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• Hernan Bas on Venice's Mass Tourism and His New Paintings artist

  Der Künstler Hernan Bas hat seine neue Gemäldeserie von der Stadt Venedig und deren Gästen inspirieren lassen. In einem Gespräch mit Monopol teilt er seine Eindrücke über die…

• Claudia Di Francesco: Between Ostia and Florence, Painting Memory and Light artist

  Claudia Di Francesco, an artist originally from Ostia Lido, now resides and creates in Florence, where she studied Visual Arts. Her unique painting technique combines pencil…

• Kara Young on Broadway's 'Proof', Film Violence, and Upcoming Projects artist

  Kara Young, fresh off back-to-back Tony wins for 'Purlie Victorious' (2024) and 'Purpose' (2025), discusses her current role in the first Broadway revival of David Auburn's…

• Sofiane Pamart: Burning Pianos and Northern Lights artist

  Sofiane Pamart, a highly successful pianist, performs in extreme settings such as under the Northern Lights in Lapland or by setting his grand piano on fire. He has burned only…

• Tommy Dorfman on transition, filmmaking, and finding her own path artist

  Tommy Dorfman, known for her role in Netflix's 13 Reasons Why, discusses her transition, career, and creative projects in a profile published by the Financial Times. The actor and…

• Shoji Yamasaki's Littered Mvmnts: Dancing Trash Goes Viral artist

  Performance artist Shoji Yamasaki (born 1989, Torrance, California) creates viral split-screen videos for his ongoing project Littered Mvmnts, in which he dresses as discarded…

• Adrián Espouy: Pintor alicantino entre la figura humana y la naturaleza artist

  Adrián Espouy, un artista de Alicante nacido en 2002, se dedica a explorar las emociones a través de la figura humana en su arte, empleando un enfoque intuitivo. Recientemente, ha…

• Jacek Malczewski's Symbolist Visions of Death artist

  Jacek Malczewski, a leading Polish symbolist painter associated with the Young Poland movement, frequently depicted death in his works, often personified as Thanatos. Unlike…

• Saawan Ebe: Bridging Product Design and Hand Lettering Across Two Worlds artist

  Saawan Ebe, an innovative designer originally from India, combines creative concepts with practical design. After earning his mechanical engineering degree from BITS Pilani, he…

• Eric Marrian's geometric body photography artist

  French architect and photographer Eric Marrian (born 1959) has focused his photographic practice on the geometry and form of the human body since the early 2000s. Using light to…

• Jeanne Hébuterne: The Life and Art Behind Modigliani's Muse artist

  Jeanne Hébuterne (1898–1920) was a French painter and the muse and companion of Amedeo Modigliani. Born in Meaux to a modest, religious family, she was encouraged by her brother…

• Anna Poltorykhina's Calm Atmospheric Landscapes Blend Digital and Traditional Media artist

  Anna Poltorykhina, a 2D artist and illustrator from Russia, produces serene and sophisticated landscapes characterized by soft, warm hues. Her artistic approach merges digital…

• Sofia Karnukaeva's Organic Ceramic Vessels at Collectible Design Fair artist

  Sofia Karnukaeva, an architect and ceramic artist from Barcelona, crafts tactile vessel-sculptures that delve into transformation through organic, zoomorphic designs reminiscent…

• Field Studies Flora Founder Alex Crowder Launches Gardening Tool Line artist

  Alex Crowder, the founder of Field Studies Flora, a floral studio in Brooklyn, has introduced a new range of gardening tools designed to enhance accessibility in floristry. This…

• Llewellyn Xavier: Caribbean Art Pioneer at 85 artist

  At 85, Llewellyn Xavier, a pioneer of Caribbean contemporary art, works from his studio in Saint Lucia. His work has been exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York…

• Jake Messing's Hyperrealistic Acrylic Paintings Celebrate Nature's Abundance artist

  Northern California-based artist Jake Messing creates hyperrealistic acrylic on canvas paintings that explore nature as a reflection of inner life. His dense, maximalist…

• Florentine artist Paolo Masi dies at 92, known for material transformations artist

  Paolo Masi, a native of Florence born in 1933, passed away in the same city on May 6, 2026, just shy of his 93rd birthday. He embarked on his artistic journey in the 1950s,…

• Gian Lorenzo Bernini: Baroque Master's Life and Key Works artist

  Gian Lorenzo Bernini, born in Naples on December 7, 1598, was a prodigy trained in his father Pietro Bernini's workshop. He worked for Pope Paul V and Cardinal Scipione Borghese…

• Danii Pollehn on translating sound into visual art for glo campaign artist

  At OMR 2026 in Hamburg, artist Danii Pollehn discussed her creative process for the new glo campaign 'Feel your glo'. Pollehn, who lives in Lisbon, works by translating sound,…

• Eduardo Kobra Reimagines V-J Day Kiss in Monumental Houston Mural artist

  Eduardo Kobra, a street artist from Brazil, has unveiled a huge mural in downtown Houston, Texas, that spans around 1,000 square meters (10,764 sq ft). This artwork is inspired by…

• Blind pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii debuts with Orchestre de Paris at Philharmonie artist

  Nobuyuki Tsujii, the 37-year-old blind Japanese pianist, performed Edvard Grieg's Piano Concerto for the first time with the Orchestre de Paris under Klaus Mäkelä at the…

• Olli Hull Launches Debut Accessories Collection Epigraph artist

  London-based artist and designer Olli Hull has released their debut accessories collection, Epigraph, featuring wearable relics that blur the line between artifact and adornment.…

• Clara Fortis: When Listening Becomes Form artist

  Clara Fortis, an artist from Austria, divides her time between Zürich and Paris. Her work explores themes of belonging and communication using different forms like installation,…

• Judith Smith: Underwater Worlds in Pastel and Encaustic artist

  Artist Judith Smith, whose career began in medical illustration, now creates works inspired by scuba diving. Smith earned a B.A. in Art History, then studied at the University of…

• Husband-Wife Team Produces 1920s-Era Film in Basement, Only People Outside Major Manufacturers Doing So artist

  Mark and France Scully Osterman from Rochester, New York, are making waves by creating their own orthochromatic film stock reminiscent of the 1920s. They're the only ones outside…

• Michael Aldag Photographs Abandoned Churches in Southern Illinois artist

  Michael Aldag, a photographer, captures the transformation of former church properties in Southern Illinois through his series 'Temple,' creating a visual record of evolving…

• 24 sculpted trees form giant colored pencils in South African land art artist

  Strijdom van der Merwe, an artist, has teamed up with property owner Michael Silver and arborist Lloyd Dambuza to create 'Deus sive Natura' (God or Nature), a land art piece…

• Aki Inomata's Interspecies Collaborations: Hermit Crabs, Oysters, and Octopuses as Co-Creators artist

  Tokyo-based artist Aki Inomata creates works where living organisms—hermit crabs, oysters, octopuses, and bagworm moths—become collaborators. In 'Why Not Hand Over a 'Shelter' to…

• Daniel Lopatin (Oneohtrix Point Never) to Perform at Salle Pleyel artist

  Daniel Lopatin, known as Oneohtrix Point Never, will perform on Thursday, May 7, at Salle Pleyel in Paris. The American electronic musician is recognized for his work with The…

• Michael Reeder's Fragmented Ego Portraits artist

  Michael Reeder creates hyper-realistic portraits that dissolve into flat geometries and bright colors, blending skate culture, graffiti, and academic painting. His figures combine…

• Pauline Boty: British Pop Art's Sole Sister artist

  Pauline Boty, born in Croydon on 6 March 1938, was the only acknowledged female member of the British Pop Art movement. After a scholarship to Wimbledon School of Art in 1954, she…

• Yayoi Kusama's Life and Career Through 10 Key Artworks artist

  Yayoi Kusama, born in 1929 in Matsumoto, Japan, began creating art at age 10, incorporating polka dots that became her signature. After studying nihonga at Kyoto City University…

• Corita Kent: Pop Art Nun and Social Justice Pioneer artist

  Corita Kent, born in November 1918, was a prominent Roman Catholic nun and artist known for her impactful pop art posters tackling issues like poverty and racism. After joining…

• Omar Victor Diop: Fashion and African Culture in Photography artist

  Senegalese self-taught photographer Omar Victor Diop, born in Dakar in 1980, reinterprets African studio photography traditions, particularly those of Seydou Keïta, through a…

• Paulo Nazareth on Migration, Faith, and Refusing Venice artist

  Brazilian artist Paulo Nazareth, based in Belo Horizonte, is holding simultaneous solo exhibitions in Venice, Italy, and Veneza, Brazil. In a conversation with Camila Belchior, he…

• Haley Greco's Oil Paintings Illuminate Light as Central Subject in Skies and Seascapes artist

  St. Augustine, Florida-based artist Haley Greco creates luminous oil paintings that treat light as the central subject, not merely a visual effect. Her compositions feature…

• Richard Nadler's Surreal Architectural Fantasies Reimagine Infrastructure as Home artist

  Richard Nadler, an artist from Munich specializing in digital and embroidered fine art, constructs surreal visions of architecture that transform infrastructure into human living…

• Jeffrey Gibson on Dreams, Spirituality, and His Multifaceted Practice artist

  In an interview, Jeffrey Gibson discusses his openness to dreams as a guiding force, his belief in communing with spirits, and the role of spirituality in his art. He describes…

• Jaisingh Nageswaran Named BJP Ones to Watch 2025 artist

  Self-taught photographer Jaisingh Nageswaran, born in rural Tamil Nadu, India, has been selected as a 2025 Ones to Watch by British Journal of Photography (BJP), nominated by…

• Fatinha Ramos on Visual Activism and Brittle Bone Disease artist

  Portuguese artist and illustrator Fatinha Ramos, based in Antwerp, describes her practice as 'visual activism,' only illustrating stories that resonate deeply with her. She blends…