Abstract Expressionism
That abstract expressionism was one of the boldest, most influential international artistic movements of the twentieth century is not hard to believe. Generations later and the powerful, if controversial creativity […]
America After the Fall: Art in Flux
As Franklin D. Roosevelt said, ‘Art is not a treasure in the past or an importation from another land, but part of the present life of all living and creating […]
Anselm Kiefer’s Walhalla
There could scarcely be a more ideal venue for an Anselm Kiefer exhibition than the White Cube Gallery. With expansive spaces and neutral walls, it provides a complimentary, minimalist backdrop […]
Revolution: Russian Art 1917-1932
If political unrest is often a catalyst for artistic innovation, then the Russian Revolution is no exception: when Lenin and the Bolsheviks rose to power in 1917, thereby ending centuries […]
From Selfie to Self-Expression
‘Vanity of vanities; all is vanity’, so goes the saying of old – and yet one that’s never rung truer than today. If the values of every age or society […]
Robert Rauschenberg: Reinventing Art
In one of Robert Rauschenberg’s most famous works, Monogram (1955-59), a stuffed angora goat sits with a car tire around its body. It’s unconventional, to say the least: oddly charming, […]
Rodin and Dance: The Essence of Movement
At the very heart of modern art is a preoccupation with energy: the attempt to create an aesthetic which, brought about by changes in manufacturing, technology and transportation, captured the […]
Australia’s Impressionists
Think Impressionism, and your mind will conjure paintings by Cezanne, Monet and Renoir long before it reaches the shores of Australia. It might not be a continent particularly synonymous with […]
The Rise of Audiobooks
It’s no longer a case of ‘Reader, I married him’, but ‘Listener, I married him’: audiobooks are on the rise, and are proving a popular alternative to good old-fashioned reading. […]
Georgia O’Keeffe: An Artist in Late Bloom
Few artists could ever claim a career as triumphant as Georgia O’Keeffe’s. A pioneer of American modernism, her innovative abstract imagery took painting to new heights: she was the first […]
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