Yves Klein: the artist who invented a colour
“The blue sky is my first artwork.”
Art Archives: 10/2023
Who is Norman Rockwell? And what does he mean to Lana Del Rey?
“Those were the days when America believed in itself.”
How thumbs proved that the most expensive painting in history was fake
Dodgy thumbs and dodgier deals.
How Kazimir Malevich’s ‘Black Square’ threatened Joseph Stalin
“I understand the primacy of pure feeling in creative art.”
Anna Uddenberg’s contrived ‘Continental Breakfast’
Anna Uddenberg’s pessimistic portrayal of the female experience.
The Courtauld Gallery temporarily closed due to “fatality” inside the building
It will re-open on October 6th.
Four artists win $800,000 MacArthur fellowships
The MacArthur fellowships are among the biggest in the US.
The grotesque art of Rudolf Schwratzkloger: the man accused of cutting off his own penis
“Acts of self-amputation finally did Schwarzkogler in”.