Beyond the Canvas
An art blog with opinions
 

Today the Italian Republic turns 78. On June 2nd, 1946 a whopping 90% of the electorate flocked to the polls to decide between the...

While Italians get ready to enjoy their 79th year of peace and freedom, somewhere not too far from us the winds of war are howling. April...

The tondo - from the Italian word for round, rotondo - is a circular painting or sculpture that became popular during the Italian...

New York City-born Frank Moore (1953-2002) was a visual artist and an activist who was involved in the creation of the Red Ribbon, which...

"The Keffieh is full of poetic and political symbolism. The fishnet pattern is a symbol of collectivism and is often interpreted as the...

"The Russian army has bombed an art school in Mariupol where 400 people were seeking shelter from a fire." This is one of the 5 stickers...

It's been 634 days since Russia invaded Ukraine. Since then, hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian children have been abducted and deported...

Catching up on the news from my 2nd hometown of London, I feel compelled to go off on a rant. It appears that the people threatening the...

Born to a wealthy Gaza family, Laila Shawa studied art in Cairo and in Rome. In the early 1960s, she traveled to Salzburg to study with...

"I do see myself as a chronicler. My pictures try to encapsulate our time." - Andreas Gursky Whatever he sees himself as, Andreas Gursky...

It's coming up to the 1st anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2021. The media have reported that Russia is...

There are exhibitions that touch you somewhere deep inside. Far from merely delighting you visually, they grab you by the hand and they...

In my mind, a portrait is the depiction of an actual person, someone who has lived. Their portrait was made so their story could be told...

Writing a review of a show the day before it closes is probably nonsensical, not too mention a tad unfair. I must, however, pay tribute...

You know when you're having a conversation with a friend and the following day you read something that exactly echoes your thoughts...

On 11 June 1946, the Italian people voted in an institutional referendum to replace the monarchy with a republic. I won't lie, it was...

There are moments in life when our fear is such that we scramble for ways of taming it, in the hope that this crippling fear will somehow...

“A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be...

'My piece is not talking about old slave ships; it's about what happens today' says Romuald Hazoumé about his multimedia installation 'La...

From the Wunderkammers of Renaissance to this day, the Global West has a museum for everything. From sex to death, from vaginas to...