When German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche declared in 1882 that “Gott ist tot” — God is dead — he could not have known that he was codifying a social and cultural transformation that a generation ...

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Art historians typically view the serene French impressionists and the stormy German expressionists as polar opposites, but a new exhibition begs to differ, arguing that the movements have much in ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Chadd Scott covers the intersection of art and travel. Abstract Expressionism holds the distinction of being the first original ...

"It isn't just the characters who have gone insane, but almost the environment itself." Can films from the early days of cinema still influence movies being made today? Of course they can! And they ...

The abstract expressionists did not hurt for hubris. "It is one of the great stories of all time," the painter Clyfford Still declared, describing the work of the New York painters surrounding him, ...

Hope springs from the lavish layers of quick, thick, colorful oil brushstrokes, circles embodying a deep regard for eternal life that’s interconnected with a passion for Native American culture and an ...

‘Munch and Expressionism,” a refreshing, revelatory exhibition at the Neue Galerie, is a bit of a bait-and-switch. Don’t get me wrong, with its intimate gallery devoted to “The Scream”—which includes ...