And one such message comes from self-portraits and the definitions people give to their expressions, their face, their lips or eyes, or even the way their hair looks. One of the most sad and ...
The American artist considers depression and the suppressed queerness of his childhood in a series of intensely personal ...
While it might be easy to describe the artistry of Björk using words like “dark” or “melancholy”, the beauty of her vision feels far more expansive than that. After all, how “dark” really is it to ...
Greek Mummy Portraits, Funerary Building Discovered in Fayoum, Egypt. Credit: Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities In December 2022, archaeologists made a remarkable discovery in Fayoum, Egypt – a ...
Alison Flora, Secret Portal, Secret Passage (2022), presented in the exhibition “Berserk & Pyrrhia. Contemporary Art and Medieval Art” at the Frac Île-de-France Le Plateau (Paris) and Les Réserves ...
Nothing brings out art-world cynicism like a museum crossing paths with celebrity. It’s understandable. Mounting a show dedicated to a director like Tim Burton or hosting a retrospective of a ...
The latest album from Robert Smith & co feels unstuck in time, but taken on its own terms it’s as urgent and compelling as ever, finds Ned Raggett ...