Whitney Biennial 2024 returns to the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York with a new edition titled Even Better Than the Real Thing. The title is a tongue-in-cheek reference to the recent discourse that arose from the discussions around AI, as well as a comment on the never-ending debate about what it truly means to be authentic. Here is a list of five talented American artists whose work you must see at the exhibition.
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It is difficult to think of an art style that captures emotions better than Impressionism. It translates feelings felt in a certain moment in time, evoked by a specific place or situation, bordering on the thin line between the direct representation of reality and abstraction. Antonino Puliafico, a talented Italian artist, has chosen the work of Impressionists as one of his main inspirations. Puliafico masterfully puts his own spin on the techniques and aesthetics associated with historical art movements.
This February, visitors of West Palm Beach, FL, will be able to see the best of the best of fine and decorative art, antiques, and jewelry at The Palm Beach Show 2024. And if anyone needs help with shipping their newly acquired treasures home, Fine Art Shippers, a dedicated art logistics company, will be there to help them as an onsite shipper.
On February 1, 2024, a new solo exhibition of works by the Icelandic artist Georg Óskar will open at JD Malat Gallery in London. Óskar’s evocative oil paintings will put you in the mindset of a first-time parent looking for solace after a long, saturated day. Good Night Moon is a collection of oil paintings born out of the artist’s need to process the emotional rollercoaster that parenthood brought into his life.
Auctions at Showplace returns with a new edition of New York City Estate Auction. Collectors will be able to choose from 280 lots of fine and decorative arts, antiques, jewelry, glass, ceramics, and lighting, including some truly exclusive pieces by world-renowned artists and designers. Read on to see our chosen fine art highlights from the upcoming sale.
Modern-day humans are constantly surrounded by visual information. Architecture, media, advertisements, and art are integral to our world. People who professionally study the role of visual culture in our society say that its influence goes way deeper than we think. If you want to learn more about how things we see form our perception of reality, you should give, at least, one of these three books on visual culture a chance.
Female beauty has been a subject of art in all its forms for as long as it existed on this planet. But is a woman’s beauty real if there are no men around to tell her she is beautiful? Today, asking this question unironically would probably get you at least a couple of dirty looks. However, the artists of the past felt much less compelled to analyze their own deeply ingrained prejudice. Here are some famous examples of artists over centuries portraying ‘vain’ women in art.
How often do you ask yourself if you are managing your art collection properly? Even if you have been building your collection for decades, you are most likely not immune to some mistakes that can cause great damage to your valuable pieces. We have historical and anecdotal proof of mere accidents resulting in devastating consequences when it comes to fine art storage, handling, and transportation.