42.1 For many centuries, yellow evoked negative – xenophobic and moralistic – associations. From the Middle Ages, it was used to identify Jews, Muslims and prostitutes. In combination with green...

In the products of Royal Copenhagen and Bing & Grøndahl, Nordic themes are never far away. In addition to the region’s tranquil landscapes and seascapes, the porcelain artists found much inspiration...

Gemeentemuseum Den Haag has had a highly successful year, a large part of which was devoted to celebrating the centenary of the De Stijl movement. As a result, the museum attracted particularly large...

Emotional vulnerability, a search for personal identity and physical change are all key characteristics of adolescence. Contemporary photographers like Paul Graham, Rineke Dijkstra, Thomas Struth and

In the spring of 1892, Isaac Israels (1865-1934) stood face to face with a beautiful snow-covered cityscape in the window of an art gallery in Amsterdam. It was a painting by George Hendrik Breitner

As a person falls asleep, or is dying, artist Mire Lee sees a sculpture emerge. “People are like ‘meat’ in that state. I find that endearing, potentially sad, but also intriguing because only the

Defiant, socially critical narratives presented with humour and recognisable elements from art history and popular culture, in a whole range of colours: that defines the work of Nicole Eisenman (they