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Abstract Expressionism’s Forgotten Women and Their International Contemporaries Emerge from the Shadows
An ambitious exhibition at London’s Whitechapel Gallery will celebrate the female artists from around the world who, against the odds, helped redefine art in the post-war period
Culture Vulture: We Should Know the Names of Great Women in Art
You might think the art world would be more equitable than other industries, but it’s not, not yet. That's why the National Gallery of Australia is celebrating our great female artists.
The Digital Platform Hoping to Redefine Queer Art
The one-of-a-kind online hub is a new venture from Queer Art Projects, a London-based production company. Launched last December, QAP.digital is currently home to sixteen LGBTQ artists and features dozens of pieces — from paintings to zines, photography to textile art — handpicked by its founders Tuna Erdem and Seda Ergul, and collaborator Mine Kaplangi.
The State of the Market for Women Artists’ Work
Perhaps the most constant, dependable element of the art market to date has been the dominance of white male artists.
Can a Museum Embody Environmental Justice?
Storm King, the celebrated outdoor sculpture collection in upstate New York, is overhauling itself in a bid to improve accessibility and landscape protection
From Venice to Margate: World-Conquering Artist Sonia Boyce Brings her Supergroup to the Seaside
She has notched up too many firsts to count. As the work that triumphed so spectacularly in Venice returns to Britain, the once-uncollectable artist explains why she now even has a 10-year vision
Meret Oppenheim: An artist Beyond Categorization
Her work spans over half a century of artistic styles, from the abstract to the surreal. But Meret Oppenheim was an artist who defies labels.
The Year in Latinx Art, From Overdue Retrospectives to Promising New Museums
Part of the wild ride of 2022 has been witnessing the continued mainstream exposure—no matter how gradual—for Latinx art. With that has come recognition for, and acknowledgement of, just how consequential Latinx artists of multiple generations have been and continue to be to American art and to contemporary art history in general.
Oakland Fabric Artist’s Quilt Portrays Intense Moment in Black Women’s Struggle for Equal Rights
When asked to create a quilt commemorating two key moments in women’s struggle for equal rights, Oakland artist Alice Beasley chose to portray conflict rather than what she calls an “ice cream and roses” version of history.
Women and Design Dominate 2023 Museum Calendar
The year ahead marks the centenary of the birth of Quebec abstractionist Jean-Paul Riopelle but aside from the celebrations of that mighty painter’s life and work, it is design rather than fine art, and women rather than men, that figure most prominently on the 2023 museum calendar.
Art Unites Three Generations of Women
A daughter and granddaughter pay tribute to a neglected Hamilton artist
Martha Rosler on the Changing Face of Feminism
Women artists, like actresses, are rediscovered when they are no longer just women but old women—for so many reasons, some worthy, some less so. This can make reaching back into the past especially fraught.
A Diverse and Inclusive Art World in the Making
Best of 2022: STIR looks at art galleries, art collectives, and movements that supported LGBTQ artists, people of colour, and diverse life forms.
Cecilia Vicuña: The Artist Reclaiming Oppressed Histories with Vigour, Resilience and Love
As Cecilia Vicuña opens her long-awaited Hyundai commission in Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall, (titled Brain Forest Quipu and on view until 16 April 2023), we revisit our recent interview with the Chilean artist, poet and activist
Dora Carrington: The Maverick of Modernism
Trained at the prestigious Slade School of Fine Art, Dora Carrington was a unique artistic talent of the early twentieth century.
All the Feels: Here Are 11 Times That Good News Prevailed in the Art World This Year
From the joyful adoption of Van Gogh the one-eared dog to a literal feel-good exhibition promoting ASMR.
Art And Emotion: How Viewers Respond To What Artists ‘Intend’ And How It Impacts Aesthetic Appreciation
Feeling that you understand an artist’s intention, even if your perception is inaccurate, and feeling more emotion, influences how viewers positively rate the art, a recent study has found.
Young Artists Process Climate Grief in New Digital Zine Solastalgia
The devastating emotional impacts of climate change can be described in one word: Solastalgia. Apathy is Boring, a youth empowerment program put on by RISE Vancouver with the Canadian Service Corps, created a zine with artwork from those aged 18 to 30 residing in BC that showcased their experience with the eco-emotion solastalgia.
‘It Takes Two Villages’: How the MCA Chicago Transformed Its Collection at Unprecedented Speed to Better Reflect Its Audience
This Chicago museum collects work by Black female artists at seven times the national average. But it didn’t start out that way.