JR

5 Socially Engaged Artists Transforming the World Through Art

Artists across the globe are making a significant impact by raising awareness about the challenges hindering sustainable development. Discover these impactful artists with Artsper!

15/07/2023

10 Things to Know About... JR

JR is a contemporary photographer and street artist. His specialty? Monumental works!

22/11/2021

What is Video Art?

Video Art designates both an artistic movement, limited in time, with its artists and its own grammar, but also a medium of artistic expression, accessible to all. So with all this heterogeneity of styles, let's try to understand what Video Art is.

14/09/2021

The Top 10 Places to Find Street Art in Paris

Calling all street art lovers with an appetite for exploring! Check the top places to discover street art in Paris and get searching!

01/07/2021

Original Inspirations behind 5 Dance Paintings and Photographs

Artsper’s celebrating the art of dance, by focusing on the best of dance paintings and photography! Check out their original inspirations…

19/01/2021

10 Artworks straight out of a dream

From political dreams to personal ones, discover why so many artists have looked to the dream world for inspiration with these 10 artworks.

19/10/2020

Contemporary Outdoor Artworks Found in Fresh Air

Artsper has selected some of the best open air artworks from recent years gone by...

12/10/2020

10 Artworks that capture the heart of the USA

Artsper is giving you a taste of some of the true parts of the USA that have captured the imagination of numerous artists!

21/09/2020

10 Socially Engaged, Iconic Photographs

Discover Artsper's socially engaged photographs that question, draw attention, and impact society.

02/12/2019

10 things that shaped the art market in 2019

2019 is nearly over; in this arty retrospective, Artsper highlights 10 things that shaped the art market in 2019.

07/06/2017

8 Artists to Follow on Instagram

Instagram is also a great way to stay up to date with art news and discover the work of talented artists. From Shepard Fairey to Ai Wei Wei… here are the artists you should follow on Instagram.

17/03/2017

The works that have marked the History of art

What are the works that have marked the history of (modern and) contemporary art? After moving away from classical art, these revolutions have opened new fields and infinite freedom. Avant-garde, revolutionary, audacious… they all marked a style. Duchamp, Picasso, Christo, Anish Kapoor, JR, have one thing in common; their status of pioneers. Artsper has selected 11 of these works and…

20/12/2016

Sculpture and Installation: the best of 2016

How about seeing the big picture! Monumental art, even an extraordinary one, here’s the spectacle offered by the public works, booming in our cities and countrysides. Artsper has returned to the creations of 2016, which has been amusing us for the past few months, followed by a foretaste of the ones, awaiting us in 2017. Public sculptures or installations are…

22/04/2016

10 Politically Engaged Artists

From Ernest Pignon-Ernest to Obey to the poignant photography of José Nicolas — these 10 artists are trying their best to inspire you to stand for something.

20/08/2013

10 Street Artists You Should Know

Humourous, captivating, disturbing and heavily engaged urban frescoes adorn the walls of cities worldwide. However, with street art's increasing presence in galleries, many believe that the street-art is “domesticating” itself, and is losing its urban identity. Artsper takes to the streets to find the 10 street artists you simply must know.

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