Art Direct

By Nadine Bouler

‘Light is the life of everything it touches’. These words were the guiding principle of the oeuvre of the Spanish luminist painter Joaquín…

by JERRY FRESIA

How Modigliani’s ‘mask-like’ portraits show his introspection on identity.

A look into how the Rijksmuseum is conducting its largest research and art conservation project ever

As the art world responds to the dramatic changes COVID-19 has wrought on the global supply and demand chain, it will be ever more…

Obsolete Definitions

Facts and Images of Important Art

Activism Within and Without the Institution

Forget what’s going on out there and get back to doing your thing.

4 qualities by which we judge the status of aesthetics

If one studies the varied and rich artistic traditions of cultures around the world, one sees quite different developments than can be…

In a world where social distancing is the new norm, art trade professionals are exploring, discussing, reconsidering and re-evaluating the…

Suzi Gablik’s Magritte is a fascinating read and she was able to both connect Magritte to the artistic and philosophical movements of his…

Remedios Varo (1908–1963) was a Spanish-born Surrealist painter who, similarly to a number of twentieth century artists, did not abandon…

Art is controversial. As it always has been and always will be.