Cubism, impressionism, expressionism and... Is there anything else? Many artistic currents did not achieve such renown, but were undoubtedly central to the development of 20th-century avant-garde art.

He wrote seminal texts on the artists Clyfford Still and Mark Rothko, in a jargon-free style that won him readers far outside the art world. By Clay Risen David Anfam, a British art historian who won ...

Abstract art is often seen as the opposite of realism, but in truth it forms the foundation of all strong realistic artwork.

Like many art movements—among them Impressionism, Fauvism, and Cubism—Orphism wasn’t named by the artists creating the work, but rather by a critic. The poet Guillaume Apollinaire first saw Robert ...

What: "Abstract Painting in Minnesota: Selected Works 1930 to Present," an exhibition featuring 23 Minnesota artists. art entertainmentp What: "Abstract Painting in Minnesota: Selected Works 1930 to ...

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In displaying the work of 90-year-old Choi Jongtae and 86-year-old Youn Myeungro, Gana Art is giving fairgoers “a new glimpse of Korean art history.” By David Belcher SEOUL — The long arc of South ...

Artistic styles exist only in retrospect. While many of their defining characteristics are formulated in manifestos by pioneering artists, a style can’t be fully understood until it has become a thing ...

Art is subjective. No one person can look at one piece and interpret it the same as another. Each and every brush stroke, line and dot holds meaning. And yet, despite that powerful message, I have a ...

Acclaimed Austrian artist Arnulf Rainer, known for his abstract 'overpainting' technique, has passed away at 96. A pivotal figure in postwar Austrian art, Rainer's provocative works are celebrated ...

Over the past decade, identity has dominated both political and cultural discourse in the US. With the new decade at a nascent stage, a former Georgetown instructor looks to use visual art to expand ...

Though fashion is present throughout the show’s six episodes, the couturiers’s creations are placed in the background, focusing instead on personal experiences with family, friends, colleagues and ...