Artometer
What's hot and what's not in the contemporary art arena.
Towering ambitions, Brutalist truths
From daring utopian vision to disgrace and demolition; for artists, the rise and fall of the modernist tower block continues to exert a particular fascination. High-rise through the eyes of Cyprien Gaillard, Pierre Huyghe, Rachel Whiteread, Catherine Yass, Heather Rowe, Nicolas Grospierre, Paulina Olowska and others....
Cut out for success
The rags to riches tale of a homeless Romanian artist and his secret, subversive collages.
Million dollar shoes
Collectors just can't get enough of Portuguese artist Joana Vasconcelos.
Is this emerging sculptor one of the best we've seen for years?
Architecture as metaphor in the striking work of young Belgian artist Renato Nicolodi.
Energy: painters with spirit
Powerful new art from emerging painters.
Let's get serious
A new breed of new art turns its back on the superficial to pose mind-bending intellectual challenges.
Space invasion: Sara Ramo
Hotly tipped for stardom, we profile the work of this young Brazilian/Spanish artist.
The 94-year-old art phenomenon
A rediscovered Cuban-American artist is taking the art world by storm.
Joe Winter
Interview with the emerging New York artist whose sculptures reconstitute everyday technologies to poetic effect.
British art now
A new generation of UK artists are enthralling collectors and curators alike.
Contemporary sculpture: a new decade
As we approach the start of a new decade, we take a look some of the most exciting practitioners of recent sculpture.
Back to the future: the modernist revival
Modernist movements are back in the spotlight, and Germany, once again, is at the forefront of the new avant-garde.
Optical allusions: the rebirth of Op Art
We take a look at some of Op's contemporary practitioners and ponder what's behind a new wave of perceptual art.
New abstract art
There's a renewal of interest in abstract art - and some great artists fuelling the enthusiasm. We look at some of the biggest names and hottest emerging talents from the UK, US and Germany.
Wunderkammer: A cabinet of contemporary art curiosities
From the marvellous to the magical; the illusionary to the ingenious. Roll up, roll up, and enter a world of contemporary art curios, conundrums and wonders.
Made in Heaven: the remarkable pulling power of Jeff Koons' plonker
Sex sells, as we've indirectly discovered here at modernedition. Add a dash of celebrity nudity, and pandemonium ensues....
Poles apart: Polish contemporary art
Miroslaw Balka, Pawel Athamer and Wilhelm Sasnal might be Poland's best known artists, but there's no shortage of other exciting talent.
pARTicipation
Interactivity in contemporary art practice.
The art of branding
Whether in cahoots with commerce or at odds with consumerism, we take a look at leading artists' reactions to branding.
German art now
Contemporary German art and practice.
New art, New York
Hot artists from the Big Apple.
Cool and collective
Artists' collectives.
Going Dutch - new art from the Netherlands
With two of the most promising new artists hailing from Holland, it's time to check out a little of what the Dutch contemporary scene has to offer.
Stories of art: neo-narration.
Art as literature? A new emphasis on the act of narration turns to word, rather than image, for its inspiration
Top contemporary painters
Our pick of today's best painters.
Zeitgeist: the shape of art in recession
As economic woes kick in more savagely than ever, how will art respond? We anticipate a new look to themes and mediums, and reflect on the future for current art giants.
Art of darkness: Apocalypse, death and disaster
We recall and review artists who confront the dark side.
Arabesque: new Arabic art
A young generation of artists are collectively redefining the Middle East as one of the great new centres of contemporary art.
Alexandra Grant: a way with words
LA artist Alexandra Grant discusses the influences behind her striking text-based practice.
X-pression: sexuality in art
Sexual diversity meets artistic diversity: a serious overview of contemporary approaches to the expression of sex in art.
Portraits that aren't
Masks, disguises, slippage and subterfuge in the contemporary portrait.
Korea opportunities
Korean contemporary art is booming. We take a look at some of the artists behind the latest Asian art craze.
FREE! Artist's book download
Exclusively from Modern Edition - a free, full-length copy of Savage Messiah Zine by hot London artist Laura Oldfield Ford.
Medium rare
Art like you've (probably) never seen it before...
When worlds collide
Newcomer Ricky Allman is starting to attract serious interest with his depictions of a troubled zeitgeist. We ask him about his very topical vision.
Golden girl: the contemporary muse
How Kate Moss became the face of contemporary art.
Making the mundane marvellous
A contemporary trend that favours the low-key over the spectacular - but demands big things of the viewer.
The Germanic dynamic
German painting in the Leipzig years.
Drawing conclusions
Drawing, once a side-lined medium, is again adorning the walls of top galleries...
Damien Hirst: Beautiful Inside My Bank Account Forever
With a hugely successful Sotheby's sale under his belt, modernedition ponders the Hirst production line - and the implications of his neglect of commercial galleries.
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