FOR half a century art critics have undertaken to address not a sophisticated minority like the readers of literary magazines, but the mass of unbelievers to whom twentieth-century art is a mystery or ...

The pioneers of abstraction—the Cubists, the Abstract Expressionists, the Minimalists—emerged from firm and identifiable aesthetic roots and developed their own philosophies. In the competitive ...

An exhibition of artwork by the critically-acclaimed artist Mashkoor Raza will go up on display at the Nomad Art Gallery on Thursday. Over 38 paintings and drawings have been spread out across the ...

Note the sarcasm of a New Yorker magazine cartoon from the early 1950s: Two seemingly well-to-do gentlemen are viewing an abstract painting when one says snobbishly to the other, “His spatter is ...

The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Gallery-goers attend ...

Thomas Downing, “Center Grid” (ca. 1960), detail (Image by the author for Hyperallergic) WASHINGTON, DC — The magazine selection in the visitors’ waiting room at the George Bush Center for ...

Benjamín Moncloa, “Los Reyes Magos” (1956) (All images by the author for Hyperallergic) LIMA, Peru — Geometric abstraction is one of those art movements that, depending on the viewer, either resonates ...

A new art exhibition featuring more than 70 abstract artworks that explore Asian abstract art was held on Saturday in Fuzhou, East China's Fujian Province. Transfiguration: Shuang Ning New Abstract ...

From shoes to New Yorker covers, the power of a strong visual aesthetic is at the center of this beautiful documentary series. Despite its title, “Abstract” is relatively easy to grasp. The upcoming ...