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Wangechi Mutu: Reimagining the Body and the World Through Hybrid Visions

Wangechi Mutu: Reimagining the Body and the World Through Hybrid Visions

Artist Portrait • Aug 8, 2025 • 5 minutes read
Wangechi Mutu is a Kenyan-American artist known for her powerful visual language that blends mythology, feminism, and Afrofuturism to explore identity, the body, and cultural history. Her multidisciplinary work—spanning collage, sculpture, video, and performance—has earned her international acclaim and a prominent place in major art institutions worldwide.
Six Balkan Women Artists to Know and Remember

Six Balkan Women Artists to Know and Remember

Art history • 6 minutes read
When we think of great European art, our gaze rarely extends to the Balkans. And yet, it is precisely from this borderland — a crossroads of cultures, traditions, and historical upheavals — that some of the most powerful, original, and all too often forgotten female voices of 20th-century art have emerged...
The Max Mara Art Prize celebrates its 20th anniversary at the Palazzo Strozzi: two decades of female creativity

The Max Mara Art Prize celebrates its 20th anniversary at the Palazzo Strozzi: two decades of female creativity

Art news • 2 minutes read
The Max Mara Art Prize celebrates 20 years of supporting women's creativity with a landmark exhibition at the Palazzo Strozzi in Florence. By combining artist residencies, international visibility, and institutional engagement, the prize redefines the promotion models for women artists in contemporary art.
Restoration of anti-femicide fresco in Rome marks International Women's Day

Restoration of anti-femicide fresco in Rome marks International Women's Day

Art news • 2 minutes read
The mural against femicide, located in Via dei Lucani in Rome, is being restored thanks to a mobilization of over 30 artists and activists, supported by the Feminist Art Coalition (FAC) . This symbolic act, carried out on the occasion of International Women's Day , aims to preserve the memory of the victims and raise awareness against gender violence.
The Representation of Women in Art Across Continents and Cultures

The Representation of Women in Art Across Continents and Cultures

March 8 • 13 minutes read
March 8th is not just a day of celebration, but also an opportunity to reflect on how the female figure is perceived, narrated, and represented around the world. Art, in all its forms—from painting to sculpture, from photography to drawing—is a powerful mirror of society, capable of revealing the multiple nuances of the female condition in different cultural contexts...
Viktor Sheleg: Instinct and Color as Language

Viktor Sheleg: Instinct and Color as Language

Artist Portrait • 3 minutes read
Viktor Sheleg is a contemporary Latvian artist whose works blend sensuality, abstraction, and color with a unique intensity. Driven by international recognition and a deeply personal style, he has established himself as a powerful voice in contemporary figurative art.
The Revenge of Women in Abstract Art: 10 Artists to Discover

The Revenge of Women in Abstract Art: 10 Artists to Discover

Art history • 13 minutes read
Abstract art is often associated with great male masters like Pollock, Kandinsky, and Mondrian, but women artists have also made revolutionary contributions, despite being less well-known. This exploration finally brings to light some of the most important female figures in the movement...
How Women Artists Are Redesigning the Artistic Landscape on Artmajeur

How Women Artists Are Redesigning the Artistic Landscape on Artmajeur

art history • 15 minutes read
The journey of women in the art world has been long and tortuous, often hampered by socio-cultural barriers that limited their recognition until the advent of women's rights movements in the 20th century. Today, platforms such as Artmajeur celebrate and amplify female talent in a wide range of art media...
Exclusive: Billionaires' Hidden Art Treasure Revealed!

Exclusive: Billionaires' Hidden Art Treasure Revealed!

Art News • 2 minutes read
Billionaires Komal Shah and Gaurav Garg are set to showcase their extensive private collection of 300 works by women artists in a groundbreaking New York exhibition. This remarkable exhibition, 'Making Their Mark,' aims to spotlight the underrepresentation of women artists in the art world.
Art and feminism

Art and feminism

8 march • 9 minutes read
"I became a feminist because I wanted to help my daughters, other women, and myself aspire to more than just a place behind a good man." 

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