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• Pyotr Pavlensky: Power Reveals Itself When Art Stops Obeying artist

  In a 2026 interview with Artribune, Russian dissident artist Pyotr Pavlensky (born 1984, Saint Petersburg) discusses his practice, which he terms 'subject-object art,' and his…

• Sultan Çoban's Autofictional Practice of Temporary Belongings artist

  Sultan Çoban, a Kurdish artist residing between Northern Europe and Rome, engages in live art, audiovisual projects, text, and installations. She embodies a fictional persona…

• David Hockney Dies at 88, Leaving a Legacy of Embracing New Tools artist

  David Hockney passed away at the age of 88, as reported by the Associated Press. Throughout his seventy-year artistic journey, he maintained that new technologies—the Polaroid,…

• Katharina Grodzki: Painting as Theatre of Emotional Survival artist

  Katharina Grodzki, a Polish-German artist now residing in Norway, produces poignant artwork that intertwines memory with daily life and emotional depth. Previously, she honed her…

• Remembering David Hockney: A Curator's Personal Tribute artist

  Stephanie Barron, senior curator at LACMA, recounts her decades-long friendship with David Hockney, who died on June 11 in London at age 88. She first met him in 1976 at his…

• Ed Sheeran's endorsement revives Allan Taylor's 1978 album The Traveller artist

  Pop star Ed Sheeran discovered Allan Taylor's 1978 LP 'The Traveller' in a Williamsburg record store and posted a rave review on Instagram in April 2024, calling it a 'special…

• Wenqing Yan's Dreamlike Art Blends Fantasy with Environmental Themes artist

  Illustrator Wenqing Yan, known as Yuumei, creates art that balances fantasy, environmental themes, and emotional tension without losing its sense of wonder. Her work carries a…

• Photon Tide Translates Emotional States into Psychedelic Visual Art artist

  Artist Photon Tide creates psychedelic visual poetry that transforms emotional turbulence into color, texture, and atmosphere. The work evokes loneliness, motion, and beautiful…

• Danielle Fretwell's Decadent Still Lifes Reinvent Dutch Masters artist

  Painter Danielle Fretwell creates opulent still-life paintings in her New Hampshire studio, arranging imaginary banquets with vintage silverware and linens from New England shops,…

• Alice Peach: l'arte come puzzle di oggetti disfunzionali artist

  Alice Peach, an Anglo-Italian artist born in Bari in 1996, currently resides between Milan and Lausanne. After completing her Fine Art and Textiles degree at the Gerrit Rietveld…

• David Hockney's 1999 Lecture on Old Masters' Use of Lenses Revisited artist

  During a 1999 presentation at Columbia University and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, David Hockney posited that artists of the Renaissance, starting in the 1500s, frequently…

• David Hockney Dies at 87; Fondation Louis Vuitton Show Was Among Last Major Exhibitions artist

  David Hockney died yesterday at his home in London. The artist, who continued painting landscapes and portraits until his death, had a major exhibition, "David Hockney 25," at the…

• David Hockney's Gay Imagery and Key Works Examined artist

  David Hockney was among the first widely popular artists to openly depict gay content, and he publicly opposed censorship of homosexual imagery. His 1961 painting 'We Two Boys…

• Pablo Bronstein Joins Olney Gleason, First Show Set for 2026 artist

  The London-based artist Pablo Bronstein is now represented by the New York gallery Olney Gleason, in partnership with Galleria Franco Noero and Herald St. His inaugural exhibition…

• Delcy Morelos Creates Sepulchral Earth Installations at Seville Monastery artist

  Delcy Morelos, a Colombian artist, is highlighted in a recent Art21 film that showcases her expansive installations crafted from soil, straw, and grass, which reflect a spiritual…

• David Hockney dies at 88: farewell to the painter of California pools artist

  David Hockney, the British painter renowned for his vibrant California pool scenes and luminous landscapes, has died at age 88. The art world mourns the loss of a major…

• Saodat Ismailova's Films Trace Disappearance Across Central Asia artist

  Uzbek filmmaker Saodat Ismailova's work explores how present realities are shaped by shifting relationships between humans, nonhumans, and landscapes. Her film 'Aral, Fishing in…

• David Hockney, British Artist and Style Icon, Dies at 88 artist

  David Hockney, the revolutionary British artist known for his vibrant style and impact on fashion, has died at age 88. Hockney first appeared in Vogue in 1963, described as an…

• Caroline Kusters: Abstract Women and the Poetry of Collaboration artist

  Caroline Kusters is a painter whose work balances abstraction and figuration, exploring human complexity through layered textures and symbolic materials. She uses acrylic on linen…

• Olivia Janna Genereaux's Abstract Works Channel Emotional Memory Through Gesture and Color artist

  New Hampshire-based abstract artist Olivia Janna Genereaux explores emotional and tactile elements in her artwork. With a background from the Rhode Island School of Design and a…

• Victoria Mussi on Building Immersive Art Infrastructure at SoMad artist

  Victoria Mussi, Audio Visual Lead at SoMad in New York, discusses her role designing lighting, sound, and immersive environments for the femme- and queer-led platform. She led…

• Harald Vlugt's Studio Visit: Collage, AI Critique, and 'Mijn Kust' artist

  Since 1981, Harald Vlugt (born 1957, Bergen, Netherlands) has resided in a former Bols distillery located in Amsterdam. In December, Uitgeverij Atlas/Contact will release 'Mijn…

• David Hockney Dies at 88: A Life in Quotes artist

  British painter David Hockney has died at age 88. Known for his sharp wit, he left a trove of memorable remarks. He dismissed Gerhard Richter's work as lacking depth, called Jeff…

• David Hockney's Enduring Influence on Fashion and Personal Style artist

  David Hockney has established himself as a fashion icon with his distinctive look—peroxide hair, round glasses, rugby shirts, and yellow Crocs. A self-portrait from when he was 16…

• David Hockney’s Tech-Driven Art: Polaroids to iPhones artist

  David Hockney, who passed away at 88 on Friday, was an artist who embraced technological advancements throughout his life. He frequently highlighted how the invention of the metal…

• Koe Wetzel Hits No. 1 on Country Radio with 'High Road' artist

  Texas rocker Koe Wetzel, who built a career on rowdy anthems like 'February 28, 2016'—a song about his arrest for public intoxication—has achieved mainstream success with his…

• Theaster Gates's Tonal Effects at MACRO: A Sonic Journey artist

  On May 26, 2026, artist Theaster Gates hosted an innovative listening experience at the MACRO Auditorium in Rome, created by architect Odile Decq. Over 80 minutes, guests enjoyed…

• Boluwatife Oyediran's inverted portraits capture migrant identity artist

  Boluwatife Oyediran, a Nigerian multidisciplinary artist, accidentally inverted a photograph of African boys in Photoshop at the Rhode Island School of Design, turning their skin…

• Lenscratch Features Photography Educator Rachel Boillot artist

  Lenscratch recently highlighted Rachel Boillot, a photographic artist and educator located in the Arkansas Delta. Boillot, who received her MFA in Experimental | Documentary Arts…

• Lise Vester: Designing Objects That Shape Emotions and Wellbeing artist

  Designer Lise Vester creates objects that prioritize psychological function over physical utility. Her research, rooted in mental health and hospice environments during her…

• Rei Xiao's Chimeric Oil Paintings Explore Displacement and Hybridity artist

  Rei Xiao's oil paintings depict figures in liminal states—crawling across snowy ground, suspended in webs, merging with animals. Born in Istanbul in 2000 to a Chinese-Turkish…

• Diego Cusano: Surrealist Illustrator Merges Objects and Drawings artist

  Italian visual artist Diego Cusano, born in 1986 in Piedimonte Matese (Caserta), Italy, currently lives and works in San Gregorio di Catania, Italy. He earned a Bachelor's in…

• Tamara de Lempicka: The Golden Woman of Art Deco artist

  Tamara de Lempicka, born Tamara Rosalia Gurwik-Gorska in 1898 in Warsaw (not 1902 in Moscow as she claimed), died on March 18, 1980 in Mexico from respiratory issues at age 82.…

• River Claure: Bolivian artist blends colonial history, indigenous roots, and play artist

  River Claure (Cochabamba, 1997) is a Bolivian artist whose work spans photography, video, and installation, creating a visual archaeology that layers time, history, territory,…

• Edward Hopper: 10 Facts on the American Realist Painter artist

  Edward Hopper, who lived from 1882 to 1967, is an American painter known for masterpieces like Nighthawks, Automat, and Office at Night. He attended the New York School of Art…

• Yilun Liu Explores the Blur Between Experience and Representation artist

  Artist Yilun Liu investigates how digital technologies mediate personal experience through photography, performance, and installation. Born in China and based in London, Liu…

• Rosita Mauri: The Catalan Ballerina Immortalized by Impressionists artist

  Rosita Mauri, born Isabel Amanda Rosa Mauri Segura (1849/1856–1923), was a prominent ballerina hailing from Reus, Spain. She learned traditional dance from her father, Pere Mauri,…

• Duane Michals, Pioneer of Photographic Narrative Sequences, Dies at 94 artist

  Duane Michals, the influential artist known for pioneering the photographic narrative sequence, died Tuesday at age 94. His work, such as the five-frame sequence "The Return of…

• Jessica Holmes Paints Forbidden Family Heirlooms in Night on Bald Mountain Series artist

  Jessica Holmes's latest series, Night on Bald Mountain, transforms forbidden childhood objects into luminous still lifes. The London-based artist paints heirlooms—1950s Nagasaki…

• Satoshi Kondo on Designing ISSEY MIYAKE's Spring/Summer 2026 Collection artist

  Satoshi Kondo, designer of ISSEY MIYAKE women's collections, presented the Spring/Summer 2026 collection 'Being Garments, Being Sentient' at the Centre Pompidou in Paris last…