Articles

Mulgil Kim, 찬란한 발견, 2023 via the artist's website

Rebecca Levenson

Where We Find New Art Today: Five Contemporary ...

A guide to five contemporary artists discovered through Substack Notes and how their work reflects new pathways of art discovery today.

Paul Gauguin, Parahi te Marae (The Sacred Mountain), 1892 via WikiArt/Public Domain

Elise Marlowe

A Guide to Paul Gauguin’s Most Influential Pain...

Explore our curated list of essential paintings by Paul Gauguin that shaped his signature vision, from early Breton scenes to his most powerful Tahitian works.

Helen Frankenthaler, Landscape (Nice, France), 1956 via The Helen Frankenthaler Foundation

Hugo Merz

Quiet Masterpieces by Art History’s Greatest Names

A selection of rarely seen works by major artists that reveal quiet shifts, private experiments, and moments of pure invention beyond their iconic images.

 René Magritte, The False Mirror, 1929 © 2025 C. Herscovici, Brussels / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York via MoMA

Clara V. Leone

10 Art Facts That Will Deepen How You See Painting

From Monet’s failing eyesight to Michelangelo’s hidden anatomy, these ten surprising facts reveal how science, chance, and rebellion shaped the history of art.

View of the Pavillon de l’Alma in Meudon around December 1906. Photo by François Vizzavona, Musée Rodin via Tate

Sebastian Moore

The Studio as The Factory, The Artist as The Ar...

Delve into the fascinating transformation of sculptors' studios, once mere workshops, into dynamic sites of design, labor, and collaboration.

Agnes Martin, Untitled, 1960 © 2025 Estate of Agnes Martin / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York via MoMA

Adrian Mercer

Nine Underrated Works by Agnes Martin You Shoul...

Explore overlooked works by Agnes Martin that trace her journey from expressive beginnings to the quiet perfection of her final years.

Roy Lichtenstein, Whaam!, 1963 via Wikipedia/Public Domain

Rebecca Levenson

Reconsidering Roy Lichtenstein’s Borrowed Geniu...

Roy Lichtenstein turned comic panels into Pop icons. This article revisits the artists he copied and the questions of credit, respect, and legacy.

Tammam Azzam, Matisse, Syrian Museum series via The Independent

Edward Gray

When Art Heals: Creativity After War and Displa...

Art helps survivors of war express grief, preserve memory, and rediscover identity. Creativity becomes a language for healing and hope.

Joan Miró, The Farm, 1921-1922 via Wikipedia/Public Domain

Miles Avery

Before They Were Icons: The Early Works of Grea...

Every master began somewhere. Discover the early, unrecognizable works of artists who later revolutionized the course of art history.

Salvador Dalí, The Persistence of Memory, 1931. The Museum of Modern Art, New York. © 2025 Salvador Dalí, Gala-Salvador Dalí Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York via MoMA

Julian Ashford

Dalí’s Obsession with Time: The Persistence of ...

Dalí’s The Persistence of Memory turns time into dream and decay. In honor of daylight savings, we explore how one painting made time surreal.