The Met’s New Admission Policy – Should Museums Be Free for All?
A trip to New York just doesn’t seem right without visiting the famed Metropolitan Museum of Art. “The Met” has been one of New York City’s most visited tourist attraction for both international and domestic audiences for over a hundred years. In 2016, it hit its record high with 7.06 million visitors, 37% of which […]
Where in the Art World for #MeToo Movement
It was inevitable. The entertainment business and politics have always found their way into the art realm. So when #MeToo found its way in both, it was only a matter of time before the art world paid attention and started to take action as well. Although Tarana Burke first used the phrase in 2006 to […]
William Wegman and Weimaraners
From Sesame Street to Saturday Night Live to the Smithsonian – American artist, William Wegman’s has an impressive and eclectic resume. As a conceptualist, an early pioneer of video art, painter, and photographer, Wegman quickly made a name for himself after he graduated from the Massachusetts College of Art in 1965 with his work being […]
How to Value “Conceptual Art” – Conceptual Art Series: Part. 2
In Part 1 of our Conceptual Art Series, we talked about how Marcel Duchamp changed the course of art history with the debut of his notorious 1917 Fountain, and how conceptual art has found a place for itself in the mainstream art world. But despite the 100 years that have passed since Duchamp took a […]
Banksy Unmasked and Why We Love Him
In 2010, “Guerrilla artist” Banksy would make the Time’s list of the world’s 100 Most Influential People. And in true Banksy style, he would supply a photo of himself with a brown paper bag over his head. To those who know and love Banksy, this behavior is in no way disrespectful to the illustrious publication. […]
Net Neutrality and Saving the Internet
We’ve all lived with the Internet for so long that it’s hard to imagine it not being a free and open medium. But the reality of that freedom being taken away from us became all too real as we watched hundreds of protests across the country took place on December 7, 2017, as they tried to […]
The Story of Picasso’s Women
“There are only two types of women – goddesses and doormats.” – Pablo Picasso Pablo Picasso’s love for women started at an early age thanks to his father who started bringing him to brothels in southern Spain at the age of 13, instilling in him an insatiable sexual desire that would burden yet inspire him […]
Cindy Sherman, Selfies and Instagram
Sherman’s Untitled Film Stills (1977–80) marked the turning point of Sherman’s emergence in the art scene. Her Centerfold series would follow. And her 1981 Untitled #96 (in picture below) from that series would become one of her most notable works, which was auctioned for $3.89 million in 2011 – making it the most expensive photograph […]
Salvator Mundi: The Complex History Behind the Last Leonardo da Vinci
The Salvator Mundi (“Saviour of the World”) painting shows Christ with a haunting expression on his face. He is holding a glass orb in one hand while his other hand is raised with fingers crossed, as though blessing whoever was looking upon it. But before Salvator Mundi, the 500- year-old painting of Christ by Leonardo […]
Women Representation in Art, Is It Changing?
Women have been integral to the world of art for centuries. As innovators in artistic expression and the source of inspiration, it makes one wonder why despite outnumbering men at art school, remain underrepresented in the industry. The numbers don’t lie. In 2016, according to the Universities and Colleges Admissions Services, 63% of undergraduates studying […]
Virtual Reality Artworks Have Arrived
When robots started creating paintings, many critics questioned if these works should be considered “art.” Could software make decisions on beauty? And while the debate is still ongoing, a new “medium” has been introduced to the art world – VR art. This innovation, however, is being embraced by the art world with much more enthusiasm. […]
Artist Cady Noland Case and Visual Artists Rights Act
Did Sotheby’s breach its consignment agreement with collector Marc Jancou back in 2011 when it gave in to conceptual artist Cady Noland’s demand that her Cowboys Milking 1990 silkscreen print be withdrawn from auction due to damage to the artwork which ultimately led to her disclaiming authorship? Is the better question whether Cady Noland’s decision […]