‘Gesso’ is a white, paint-like mixture traditionally made of plaster of Paris (gypsum), chalk, or whiting (calcium carbonate) mixed with glue. Artists apply it as a base layer on canvas, wood panels, ...

Preparing a canvas for airbrushing is one of the most overlooked steps in creating ultra-clean, professional artwork. In this video, I reveal why I never paint on raw canvas—and demonstrate my full ...

At Modern Art’s new space, the artist unveils paintings of isolated film stills, presented as evidence yet marked by omission ...

Helen Frankenthaler pioneered new possibilities for abstraction. Now, a spate of museum exhibition take a closer look at her ...

Smriti Krishnan represents a rare category in “The Precocious Club”. Hers is a precocity that combines domain knowledge with ...

Olga de Amaral’s sculptural tapestries, Otobong Nkanga’s multi-media oeuvre, Meriem Bennani’s footwear-as-soundscape, and ...

After years of declining sales, records set from major collections (Klimt, Kahlo) primed the auction houses for a rebound at the top. By Zachary SmallJulia Halperin and Tim F. Schneider Auction houses ...

Seven artists who are expanding the possibilities of one of the most traditional forms of art-making—and reshaping the way we see it. A few years ago, during a moment of extraordinary political ...

A few years ago, during a moment of extraordinary political uncertainty and collective mourning, I had a conversation with an artist known largely for digital and multimedia work. They told me that ...

Richard was born at Bordeaux in France on 6th January 1367, the son of Edward the 'Black Prince' (eldest son of King Edward III) and Joan, called the 'Fair Maid of Kent'. The death of his elder ...