CALDER: UN EFFET DU JAPONAIS
His bright metal, stone, wood and clay sculptures and colorful mobiles are unmistakably recognizable around the world. They have graced venues, such as Place Vendôme in Paris, Federal Plaza in Chicago, Parc Jean-Drape...
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TAKEHISA YUMEJI: TAISHO ROMANTICISM AND THE NEW WORLD
Portraits of women have always been favorite subjects throughout the history of Japanese art. Woodblock prints and traditional paintings during the Edo era have illustrated women as courtesans, female warriors, female...
THE THIRD HAND: MAURIZIO CATTELAN AND THE MODERNA MUSEET COLLECTION
New York-based, Italy-born contemporary artist Maurizio Cattelan (b. 1960) has brought his provocative artistic vision to the Moderna Museet in Stockholm. His exhibition, The Third Hand, showcases several of Cattelan’...
GIORGIO DE CHIRICO: METAPHYSICAL JOURNEY
The term “metaphysical painting” did not come to light until 1910 when it pertained to distorted perspectives, enigmatic landscapes and symbolic imagery. The originator of the style was Giorgio de Chirico whose focus ...
MODERN TIMES IN PARIS 1925: ART AND DESIGN IN THE MACHINE-AGE
Walter Gropius, director of the Bauhaus school in Germany established in 1919, claimed the institution “The Bauhaus believes the machine to be our modern medium of design and seeks to come to terms with it." The r...
BRANCUSI: CARVING THE ESSENCE
Alongside Henry Moore, Alexander Calder, Auguste Rodin and Alberto Giacometti, the name Constantin Brancusi may be overlooked as one of 20th century’s leading sculptors. Brancusi was a pioneer in the emphasis of pure ...
YASUI NAKAJI 1903-1942: PHOTOGRAPHS
The Taisho (1912-1926) and early Showa (1926-1989) eras were glorious years of modern photography in Japan. The oldest avant-garde amateur photography club in the country, Naniwa Photography Club was established in 19...
HENRI MATISSE – FORMS IN FREEDOM
One of the grandest masters of Fauvism, Impressionism, Modern art, Post-Impressionism, Modernism, and Neo-Impressionism, Henri Émile Benoît Matisse and his profound sense of colorism and decorative patterns have been ...
THE WRIGHT IMPERIAL HOTEL AT 100: FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT AND THE WORLD
When we think of the most paramount pioneers of 20th century modern architecture, the name Frank Lloyd Wright is undoubtedly unmissable. With an astounding record of over 1,100 designed structures in a period of 70 ye...
THE MISSING THREAD: UNTOLD STORIES OF BLACK BRITISH FASHION
Curated by the Black Orientated Legacy Development Agency (BOLD) from September 2023 to 7 January 2024 at Somerset House in London, The Missing Thread is a comprehensive and impactful celebration of the influence of B...
OLAFUR ELIASSON: A HARMONIOUS CYCLE OF INTERCONNECTED NOWS
Tokyo’s urban architecture never ceases to flourish. The newly constructed lower floor of Azabudai Hills in Kamiyacho, designed by internationally acclaimed Thomas Heatherwick and Mori Building Co., Ltd., opened last ...
STOCKHOLM FILM FESTIVAL 2023
This year, the Stockholm Film Festival featured movies that look at how new technologies such as fake news and A.I. affect our society. There was also a spotlight on new British films, and it honored Ethan Hawke, Ken ...
