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More women graduate from art school than men, but there is a steep drop-off in who becomes a professional artist. Today, only 13.7% of living artists represented by galleries in Europe and North America are women. With women’s rights in jeopardy across the world, how can we support women artists and their historical legacies? Further, what do we need to do to support their continuation?
Most people today are familiar with Andy Warhol’s Campbell’s Soup Can and Marilyn Monroe portraits. These iconic images are examples of American Pop Art, a movement that began in the 1950s. This article explores what inspired the artists of the Pop Art movement and why the style continues today and remains so sought after by art enthusiasts and collectors alike.
The strange and wonderful Centre George Pompidou in Paris is presently home to the exhibition Surréalisme (Surrealism), which celebrates the centennial of this art movement with a dizzying collection of artworks in this style, prompted by the creation of André Breton’s founding Manifesto in 1924.
The Brooklyn Museum exhibit 200 Years of Brooklyn Art will run until January 26, 2025, celebrating the borough’s bicentennial. This dynamic show pays tribute to the rich artistic heritage and vibrant creative communities, bringing together the work of 200 Brooklyn-based artists, including Prajwal Godse and France François.
“Abundance” is the perfect word to describe the “Edges of Ailey” exhibition at the Whitney Museum in Chelsea, New York. Running until February, the show highlights the achievements and influence of Alvin Ailey, a choreographer and activist who founded the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre.
Jenny Holzer’s Guggenheim exhibit, Light Line, is charged with layers of power and relevance. The collaboration opened in May and runs until September 29, 2024. It features a spiraling LED display featuring words from Holzer’s other words. Collaborator Lee Quiñones’ graffiti messages of grief and war adorn the adjacent walls.
Though she painted and wrote more than 80 years ago, Emily Carr remains a pillar of Canadian art and a much-discussed figure in the discourse
The Venice Biennale takes place every second year. The 2024 event is titled “Foreigners Everywhere.” This article explores the concept of globalization and the positive and negative understandings of such a theme at this “highly political, provocative, and groundbreaking” cultural and artistic event.
Manhattan’s Whitney Biennial 2024 is the 81st edition of this contemporary art survey show. The show’s subtitle, Even Better Than the Real Thing, acknowledges the complexity AI brings to the art landscape and our understanding of reality. Explore four of the iconic artists and artworks on display at this year’s event.
Following the news of sculptor Emily Young’s inclusion in the 2024 Venice Biennale, we are honoured to highlight two of her stunning smaller “angels”—compact answers
Anselm Kiefer’s ‘Punctum’ at the Gagosian Gallery in Manhattan takes the viewer through a process of unlearning the neat categorizations of artistic mediums. Photography and sculpture in grey, black, and white transport us beyond realism.
Tony Tascona, the “godfather of the Manitoba arts scene,” spent more than 40 years immersed in artistic exploration, embracing an ever-transitioning style that nevertheless upheld
