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Where to Buy Barcelona Chairs and Alternatives (That Don’t Cost $8,000)
Flexing one of Mies van der Rohe’s elegant and comfy Barcelona Chairs (or its alternatives) has never been more possible.
The Best Cesca Chairs (and Their Affordable Lookalikes)
We’ve found the best places to buy Marcel Breuer’s cantilevered Cesca throne (and its döppelgangers), from Knoll to (surprise!) Amazon.
You've Been Thinking About Manchester All Wrong
'The Modernist' is a magazine that places the rainy city firmly at the vanguard of the 20th Century
[NSFW] The Wild West Gets Surreal in These Epic Paintings
Kent Monkman’s 'The Rendezvous' painting series illuminates a little-known corner of American history.
This Artist Turns Leaves into Patterned Works of Art
With a fine blade, Nina Pearse creates freeform motifs from Mother Nature.
Kent Monkman’s Massive Renaissance-Style Paintings Upend Colonial Narratives
Kent Monkman is on a quest to squeeze as much throbbing detail into his energetic canvases as humanly possible.
Graffiti Meets Japanese Folk Art in Colorful Multimedia Murals
Muralist and painter Boy Kong draws from a variety of artistic wells for his multimedia works.
How WWII Introduced Modern Design’s Greatest Power Couple
The true story of how injured limbs and outdated aircraft gave rise to iconic modern design.
"Picasso of Design" Paul Rand’s Manifesto Is Back in Print
The architect of modernist graphic design’s classic manifesto ‘A Designer’s Art’ is now back in print.
A Major Georgia O'Keeffe Show Comes to Australia for the First Time
Her work will be shown alongside paintings by two key Australian modernists.
Surreal Photos of a Rainforest Filled with Gas Stations
Iconic Warhol-nurtured photographer David LaChapelle finds inspiration in American legend Edward Hopper.
A Modernist Artist Blends Realistic Memories of World War I Onto Canvas
Molding complex themes of religion and sexuality, this British artist reveals the simple lives of people in the wake of WW I.