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

"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...

Paula Rego died today. The art world has lost one of the greats. I'm so glad I got to see her some of her work one more time at the...

“During the first two weeks of the war, I had the impression that art was only a dream, that I had only dreamed these twenty years of my...

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...

“My photography has always provided me with an opportunity to open myself up and see the world around me. And most of all, photography...

"Political activity does not interfere with my work, it feeds it. And if I'm interested in racism and fighting racism, then that should...

"The Smog Collectors materialize the reality of the air we breathe. I place cut, stencilled images on transparent or opaque plates or...

The overwhelming dominance of Artemisia Gentileschi's personal narrative over her worth as an artist has always bothered me. The rape,...

" I want to open a space in people’s minds where they see that they can be active, intellectually and personally, rather than passive...

"Black women’s heads of hair are galaxies unto themselves, solar systems, moonscapes, volcanic interiors. The hair she paints has a mind...

"I think that most work that’s made by black artists is considered to be about blackness. [Laughs.] Unlike work that’s made by white...

Rivers of ink, including a tiny bit of mine, have been written about Judy Chicago's seminal installation The Dinner Party. But it only...

The Black Lives Matter movement is having an extraordinary impact on the way brands communicate and behave. Whether it's just 'woke...

The growing momentum of the Black Lives Matter movement and the increased media focus on black culture have brought a multitude of...

A powerhouse. There is no other way to describe this extraordinary artist whose breakneck rise has seen her work displayed and celebrated...

Portuguese-born Paula Rego doesn't paint to please the viewer, she paints to disorientate them. Her canvasses tell uncomfortable,...