Photo Oxford: a Celebration of Women and Photography in Pictures, and Art News of...
Ben Enwonwu, was a Nigerian painter and sculptor, an international star in the 1960s, and his art seems to be making a comeback. Art News of the Week 12 - 18 October 2020
The Art of Waiting of Tehching Hsieh and Art News of the Week 14...
Photographer Mohamed Bourouissa wins the German Börse 2020 award of $39,000 for his Free Trade 2019 installation. A politically-charged work that was first exhibited in a Monoprix supermarket in Arles, France.
The Manipulation of Media in the Art of Rashid Rana
Rashid Rana is a contemporary Pakistani artist who works incorporating painting, installation, photography, and collage. He is widely considered to be the leading Pakistani artist of his generation. Before gaining wider, international exposure after...
About Contemporary Art
In its most basic sense, the term contemporary art refers to painting, sculpture, photography, and installation art produced relatively recently, from 1960 onwards; cited to have arrived after modernism. Given that we are premising that contemporary art was born in the 20th century you may be surprised to hear that contemporary art has a long history. In order to trace this and understand its evolution, we must look back into the history of art and comment have given to leading artists at that time.
Secundino Hernández and Art News of the Week 16 – 22 November 2020
The Meadows Museum, SMU acquired two recent paintings by contemporary Spanish artist Secundino Hernández and art news 16 - 22 November 2020.
Contemporary Portraiture, Mixing Painting and Photography
Portrait painting existed for centuries as an art form but with the advent of photography and new technologies, it was believed that this art would disappear forever. Then came the Internet and social networks and it seemed that portrait painting was a completely irrelevant art.
Pacita Abad and Art News of the Week 27 July – 2nd August
The name of Alberto di Lenardo has been mentioned this week in many art and news sites because it is related to a strange and fantastic discovery. Norwegian authorities have removed a Picasso's mural that adorned a building in the center of Oslo for more than fifty years. Heather Phillipson's latest installation is a 31-foot high spoonful of whipped cream. Last Friday Google honored Philippine activist and artist Pacita Abad with a new Doodle.
Julian Stallabrass, The Art of Criticism
Julian Stallabrass a British art historian, art critic, writer, photographer, curator, and teacher. He received his education at the Leighton Park School and the New College of Oxford University, where he studied PPE.
Trending Argentine Contemporary Art
We could consider the beginning of Argentine contemporary art during the decade of 1960s. The artistic movements were witnessing at that time a series of transformations linked to the search for new practices. Coinciding...
Archiving a Pandemic Via Instagram
The gallery welcomes images from photographers – both professional and amateur – on its Instagram page via the hashtag #ICPConcerned.