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Artemesia Ghentileschi
Artemisia Gentileschi gained international success in her lifetime, which was reignited in the modern era due to fascination with her biography. But her skill and dedication to her craft speaks for itself.
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From interviews and opinions to collecting guides and live events, unpack the art world with Insights on Avant Arte.
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Live Event: Bespoke framing with Yu Nagaba
On February 28, our framer Nils showed us how a hand-made frame for Yu Nagaba’s print was created. Rewatch the livestream from start to finish.
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Live Event: Painting with Alice Brasser
On March 6, we joined Alice Brasser in her studio for a 1-hour painting session. Rewatch the livestream from start to finish.
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And the Oscar for Best Movie Poster goes to…
We speak with Hollywood’s favourite poster artist James Jean about art, film and a new category for the Academy Awards.
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The Guerrilla Girls: Four Decades of Disruption
From the streets to the Supreme Court, the punk feminist art collective are still fighting for social justice in the art world and beyond.
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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.
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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…
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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.
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Yayoi Kusama Louis Vuitton: When Will The Dots Stop?
Bags, billboards and Bella Hadid. The commodification of Yayoi Kusama.
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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.
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Yayoi Kusama
How much do we really know about the dot-obsessed Japanese art icon?
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Artificial Inspiration
What does recent progress in artificial intelligence mean for art and artists?
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Ayako Rokkaku: Painting in public
Relive a first of it's kind live painting event with Japanese artist Ayako Rokkaku, then discover the process involved in transforming it into a limited edition print.
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Walton Ford
American painter Walton Ford loved drawing animals as a kid and never stopped painting the wildlife he cherished.
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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.
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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.
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