Forbes

Baghdad Modern Art Group On View In America For First Time

Shakir Hassan Al Said, 'Letters,' 1961. Oil, gesso, cotton, linen canvas, 94.2 cm x 82 cm x 2.5 cm. At first glance, it would be difficult to discern this artwork as coming from Arab origins, and not ...
Forbes

The World’s Greatest Modern Art Where You Least Expect To Find It

Great art can be found in surprising places. Remai Modern in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan proves that. Almost 1700 miles west of Toronto and nearly 1000 miles east of Vancouver, Remai Modern opened in ...
National Catholic Reporter

Alfonse Borysewicz's lonely struggle gives Catholic art a modern face

Whenever Alfonse Borysewicz addresses a fresh canvas, a daunting set of issues stares back at him. First, there is the fact that Borysewicz is painting from faith, when, for the most part, it doesn't ...
CNN

These artists revolutionized modern art in Nigeria. They’re finally getting recognition further afield

Curved lines and block colors in shades of orange, yellow and blue create the image of an artist, framed by a border of abstract shapes. Look a little closer and you can see the artist’s beret with ...
LancasterOnline

Philadelphia modern art exhibit traces cultural changes of early 20th century

PHILADELPHIA — In the first few decades of the 20th century, America saw huge changes in culture and couture, in architecture and industrialization. The artists of the period took note and reflected ...
Los Angeles Times

LACMA has transitioned to a de facto contemporary art museum. But not a very good one

Do you miss LACMA? I do. The Los Angeles County Museum of Art launched more than 60 years ago as an encyclopedic place to collect and explore global art history from the last 3,000 years. Now, history ...
Nepali Times

Modern Mithila art that bares injustice

Ranju Yadav’s modern take on traditional art injects progressive messaging into Mithila art adorning households in the Nepal Tarai as she transfers heritage from walls to canvas and easel. Touching on ...