The painter Gustave Courbet, a central figure of Realism, is known for his paintings in which he reveals the true lives of peasants.

Who nowadays doesn’t appreciate Gustave Courbet‘s striking realism? We all do, but as happens with many geniuses, Courbet was not appreciated by his contemporaries, especially at the beginning of his career.

‘Yoshitomo Nara’ at the Hayward Gallery in London explores four decades of the Japanese artist’s beloved oeuvre.

Step inside the studio of Indian artist Sosa Joseph, where memory, riverbanks, and everyday life flow together in vivid brushstrokes. Explore her poetic practice and global presence.

Virtual and visual overdose – this is the environment we live in today. So many grinning, laughing figures look back at us from the screens, shining like false saints, while we are getting further and further away from the real world.

What if the future could be excavated like a ruin? What if the circuits of our machines, the architectures of our thought.

Self-taught photographer Luis Garza began his career as a photojournalist documenting the turbulent social events of the 60s for La Raza magazine, which was a counter-balance to the prevailing conservative and often racist media narratives.

"As a professional dancer and choreographer, movement was my first language of expression, and that foundation fuels everything I create. My first love as a creative is choreographing."

Nate Lowman is a contemporary American artist known for his provocative use of mass media imagery to critique American culture, celebrity, and violence.

Recent reviews have called the artist an ‘idiot’, something Finlay might have quite enjoyed.

Kathryn Leary's dynamic abstract paintings create a visual impact upon it's viewers.

By 1954, artist Grace Hartigan no longer doubted herself. Her bold vigorous paintings, which mixed abstraction with figuration at a time when both methods were strictly separated from one another, were finally receiving an abundance of critical and commercial attention.

A small marble sculpture thought to be a copy of the French artist Auguste Rodin's work has turned out to be the real thing, selling for almost $1m at an auction in France on Monday.

In the 19th century, French painter and rebel Gustave Courbet generated outrage with his scandalous nudes.

Ania Hobson presents her third solo exhibition with SETAREH titled Bird, featuring a new series of paintings that expand on her ongoing interest in spatial dynamics, figuration, and environment.