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Christo and Jeanne Claude | The Gates
Season 9
Christo and Jeanne Claude are best known for their monumental works using fabric to transform public spaces. These massive works outside of the museu…
2 years, 2 months ago
Ai Weiwei | Kui Hua Zi (Sunflower Seeds)
Season 9
Ai Weiwei is possibly the most interesting man in the world. He is not only a famous contemporary artist. He was a top rated blackjack player, a poli…
2 years, 2 months ago
Pablo Picasso | Guernica
Season 9
Pablo Picasso was among the most influential artists of the 20th century and Guernica is possibly his greatest work. While I am not a fan of Picasso …
2 years, 2 months ago
Andy Warhol | Marilyn Diptych
Season 9
In this portrait, Andy Warhol presented Marilyn Monroe in the format typically associated with religious artworks. This work was created just a few w…
2 years, 2 months ago
Katsushika Hokusai | The Great Wave off Kanagawa
Season 9
Katsushika Hokusai is best known for The Great Wave off Kanagawa, part of his series of 36 Views of Mount Fuji. His family was in the mirror business…
2 years, 2 months ago
Wassily Kandinsky
Season 9
Wassily Kandinsky was an artist, teacher and art theorist in the early 20th century. His work was very influential in the development of modern, abst…
2 years, 2 months ago
Benin Bronzes | Equestrian Oba and Attendants
Season 9
The Benin Bronzes, a collection of exquisite brass and bronze sculptures originating from the Kingdom of Benin (present-day Nigeria), stand as a test…
2 years, 2 months ago
Marcel Duchamp | Fountain
Season 9
Marcel Duchamp liked to portray himself as a rebel and an outsider courting controversy. While he was bold and pushing boundaries, he also came from …
2 years, 2 months ago
Meret Oppenheim | Object (Luncheon in Fur)
Season 9
In 1936, Meret Oppenheim sat down in a cafe with Pablo Picasso and Dora Maar. Picasso took note of Oppenheim's bracelet and commented that anything c…
2 years, 2 months ago
Henri Matisse | Goldfish
Season 9
Henri Matisse was born in Northern France on December 31, 1869. His father was a successful grain merchant. In 1887, Henri was well on his way to a s…
2 years, 2 months ago