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Explore the artistic revolutions of Modern & Contemporary Art that have redefined boundaries, mediums, and perceptions of art in our modern age.
The world of comic books, nowadays greatly respected for its artistic and narrative values, owes so much to the artistry, the imagination, and the uniqueness of Moebius.
Auguste Rodin’s The Gates of Hell is the greatest unfinished masterwork of the famous sculptor that illustrates Dante Alighieri’s vision of eternal suffering.
Rodin’s Kiss initially portrayed the scene from Dante’s Divine Comedy that told the tragic story of lovers Paolo and Francesca.
Rei Kawakubo and Yves Saint Laurent were the only designers who were celebrated at the Met Gala during their lifetimes.
The first professional African American artists had to overcome racial and class barriers and face oppression and violence to secure their dream careers.
Neo-Expressionists embraced the imperfections of both painting and the world around them, choosing subjective emotional outbursts over conventional forms of beauty.
Jean-Michel Basquiat rose to fame almost instantly. Many of the artist’s friends believed that such a rapid transformation did not bring him peace.
Optical illusion art was born in the 1960s out of perceptual experiments in deceiving the eye.