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Instead of capturing a true likeness, the portraits of Paul Gauguin are inventive investigations of the genre, the artist's explorations of the very idea of what a portrait could be.
May 22, 2019
In Italy in 1986 John Greer set a new path for his sculpture by returning to traditional techniques and materials while remaining true to the ideals of conceptual art.
May 15, 2019
American composer Rob Kapilow is writing a piece of music inspired by Louise Bourgeois' "Maman", the French artist's monumental sculpture of a spider.
May 9, 2019
Canada's representative at the 2019 Venice Biennale, Isuma illuminates the historic trauma of forced relocation of families from an Inuit point of view to reclaim history and imagine a different future.
May 8, 2019
The 1975 mid-career retrospective of American artist Donald Judd at the National Gallery of Canada broke new ground by involving both the artist and curator in all aspects of the exhibition.
May 1, 2019
The comparative study of a still life by William Nicholson with a painting in the BBC's "Fake or Fortune" series enabled new insights into both works and their genesis.
April 26, 2019
The German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche was placed at the centre of the modernist movement that created New Weimar.
April 17, 2019
A great painting is a multi-layered thing. Sometimes seeing what lies beneath the surface can allow insight into the artist's meaning and method.
April 12, 2019
Internationally acclaimed artist Max Dean shares his answers to the NGC Magazine's adapted version of the Proust Questionnaire.
April 10, 2019