Pruitt (born 1963/1964) is an American post-conceptual artist known for his diverse work in painting, installation, and sculpture, without a single defined style or medium. He describes his art as highly personal and autobiographical. Pruitt has exhibited widely in New York and internationally, with a mid-career retrospective at the Aspen Art Museum in 2013...
Artist Portraits
Peter Halley: Pioneering Neo-Conceptual Art Since 1980
Nov 5, 2024
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15 minutes read
Peter Halley, born in 1953, is a prominent American artist recognized as a key figure in the Neo-Conceptualist movement that emerged in the 1980s. Renowned for his vibrant Day-Glo geometric paintings, Halley is also a writer and previously the publisher of index Magazine.
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.
Artist Portraits
Inna Mosina, I have been doing conceptual photography for about 10 years
Aug 9, 2023
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4 minutes read
I am a lawyer by education. However, after entering the legal profession in Russia, I realized that things were not as I had imagined them to be...
Artist Portraits
Christopher Wool: Language, Abstraction, and the Raw Edge of Contemporary Art
Apr 15, 2025
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7 minutes read
Christopher Wool (born in 1955) is an American artist whose work, since the 1980s, has explored themes related to post-conceptualism...
Art News
Viral video closes Iranian museum
Aug 19, 2022
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2 minutes read
The Tehran Museum in Iran closes after a video of silverfish crawling on artwork went viral.
Art News
Art or Crime? Ilê Sartuzi’s Heist at the British Museum
Jul 16, 2024
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1 minutes read
Brazilian artist Ilê Sartuzi executed a controversial heist at the British Museum, stealing a 17th-century coin, replacing it with a replica, and presenting the act as a conceptual artwork in his MFA thesis exhibition.
Artist Portraits
Chen Danqing: The Art of Realism and Social Criticism
Mar 21, 2025
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11 minutes read
Chen Danqing, a Chinese artist and critic, is distinguished by his commitment to an authentic, humanist art form, as opposed to conceptual art, and by his realistic works that explore profound social and cultural themes. His influence endures both in China and internationally, marking contemporary art with his unique vision, blending Chinese traditions with Western influences.
Artist Portraits
Eberhard Havekost: Redefining Perception in Contemporary Painting
Oct 29, 2024
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6 minutes read
Eberhard Havekost was a German painter known for his hyperrealistic yet abstracted depictions of modern life, exploring themes of perception, media, and digital influence on everyday experience. His work challenged viewers to question the authenticity of images in a world increasingly mediated by technology, earning him a significant place in contemporary art.
Artist Portraits
Donald Baechler: The Artist Between Neo-Expressionism and Pop Art
Sep 11, 2024
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5 minutes read
Donald Baechler was an influential American painter and sculptor associated with the Neo-expressionist movement of the 1980s. Raised in a Quaker family, Baechler developed an early interest in art, influenced by his maternal grandmother. After studying at the Maryland Institute College of Art and Cooper Union, he moved to Germany, where he embraced Neo-expressionism....
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René Daniëls: The Visionary Painter Who Bridged Abstraction and Language
Mar 24, 2025
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8 minutes read
René Daniëls is a Dutch painter known for his conceptual and expressive approach to painting, blending art history, literature, and cultural references with wit and ambiguity. Emerging in the late 1970s, he gained international recognition in the 1980s and remains influential in contemporary art, with works housed in major museums worldwide.
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Jacob Kassay: Exploring Structure, Perception, and Materiality
Dec 30, 2024
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7 minutes read
Jacob Kassay, born in 1984 in Lewiston, New York, is a post-conceptual artist renowned for his work in painting, filmmaking, and sculpture. His art is often recognized for its connection to minimalist music and composition, using a structural approach to explore how we perceive sight and space. Kassay currently resides in New York City and is represented by 303 Gallery...
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Sandro Chia: Icon of the Italian Transavanguardia Movement
Sep 6, 2024
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9 minutes read
Sandro Chia is a renowned Italian painter and sculptor, recognized for his vibrant and expressive style that blends figurative elements with bold color schemes. He gained prominence as a leading figure in the Transavanguardia movement, which emerged in the late 1970s, advocating for a return to traditional painting techniques and figurative art...
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Arturo Herrera: Mastering Rhythmic Visual Collage Art
Nov 19, 2024
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10 minutes read
Arturo Herrera, a Venezuelan-born, Berlin-based artist (b. 1959), is known for his collage-rooted works blending pop iconography, abstraction, and figuration. His art explores ambiguity through fragmentation, repetition, and dislocation, engaging memory and fantasy...
Art News
Damien Hirst's Controversial Formaldehyde Works of 2017 Disguised as 1990s Creations
Mar 20, 2024
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2 minutes read
Hirst's sculptures, presented as creations from the 1990s, were actually made in 2017, sparking controversy over authenticity and transparency in the art world. The discrepancy highlights broader issues of documentation and interpretation, questioning conventional practices in dating contemporary artworks.
Art News
Justin Sun Eats Maurizio Cattelan's $6.2 Million Banana, Orders 100,000 More
Dec 2, 2024
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2 minutes read
Maurizio Cattelan’s “Comedian,” a banana taped to a wall, sold for $6.2 million to cryptocurrency entrepreneur Justin Sun, who ate it to embody the concept of the work. The story also highlighted Shah Alam, a New York fruit vendor, who sold the original banana for just 35 cents, unaware of its future symbolic value.
Art News
Why the Dropped Maurizio Cattelan Authorship Lawsuit Sets a New Legal Precedent in France?
Jul 22, 2022
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6 minutes read
Daniel Druet sued to be recognized as sole creator of Maurizio Cattelan's nine wax effigies. Judges ruled against him, setting a new legal precedent in France.
Artist Portraits
Mimmo Paladino: A Journey Through Art and Innovation
Mar 4, 2025
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9 minutes read
Mimmo Paladino, born on December 18, 1948, in Paduli, Italy, is a renowned sculptor, painter, and printmaker. He is a prominent figure in the Transavanguardia art movement and played a significant role in the revival of Expressionism in Europe during the 1980s.
Art History
5 Contemporary Works in Tribute to the Language of Georgia O’Keeffe
Apr 15, 2025
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7 minutes read
In contemporary art, the flower remains an inexhaustibly fascinating subject—a privileged vehicle for exploring the silent dialogue between realism and abstraction, a theme so dear to Georgia O’Keeffe. We have selected five floral works by artists featured on ArtMajeur, each capable of evoking—through stylistic or conceptual affinity—the refined visual universe of the American painter…
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Julia Dogan: Art has always been my way of communicating
Apr 1, 2025
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21 minutes read
"Art has always been my way of communicating with the world—when words fall short, my paintings speak. I’ve experienced so much in life that demanded expression: moments of joy, pain, freedom, and longing. Every shift, every challenge, every moment of growth has added layers to my artistic voice."
Lifestyle
Giuseppe Panza di Biumo: Count and collector
Sep 22, 2023
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10 minutes read
Giuseppe Panza di Biumo was a prominent modern art collector in Italy during the second half of the 20th century...
Art News
After first appearing in New York, a €10 million 24-karat gold cube sculpture appears in Venice
Apr 22, 2022
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2 minutes read
Passers-by are invited to interact with the work, but it is only on display for one day.
Artist Portraits
Rashid Johnson: Exploring Identity through Art
Oct 10, 2024
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8 minutes read
Rashid Johnson is a standout artist who mixes personal stories with big ideas. Born in Chicago in 1977, he has become a key voice of his generation. His art tackles tough topics like race, class, and identity, using video, sculpture, painting, and installation...
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Wade Guyton: Technology Meets Abstract Art
Oct 11, 2024
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7 minutes read
Wade Guyton is an American post-conceptual artist known for his innovative use of digital printing techniques to create abstract, minimalist works. He is recognized for blending technology with traditional art forms, particularly through his use of inkjet printers to produce striking pieces on canvas.
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Matthew Barney: A Leading Figure in Performance, Avant-Garde Film, and Contemporary Art
Feb 3, 2025
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10 minutes read
Matthew Barney is an American artist known for his ambitious multimedia works that blend film, sculpture, drawing, and performance. His most renowned project, the "Cremaster Cycle", explores themes of creation, sexuality, and mythology through a visually striking and conceptual approach.
Artist Portraits
Perception and Reality in the Art of René Magritte
Jun 19, 2024
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8 minutes read
René Magritte was a Belgian surrealist artist known for his thought-provoking paintings that challenge the viewer's perception of reality. His work often explored themes of perception, identity, the nature of objects, and the relationship between words and images, all presented in a surreal and enigmatic style.
Artist Portraits
Carroll Dunham: Bridging Abstraction and Figuration Art
Nov 28, 2024
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9 minutes read
Carroll Dunham is a contemporary American artist known for his dynamic blend of abstraction and figurative imagery, often featuring surreal, cartoonish forms and bold colors. His work explores themes like gender, psychology, and human nature, frequently incorporating nude figures and surreal landscapes.
Lifestyle
Mauro Herlitzka: one of Latin America’s most relevant art collectors
Jan 17, 2024
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5 minutes read
Renowned as one of the most prominent art collectors in Latin America, businessman Mauro Herlitzka is deeply committed to fostering the growth and global visibility of the region's art scene...
Artist Portraits
Wim Delvoye: Redefining Art Through Provocation and Innovation
Aug 8, 2024
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8 minutes read
Wim Delvoye is a contemporary Belgian neo-conceptual artist known for his provocative and innovative works that blend philosophical concepts with diverse materials, often challenging traditional art boundaries. His notable projects include the "Cloaca" series, which simulates the digestive process, and intricately tattooed pig skins that juxtapose Gothic and modern elements.
Art News
Art Basel 2025: The Heart of the International Art Scene Returns to Basel
Apr 24, 2025
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7 minutes read
From June 19 to 22, 2025, Basel will once again become the nerve center of the contemporary art world with Art Basel 2025, an event that brings together over 290 leading galleries and more than 4,000 artists from around the globe...
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Neil Jenney's "Bad Painting": Where Idealism Meets Realism
Oct 31, 2024
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7 minutes read
Neil Jenney is an American painter known for his unique "Bad Painting" style, a term coined to describe his anti-illusionistic, rough-edged figurative works that challenge traditional realism. His art, often blending humor with social commentary, became notable in the 1960s and 1970s for its direct and narrative-driven approach to conceptual realism.
Art News
An $11.7 million gold cube sits in the middle of Central Park
Feb 3, 2022
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1 minutes read
The cube weighs over 400 pounds and is entirely made of 24-karat gold. The cube, which was cast in Switzerland, required a special kiln to contain its contents. The sculpture is currently on display at a Wall Street private dinner. Castello will also release an ancillary NFT, the Castello Coin, on February 21.