Abandoned: a series of photographs by Christian Richter Before Christian Richter became a photographer, he grew up in an area that used to belong to East Germany. In 1989, after the German Reunification,… Topics: art photography
Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe A stone throw away from the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin there is a large public work of art that cannot fail but impress anyone visiting… Topics: Berlin, German art, Sculpture
Whistlejacket by George Stubbs Whistlejacket is an oil-on-canvas painting from 1762 by the British artist George Stubbs showing the Marquess of Rockingham’s racehorse against a neutral background. Measuring 292cm… Topics: British Art, conversation piece, equine art, George Stubbs
Angel of the North Gateshead is home to a sculpture of monumental proportions right next to the A1. It is called the Angel of the North and is the… Topics: Angel of the North, Antony Gormley, British Art, conversation piece, Sculpture
Richter’s Betty – a conversation piece Having dealt with consumer culture, war destruction, naziism and euthanasia, it may neither be the greatest work by Gerhard Richter nor the one intended to… Topics: Abstract art, conversation piece, Gerhard Richter, German art, portraiture
Kluge’s royal group portrait Recently, a large life-scale group portrait has been painted for the Danish Royal family, and titled Royal Family (Kongehuset). It is exactly what it says… Topics: conversation piece, Danish art, Hyperrealism, Thomas Kluge
Gottfried Helnwein – Epiphany I – adoration of the Magi Here is a piece of work that will undoubtedly go down in history as one of the best conversation pieces in art. In 1996 it… Topics: art, artist, Austrian art, conversation piece, Hyperrealism
The Ron Mueck sculpture ‘boy’ Boy is the result of 8 months of heavy grafting, and the nearly 5 metres tall squatting boy is made of glass fibre. While that… Topics: ARoS, art, artist, British Art, conversation piece, Museum, Ron Mueck, Sculpture
