Two Forms, Marble sculpture, Barbara Hepworth, 1937.

Repose, Oil on canvas, John White Alexander, 1895.

Haniwa (hollow clay sculpture) of a boar, Japan, Earthenware, Kofun period (ca. 300–710).

Earthen tomb mounds, common burial practice on the Asian continent, were brought to Japan around the third century. Haniwa (clay cylinders)—at times numbering in the thousands—were placed in rows or scattered outside these tombs. Sculptors sometimes topped cylinders with figures or animals, themselves often almost abstract in aesthetic. The shape of this poignant example recalls […]

Aquamanile in the Form of Aristotle and Phyllis, Bronze, Quaternary copper alloy, South Netherlandish, 14th – 15h century.

An aquamanile is a vessel for pouring water used in the ritual of washing hands in both religious and secular contexts—by the priest before Mass and in a private household before a meal. The subject of this celebrated example is the moralizing legend of Aristotle and Phyllis, which achieved popularity in the late Middle Ages. […]

Pelvis with the Distance, Georgia O’Keeffe, 1943.

Wall with Green Door, Oil on canvas, Georgia O’Keeffe, 76.2 × 122.6 cm, 1953.

Liquid Crystal Environment, Gustav Metzger, 1963.

Stranger’s Eye, Ragna Bley, 2022.

Animism, vol. 1, ed. Anselm Franke,Sternberg Press, 2010.

Woman Waiting for the Moon to Rise, Shoen Uemura,1944.

The beauty of women has long been a favorite subject for many artists. For example, during the Heian Period (794-1185), beautiful women were often depicted on picture scrolls, and in the Edo Period (1603-1867) they were seen in ukiyo-e (Japanese-genre paintings and prints). It was not until the Meiji Era (1868-1912), however, that bijin-ga (painting […]

Korean Bench, Pigment on silk, Framed 153.0 × 209.0 cm, Tsuchida Bakusen,1933.

A woman sits on a bench while another stands next to her. They are painted in suppressed tones with a white color scheme, which is a departure from Korean traditions. The horizontal lines of the bench and the diagonal line extending from the tops of the women’s heads to the mirror create a triangle, and […]

Elevator III, Acrylic, iridescent and metal pigments on linen, Allison Katz, 2021.

Untitled (Reaper Drone), Trevor Paglen, 2015.

Extended Operations XWB, Marble, honeycomb panel, carpet, emergency floor path system, stage element, each: 60 x 210 x 70 cm, Yngve Holen, Neue Alte Brücke, Frankfurt am Main, 2014.

Dump, Painted bronze, 45.4 × 53 × 47 cm, Gavin Turk, 2004.

Chair, Design by Wim Den Boon & Joop Rutjes, 1958.

Alfred Leslie: Abstraction 1951 – 1962, Graphic Design by Ernesto Aparicio, Allan Stone Projects, NYC, 2015.

Hautraum am Kranen, Heidi Bucher, 1981.

Bodyshells, Venice Beach, Heidi Bucher, 1972.

Not Yet Titled, Pleated bronze, Alma Allen, 2020.

Exhibition Catalogue, Exhibition of Modern Brazilian Paintings, Royal Academy of Art, London, 1944.

In Memory of My Feelings – Frank O’Hara, Oil on canvas with objects, Jasper Johns, 1961.

His boundless world of flowers and form by Sofu Teshigahara, Photography by Ken Domon, 1966.

Room 43, The Hotel series, Photography by Sophie Calle, 1981.