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Force décuplée. 1995

This artwork was created by one of Arman’s methods -the coupes (slicing). They were objects (frequently mass-produced) he would cut apart then put on display....

Celebrating 200 years of the Prado Museum with Google

The Prado Museum of Madrid celebrates its 200th birthday! The special anniversary has certainly not gone unnoticed, in the world of art as in the digital world. Indeed, for the...

Standing ovation 2. 2017

The hero’s story. 2018

Black gold. 2018

Dancing in the sun. 2019

Canvas by Artemisia Gentileschi auctioned for € 4.8 million

Lucrezia by Artemisia Gentileschi, A newly discovered canvas by Italian Baroque painter Artemisia Gentileschi was sold for almost €4.8m. The dramatic work exceeded the base estimate of between €600,000 ...

Art Basel Miami becomes extra-large with Meridians

The Miami Beach Conventions Center will host a new edition of the Art Basel Miami Beach Show from the 5th to the 8th of December. Expectations for this year are...

Histoires de tripes HT058, 2018

Histoires de tripes HT062, 2018

Artist we love: Gerald Chukwuma

Gerald Chukwuma, astounding Nigerian contemporary artist was born in 1973. His artistic perspective leads him towards creations unseen before, confirming his strong personality and artistic imaginary. The distinctive ...

Van Gogh’Sunflowers leaves the National Gallery after 100 years

Van Gogh’s celebrated Sunflowers, kept at the National Gallery in London, is about to travel beyond the borders of the United Kingdom! The iconic painting, together with other illustrious artworks...

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How the Art world is responding to Coronavirus

Coronavirus is impacting the world in a variety of different ways. Like any other sector, the art world has also been profoundly affected by the current situation. Coronavirus postpones many...

Loneliness in Art

Several painters and artists throughout history have been interested in depicting the faces of loneliness in art. At a time when human contact finds insurmountable barriers, this type of art...

Banksy, new record at online auction and the history of the lost graffiti

The London online auction dedicated to the prints of the mysterious artist Banksy grossed 1.1 million pounds (1.4 million dollars). A total that rose drastically compared to the initial estimate...

Art and Business: an evolving dialogue

Art and Business – and in a broader sense culture and business – are two dimensions that, historically and more or less consciously, have always dialogued with each other. In...

Artworks to see from home

While many artworks are engaged better in person, there are others that can be experienced also from the comfort of our homes. Good news considering the closure of museums and...

How to value contemporary artwork?

There are many criteria to take into account when giving a work of art a certain value. For collectors, isn’t always easy to tell if a piece is on the...

40 years of the European Parliament Art Collection

While Europe is experiencing one of the most delicate moments in its recent history, the most important European art collection celebrates 40 years. A unique scenario with iconic works, from...

The fate of the Art Market

The fate of the Art Market, as well all the other industries, is not extraneous to the crisis of Covid-19. However, together with the collateral effects of museums and galleries’...

Art goes on: Contemporary Artists on Coronavirus

Coronavirus is keeping millions of people locked at home. In response, the art world is trying to make art accessible also from home. Not just institutions, but artists themselves are...

Restoration and artistic attribution: David and Goliath by Artemisia Gentileschi

A painting that has always been attributed to a man is actually by Artemisia Gentileschi. The large oil painting, dating back to the end of 1630, depicts David triumphantly sitting...

History of art collecting

Collecting today is largely about contemporary art but the history of art collecting has very ancient roots. The origins of this phenomenon are thousands of years old. Over time, it...

Celebrating Women’s history month: Female Patronage in Art

The International Women’s Day in the art world is an occasion to acknowledge the achievements of women all over the world. In the art field, women didn’t always have the...

Art for offices

Surely today a consistent majority of workers spend hours in an office environment. When it comes to choosing art for the offices, it’s important to find pieces able to make...

Ulay, pioneer of Performance Art

Frank Uwe Laysiepen (Solingen, Germany, 1943), famous as Ulay, photographer and performer and professor at the University of Karlsruhe, was the undisputed pioneer of performance art, an avant-garde discipline of...

From private to public collection: the new Rubell Museum

Two patrons with a passion for emerging art are the founders of the Rubell museum. Inaugurated in December during the December art week, the museum displays the artworks collected in...

Secret Impressionists

With its two hundred years of history, Palazzo Bonaparte, is among the most charming palaces of its times. The architect Giovanni Antonio De Rossi designed the palace for the Marquises...

5 tips for investing in Art

Investing in goods such as Fine Art generates tangible enjoyment. The enthusiasm that arouses from the possession of a quality piece of art according to art collectors is not even...

The Chinese art world faces the crisis

How is the Chinese art world reacting to the whole world being alarming about the coronavirus? The epidemic broke out the last December in Wuhan and became a global emergency...

Genres of Contemporary Art

Contemporary Art speaks now an international language, understandable at each corner of the earth. The influence of modern technologies and media diversification added to the conceptual differences between artists ...

Art and Interior Industry: a perfect binomial

Art and Interior Industry are a combination that has become essential in modern homes. Top designers consider the role of artworks in an environment to be fundamental. Not surprisingly, the...

Head of a Woman by Picasso on sale for $10 Million

Head of a Woman by Pablo Picasso is an artwork with a particular history. After belonging to a family of German-Jewish bankers for many years, it was ceded during Fascism....

Paintings for interiors

Architects and interior designers are well aware: paintings for interiors help realize the potential of a home and bring a vision to life. When decorating a new space one has...

Contemporary Art for home

Contemporary art for the home is much more than a piece of furniture. It is how architects and interior designers create environments with their souls and styles. A modern painting,...

The unique vision of Takashi Murakami

Takashi Murakami is probably the best known Japanese artist in the world. Born in Tokyo in 1962, Murakami is today the most influential Japanese artist internationally. To this, certainly contributes...

Fondamenta, the online platform of Artissima

This is not an online exhibition nor a viewing room: with this new curatorial project, the Turin fair aims at a renewed exchange between galleries and collectors. with the intent...

Art and Environment

The combination of art and the environment can be an excellent guide to follow. There are many artists, whether they are photographers, sculptors, or urban artists, who have decided to...

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Art Market Reorganization

In recent weeks there has been a lot of talk about a possible creative rebirth. The artworld is in transition, but what does it mean on a practical level? For...

Hidden Secrets in Works of Art

The history of art is rich in works that have always attracted the curiosity of scholars and enthusiasts for various reasons. Paintings and frescoes of geniuses like Leonardo da Vinci,...

Artists in lockdown

How has the life of artists in lockdown changed? How have their habits, their feelings, their work changed? Certainly, the dilated spaces and the surreality of this expectation has marked...

New Banksy artwork is a tribute to NHS staff

Batman and Spider-Man have been put aside for now. Today’s heroes have the cloak, but above all the mask! The new Banksy artwork celebrates nurses and other healthcare professionals engaged...

Famous paintings come to life

The Getty Museum in Los Angeles and the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam adhering to the idea born from the Instagram page Tussenkunstenquarantaine of recreating masterworks, have populated social media with many...

Yayoi Kusama’s message of hope

Yayoi Kusama’s is one of the most important names in the contemporary art scene. The famous Japanese artist, however, is among many who have been personally affected by the coronavirus....

Exploring the Art Brut

The so-called Art Brut represents something truly unique among the various artistic movements. A form of visual expression that shuns all known canons and focuses on the artist’s only idea....

Famous Art Collectors

People have been collecting art since ancient times and keep collecting for several reasons. In this article, we are going to look at the most famous art collectors of all...