Beyond the Canvas
An art blog with opinions
 

‘M y aim was to create a group of figures engaged in unknown activities, intentionally leaving the situation ambiguous to the viewer. I...

"If men had babies, there would be thousands of images of the crowning.” - Judy Chicago Today is Judy Chicago's 85th birthday, and this...

The "Ricochets" exhibition at the Barbican, showcasing the work of Francis Alÿs, will take you on an emotionally powerful journey that...

Fourteen years before moving to the iconic Trafalgar Square location, the National Gallery opened its doors to the public on 10th May...

“The stigma attached to having been in jail for a woman is a very threatening one because of the idea of how dare her not be a good wife...

"When you look at my works, you don't remember an object. There remains an experience, a passage." - Richard Serra Serra revolutionized...

This year I saw a lot of beautiful, inspiring, thought-provoking, memorable, urgent and necessary art. This list is in chronological...

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...

It was 1976 when the first international exhibition by female artists took place. Curated by Ann Sutherland Harris and Linda Nochlin of...

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...

This is the first time that I write my thoughts about an exhibition and have no photos or videos to share. And that's because, believe it...

“I never made life-size figures because it never seemed to be interesting. We meet life-size people every day.” - Ron Mueck Mueck's work...

“Mum, look - this one looks like you!" I turned around and saw an African American boy who can't have been older than 6 or 7 excitedly...

"His works tell important stories, prioritising aesthetics, poetry, movement and music as modes of communication." (from the exhibition...

They call it the Villa of the Masterpieces for good reason. The Fondazione Magnani-Rocca 's collection boasts a Titian of such sublime...

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

"I do not pose my sitters. Before painting, when I talk to the person, they unconsciously assume their most characteristic pose, which in...

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...