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William Kentridge

Born in Johannesburg in 1955, William Kentridge uses performance, collage and charcoal to discuss and challenge the problems of Apartheid.

March 08, 2023

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Cai Guo-Qiang

What do you know about the art of blowing things up? Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang has been doing it for fifty years…

February 22, 2023

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Ed Ruscha

Meet Ed Ruscha, the American Pop artist who fell in love with gas stations on a road trip to Los Angeles in the 1950s.

February 08, 2023

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Marlene Dumas

The influential South African painter Marlene Dumas is famous for her portraits, but interestingly, she doesn’t see them as portraits at all.

February 01, 2023

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Yayoi Kusama

How much do we really know about the dot-obsessed Japanese art icon?

January 25, 2023

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Walton Ford

American painter Walton Ford loved drawing animals as a kid and never stopped painting the wildlife he cherished.

January 18, 2023

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Zhang Xiaogang

After growing up during the Cultural Revolution in China, Zhang Xiaogang became internationally revered for his intimate portraits of Chinese history.

December 28, 2022

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Felix Gonzalez-Torres

Cuban-American artist Félix González-Torres wanted to infiltrate the way people think and act – quietly but effectively.

December 21, 2022

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Louise Bourgeois

Louise Bourgeois turned to art to make sense of her turbulent childhood. Her 80-year career has made a profound mark on 20th and 21st century art. 

December 14, 2022

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Keith Haring

Keith Haring made art first and foremost for the people.

December 01, 2022

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Lynette Yiadom-Boakye

A true pioneer, Lynette Yiadom-Boakye’s fictional portraits have influenced the 21st century renaissance of the black figure in mainstream art. 

November 20, 2022

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Lawrence Weiner

For Lawrence Weiner, art should do three things: ask questions, communicate an idea, and be useful for people. 

November 17, 2022

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David Hockney

As one of the most celebrated painters alive, David Hockney remains dedicated to finding new ways to capture the enormity of the world around us.

November 09, 2022

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Chris Ofili

Chris Ofili rose to fame in the late ‘80s as a figurehead of the Young British Artists. He was the first Black artist to win the Turner Prize, and throughout his career, his art has challenged and changed perceptions in the art world and beyond.

November 01, 2022

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Julie Mehretu

This hugely influential Ethiopian-American artist has changed the game for abstract painting. Her epic, monumental works are based on real, historical events.

October 19, 2022

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Kehinde Wiley

Kehinde Wiley, born in 1977 in Los Angeles, is a prominent American artist acclaimed for his vibrant and reimagined portraits that fuse contemporary subjects with classical European painting styles.

October 12, 2022