Lee Bontecou

The next Artist You Need To Know is Lee Bontecou (1931 – 2022). Bontecou was a groundbreaking American artist primarily situated in the art community of New York City. Her works are immediately recognizable : her abstract sculptures (her most prolific period was in...

Polly Apfelbaum

The next artist you need to know is Polly Apfelbaum. She is an installation and mixed media artist. Apfelbaum’s most recognizable and significant works are the pieces she refers to as “fallen paintings” : these vibrantly colourful floor works...

El Anatsui

The next Artist You Need To Know is El Anatsui. El Anatsui is a Ghanaian sculptor who for the majority of his artistic career has been based in Nigeria. Best known internationally for his “bottle-top installations”, these massive artworks / installations...

Anna Boghiguian

Our next Artist You Need To Know is Anna Boghiguian. Anna Boghiguian (born 1946) is widely regarded as one of Egypt’s finest and most significant contemporary artists. Her work is innately political, and is focused upon “various historical events in a...

Janet Cardiff & George Bures Miller

Our next post regarding Artists You Need To Know is focused upon the impressive duo of Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller. The Canadian artists live and work in British Columbia. From their site :  they “are internationally recognized for their immersive...