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The Aestheticized Interview with Video Artist Tom Skipp
Article date: Monday, July 2, 2018

The Aestheticized Interview with Video Artist Tom Skipp

Tom Skipp is British video artist, translator and exhibition curator living in Madrid, Spain. He studied at the Arts Educational School in the Barbican, London and at Warwick University.

The Image Revisited: Luc Tuymans in Conversation with Gottfried Boehm, T.J. Clark & Hans M. De Wolf
Article date: Friday, June 29, 2018

The Image Revisited: Luc Tuymans in Conversation with Gottfried Boehm, T.J. Clark & Hans M. De Wolf

What emerges, along with a fascinating discussion on the work of artists such as El Greco, Cézanne, Goya, de la Tour, Titian, Courbet, Mantegna, Hopper, Newman and Richter amongst others, is an insight into Tuymans’ own creative process, and how the great art of the past inspired and motivated him.

Art of the Year - 1978
Article date: Friday, June 29, 2018

Art of the Year - 1978

Untitled (for you Leo, in long respect and affection), Dan Flavin, Fluorescent lights and metal fixtures - Art of the Year 1978.

10 Questions: Ewa Axelrad
Article date: Wednesday, June 27, 2018

10 Questions: Ewa Axelrad

Ewa Axelrad’s works have rather a distinct quality; simultaneously managing to attract and discomfort the viewer. Whilst realising that one is confronted with ideas that will likely cause unease, there is something in the material and formality of the works that compels the viewer to keep staring.

Presidential Museums and Libraries: Special Focus on the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum
Article date: Wednesday, June 27, 2018

Presidential Museums and Libraries: Special Focus on the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum

ArtDependence Magazine has collaborated with some of the most renowned Presidential Museums and Libraries in the United States to learn about how they conserve and collect artifacts and objects of historical and scientific importance for research and public presentation.

Major Discovery in van Eyck's Ghent Altarpiece, Adoration of the Mystic Lamb
Article date: Monday, June 18, 2018

Major Discovery in van Eyck's Ghent Altarpiece, Adoration of the Mystic Lamb

The Ghent Altarpiece, Adoration of the Mystic Lamb is a large and complex 15th-century polyptych from St. Bavo's Cathedral in Ghent, Belgium. The work is attributed to Early Flemish painters, brothers Hubert and Jan van Eyck.

Art of the Year - 1977
Article date: Monday, June 18, 2018

Art of the Year - 1977

Art of the Year - 1977 - The Red Tapes is considered Acconci's masterwork, a three-part epic that is one of the major compositions in video.

Art of the Year - 1976
Article date: Monday, June 11, 2018

Art of the Year - 1976

The 1970’s art world showed the continued influence of movements from the 1960’s such as Minimalism, Post-Minimalism and Performance Art. Triptych, Francis Bacon, Painting, 1976.

The First Press Release for the Museum of Modern Art in New York
Article date: Friday, June 8, 2018

The First Press Release for the Museum of Modern Art in New York

The initial press release for the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), dating back to August 1929, begins: "The belief that New York needs a Museum of Modern Art scarcely requires apology.”

Cutting Paper Portraits of Strangers: from Subway to Classroom
Article date: Wednesday, June 6, 2018

Cutting Paper Portraits of Strangers: from Subway to Classroom

The title Lu gives himself – “master paper portrait cutter” – is one he carried for five decades. This 63-year-old Chinese art teacher also knows carving, sculpting and calligraphy. “Arts are intertwined,” Lu says in Mandarin.

The Language of Art: An Interview with Joseph Kosuth
Article date: Wednesday, June 6, 2018

The Language of Art: An Interview with Joseph Kosuth

A foremost pioneer in Conceptual and Installation art, Joseph Kosuth is well-noted for the language-based artworks and appropriation techniques defining his oeuvre since the 1960s. Throughout his career, Kosuth’s practice has centered on the role of language and meaning within art.

Dame Barbara Hepworth, Spiral
Article date: Tuesday, June 5, 2018

Dame Barbara Hepworth, Spiral

Modern & post-war British art Sotheby’s London showcasing spectacular works by Britain’s most pioneering artists from prestigious private collections.

Ida O’Keeffe: Escaping Georgia’s Shadow
Article date: Monday, June 4, 2018

Ida O’Keeffe: Escaping Georgia’s Shadow

The Dallas Museum of Art announced the first ever solo museum exhibition of works by Ida Ten Eyck O’Keeffe and the most comprehensive survey of the artist’s work to date. Ida O’Keeffe: Escaping Georgia’s Shadow will bring together approximately 40 paintings, watercolors, prints, and drawings for the first time.

Art of the Year - 1975
Article date: Monday, June 4, 2018

Art of the Year - 1975

Feminist Art, Land Art and Photorealism also became increasingly prevalent during this era, largely due to evolutions in the broader social and political climates. The President, Fernando Botero, Portrait, 1975.

Symbolism in Art: Jeff Koons’ Balloon Dogs
Article date: Thursday, May 31, 2018

Symbolism in Art: Jeff Koons’ Balloon Dogs

Jeff Koons’ reproduction balloon animals are amongst some of his most recognisable pieces. Usually rendered in a mirror-finished stainless steel in a variety of colours, the works reflect an element of childhood play and disposable culture but in a definitive, substantial form.

Art of the Year - 1974
Article date: Monday, May 28, 2018

Art of the Year - 1974

Harold Wilson, Ruskin Spear, Oil on canvas, 1974 - Art of the Year

Interview with Alexander Tuteleers – Founder & CEO of ArtAssistant
Article date: Thursday, May 24, 2018

Interview with Alexander Tuteleers – Founder & CEO of ArtAssistant

"As the world at large becomes increasingly digitized, so is the art market. As such, it’s an area which is currently going through a tipping point, one which provides immense opportunities."

Warhol’s Interview Magazine Closes After 50 Years
Article date: Tuesday, May 22, 2018

Warhol’s Interview Magazine Closes After 50 Years

Andy Warhol’s legendary fashion and art publication, Interview Magazine, will close its doors after 50 years as a beacon of New York pop and fashion culture. The magazine was founded by Warhol in 1969 and has been covering cutting edge lifestyle movements ever since.

Media Art in the Information Society: An Interview with Media Artists Christa Sommerer and Laurent Mignonneau
Article date: Monday, May 21, 2018

Media Art in the Information Society: An Interview with Media Artists Christa Sommerer and Laurent Mignonneau

"We are media artists and professors of Interface Cultures at the University of Art and Design in Linz, Austria. We develop interactive art installations that allow participants to get involved in art works."

Art of the Year - 1973
Article date: Monday, May 21, 2018

Art of the Year - 1973

The 1970’s art world showed the continued influence of movements from the 1960’s such as Minimalism, Post-Minimalism and Performance Art. The Red Ceiling, William Eggleston, Dye transfer print - Art of the Year - 1973.