Chocolate in Painting for a Cozy Evening
Even when it is not that cold, I still crave a good old hot chocolate (in painting) and a cozy evening under the blanket. We present to you a short...
Magda Michalska 28 October 2024
#Marcel Duchamp
Masterpiece Story: L.H.O.O.Q. by Marcel Duchamp
This masterpiece, L.H.O.O.Q. (La Joconde), is all about codes, reversals, play with conventions, and provocation. In other words, it’s an epitome...
Magda Michalska 13 October 2024
Back to School: The Great Art History 101
Welcome to Art History 101! Here we’ll get to “oh“ and “ah” over iconic art that has shaped human ideas and thinking for centuries as we...
Ledys Chemin 13 September 2024
Lady Dada? Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven and the Revolution of Conceptual Art
When Doja Cat sparkled in 30,000 crimson Swarovski crystals at Paris Fashion Week, the American rapper walked down the red carpet literally a statue...
Kero Fichter 23 August 2024
Not Only Queen’s Gambit – Chess in Art
The Queen’s Gambit series, produced by Netflix, has taken the world by storm and inspired many people to take up chess. A fantastic novel of the...
Joanna Kaszubowska 19 July 2024
The Most Outrageous Stories Behind Damaged Artworks
A few years ago, two Chinese women drove their Mercedes SUV into the Forbidden City in Beijing. That event created quite a controversy. The least you...
Michel Rutten 11 June 2024
14 Famous Vogue Covers Created by Famous Artists
It won’t be a lie if I say that Vogue has been one of the most influential magazines in the world for at least a century. So it’s no surprise...
Zuzanna Stańska, Nicole Ganbold 6 June 2024
Dreams That Money Can Buy? Dadaist Cinema at Its Best
Dreams That Money Can Buy (1947) is a Dadaist portmanteau movie, an unknown cinematographic masterpiece combining surrealistic and experimental...
Caroline Galambosova 4 March 2024
Weird & Bizarre: A Toilet as a Work of Art
A joke, a provocation, or an attempt to attract your attention? Maybe none of these or maybe all of them. Here are three of the most renowned toilets...
Caroline Galambosova 29 February 2024
Transatlantic Series on Netflix: Who Were the 10 Artists Fleeing the Nazis?
During WWII the American team Emergency Rescue Committee (ERC) led by Varian Fry rescued more than 2,000 people from the Nazi regime between 1940 and...
Jimena Escoto, 25 January 2024
Appropriation Art: Did You Steal My Work?
What do Duchamp, Warhol, and Koons have in common? That’s right, they were all appropriation artists! Appropriation art is an art form that grew in...
Ruxi Rusu 13 November 2023
