Major de Kooning Retros...
The Museum of Modern Art in New York has just opened the first major exhibition focused on the entire output of Willem de Kooning’s career. This major retrospective will be open to the public from September 18, 2011, until January 9, 2012. This exhibition provides us with a once in a...
Pop Art Icon Richard Ha...
The Gagosian Gallery announced that Pop Art pioneer Richard Hamilton passed away early Tuesday at the age of 89. As of this writing, the cause of death is still unknown. Hamilton was a pioneering art figure and is accredited as the “Father of Pop Art,” a movement noted for its...
Non Visible Artwork Sel...
For those of you who thought that abstract art could not get any more abstract, it appears as though actor James Franco has come along to take minimalism or conceptual art to a whole new level. Franco has recently become involved in a project entitled MONA, or the Museum of Non-Visible...
Was Jackson Pollock a P...
Jackson Pollock created his unique style of drips and splashes by dipping a stick or his brush into a can of paint and allowing it stream onto his canvas. Controversial in there day, his iconic work appear to be the embodiment of pure creative energy. Some would argue that Jackson Pollock...
Cy Twombly Dead at 83
Cy Twombly, who’s work has often been described as scribbles on canvas is still controversial to this day. Although he never really fit in with the American Abstract Expressionists of his day, he has emerged as one of the era’s most enduring and important artists. He has been...