5 Myths About Dada Deconstructed
Considered a pivotal moment in art history, a lot has been said about the Dada movement. Rejecting everything (even themselves!) Dada members...
Amélie Pascutto 3 December 2024
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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 3 December 2024
Marcel Duchamp’s Fountain and Why It Matters
Few artists have been as versatile and as bold as Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968). He was a painter, a sculptor, and a photographer; he was a seminal...
Guest Profile 3 December 2024
4 Most Scandalous Artworks by Marcel Duchamp
In addition to Marcel Duchamp’s famous readymades, during his life he created less known works that were provocative and caused a scandal among the...
Caroline Galambosova 3 December 2024
Dreams That Money Can Buy: Crazy Visions by 6 Dadaist Artists
Dreams That Money Can Buy (1947) is a Dadaist portmanteau movie, an unknown cinematographic masterpiece combining surrealistic and experimental...
Caroline Galambosova 3 December 2024
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
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
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
