Along with Jean Prouvé, Jacques Adnet and Jean Royère, French architect and furniture designer Charlotte Perriand (1903-1999), a visionary and innovator, embodied l’esprit nouveau
Though not quite a household name like his friends Piet Mondrian, Amedeo Modigliani and Max Ernst (1891-1976), Pierre Chareau (1883-1950) is internationally recognised as one of France’s first truly modern architects
The most important member of the Art Informel (Unformed Art) movement to come out of Spain in the latter part of the 20th-century, Antoni Tàpies conceived of his body of work as a meditation on the concept of “the void”
Perhaps best known for his iconic white L’Ours Polaire sofa, decorator and furniture designer Jean Royère came late to his métier, achieving global prominence in the greatest period of transition in the decorative arts in the last century
In the 1920s, the architect Le Corbusier undertook the construction of roughly a dozen private residences in Paris and its surroundings, known as his white “purist” houses
Alexander Calder and Pablo Picasso, modern masters and two of twentieth century art’s most prolific and seminal figures, innovated entirely new ways to perceive grand themes
Known as la reine du damier (the queen of the checkerboard), the interior designer Andrée Putman (1925-2013) had an outlook of “radical simplicity” that made her seem perpetually modern
Although something of an introverted character, Beatrice “Bice” Lazzari (1900-1981), was one of the most innovative Italian abstractionists of the 20th century
Founding a modern art movement known as Spazialismo (Spatialism), Argentine-Italian artist Lucio Fontana forged a legacy with experimental new ideas that continue to influence artists today
One of the most influential and innovative painters and printmakers of the twentieth century, German-American artist Josef Albers is best known for his seminal Homage to the Square series of the 1950’s and 60s
I.M Pei's prolific contribution to architecture spans the globe and two centuries. He leaves behind a formidable legacy that will continue to influence architects and designers for decades to come.
Critics have likened Koons’ to both Warhol and Duchamp and, whether rightly or wrongly, one can’t think of the last three decades in art without thinking of Koons
One of the most innovative and idealistic designers of the early modernist movement, Jean Prouvé championed mass-produced pieces, introducing the “Machine Age” and industrial engineered modern design aesthetic to the steel and aluminum architecture he created
At Chandigarh Pierre Jeanneret expanded the boundaries of 20th century design, moving it beyond the elite and improving peoples lives through innovation
It might seem as if the gap between male and female artists is closing; however, in museums and significant art institutions the work of women consists of only 15 to 30% of the total exhibited work
