22+ hour, 22+ min ago   (921+ words) Deleuze's book The Fold recasts Leibniz's windowless, hierarchical monad as a dynamic space where interiority is produced by folding the outside world inward into a subject. The monad, as it comes down through the standard reading and philosophical tradition, is…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (298+ words) In the 1950s, a handful of American artists known as the “neo-dada” artists gained critical attention for their insouciant, complex, and medium-defying works of art. Hugo Ball, its founder, stated, “Revolted by the butchery of the 1914 World War, we in Zurich…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (694+ words) The modern art movement (1863–1962) transformed Western visual culture. Understand the movement through 10 radical artworks that disrupted academic realism and tradition. Rejected by the official Salon, Luncheon on the Grass found its home in the Salon des Refusés. Its inclusion there…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (426+ words) TheCollector What Made Robert Mapplethorpe Revolutionary? Robert Mapplethorpe: The Emergence of an Artist Shortly after dropping out of college, Robert met Patti Smith. This iconic personality in the punk rock scene first came to New York with dreams of being…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (354+ words) Leonardo DiCaprio is one of the most eclectic celebrity art collectors, whose possessions include not only paintings by famous artists like Basquiat but also fossils. The pop legend Madonna is an avid art collector who admits that most of her…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (328+ words) Gerda Wegener was one of the most popular illustrators of her time and the artist who celebrated queer experiences. Many of Wegener’s works featured a bold, slender woman with a thin face, full lips, and bold eye makeup. While art…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (869+ words) From Paris to Beijing, the world's largest museums stand out for their immense collections of extreme cultural significance, record-breaking scale, and millions of visitors. You can also explore our lists of must-visit History and Art museums, or find out which…...