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Fields
Artistic Movements
Conceptual art
79
Naïve art
12
Bauhaus
11
Cubism
30
Expressionism
36
Abstract expressionism
42
Land art
10
Mail art
12
Minimalism
37
Neo-expressionism
6
Nouveau Réalisme
6
New Objectivity
13
Neues Sehen
11
Straight photography
12
Pictorialism
9
Pop art
46
Postminimalism
7
Surrealism
52
[Artist collectives]
114
Subjects
Abstraction
337
Adolescence
11
Allegory
105
Animals
161
Architecture
126
Autobiography
121
Self-portrait
170
Body positivity
11
Political issues
343
Social classes
80
Women's status
299
Consumerism
85
Human body
410
Cosmos
43
Colour
212
Dance
77
Discriminations
149
Ecology
73
Writing
160
Childhood
106
Eroticism
76
Public space
82
Fantasy & dreams
84
Feminism
295
Party & nightlife
37
Gender fluidity
20
Geometry
150
War & conflicts
141
History
265
Art history & museum
64
Homophobia
14
Identity
199
Industry
29
Intimacy
103
Irony
59
Games & toys
15
Language
88
Light
81
Machine & technology
33
Magic & esotericism
7
Disease
44
Mannequins & dolls
41
Maternity
111
Media
64
Memory
194
Human migration
94
Fashion & clothing
66
Modernity
34
Death
71
Music
63
Nation
53
Nature
235
Still life
150
Food
20
Nude
152
Landscape
286
Urban landscape
148
Visual perception
43
Portrait
399
Postcolonialism
99
Sex positivity
15
Advertisement
49
Queer
27
Racism
66
Romantic relationships
44
Religion & spirituality
179
Domestic scene
110
Science
49
Sexuality
129
Entertainment
54
Sport
15
Time
29
Traditions
226
Work
78
Domestic work
77
Drag
27
Vegetal
159
Everyday life
274
Old age
30
Violence
141
Lesbian visibility
27
Trans visibility
16
Travel
75
Mediums
Applied arts
206
Jewellery & silverware
19
Decor
57
Furniture
18
Graphic arts
770
Poster
35
Watercolour
182
Collage
201
Drawing (ink, pencil…)
506
Engraving & etching
224
Illustration
97
Artist book
82
Pastel & wax
105
Journal
26
Screen printing
71
Audiovisual
338
Film
123
Digital
50
Sound
74
Video
237
Installation
479
Accumulation
86
Assemblage
224
Environment
134
Light installation
44
[Modes]
124
Ephemeral
26
Site-specific
110
Monumental
127
Painting
766
Acrylic
157
Mural
35
Oil
441
Tempera
28
Performance
224
Photography
411
Analogue photography
236
Digital photography
93
Photojournalism
37
Photomontage
72
Historical techniques
28
Sculpture
430
Concrete & cement
31
Wood
110
Bronze
93
Wax
17
Metal
131
Paper & cardboard
24
Stone
43
Plastic
47
Plaster
78
Clay
94
Glass
25
Textile
204
Embroidery
72
Sewing
45
Crochet & knitting
9
Weaving
58
Countries
Africa
89
South Africa
12
Algeria
12
Cameroon
1
Egypt
12
Ethiopia
1
Ghana
5
Morocco
4
Tunisia
7
Central America and the Caribbean
38
Costa Rica
2
Guatemala
3
Panama
1
North America
362
Canada
25
United States
316
Mexico
30
South America
99
Argentina
31
Brazil
28
Peru
6
Uruguay
5
Asia
171
China
28
India
15
Indonesia
5
Japan
50
Malaysia
4
Russia
32
Vietnam
5
Europe
728
Germany
112
Belgium
20
Spain
40
France
358
Hungary
38
Italy
48
Latvia
3
Lithuania
7
Netherlands
32
Poland
28
United Kingdom
99
Slovakia
3
Slovenia
1
Sweden
9
Switzerland
35
Middle East
96
Israel
50
Lebanon
14
Palestine
11
Oceania
45
Australia
35
New Zealand
11
Periods of
activity
17th century
1
18th century
18
1720s
4
1730s
5
1740s
7
1780s
10
1790s
9
19th century
78
1800s
5
1820s
9
1830s
9
1840s
12
1850s
12
1860s
20
1890s
60
20th century
1190
1900s
88
1910s
143
1920s
215
1930s
274
1940s
296
1950s
367
1960s
484
1970s
582
1980s
681
1990s
815
21st century
774
2000s
775
2010s
692
2020s
503
Programmes
— + 1
23
— Amazons of Pop, 1961–73
13
— 18th-Century Women Artists
25
— Southeast Asian Women Artists
18
— Women Artists in Japan, 19th–21st c.
23
— Radical Women: Latin American Art, 1960–85
13
— AWARE x Canada
9
— AWARE x Musée d’Orsay
36
— New Media, 1960s-1990s
7
— Rewriting Art History in the Americas
44
— Season Africa2020
23
— TEAM: Teaching, E-learning, Agency, Mentoring
163
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1935 — 2024 | Ghana
Felicia Abban
1898 — 1991 | United States
Berenice Abbott
1961 | Israel
Buthina Abu Milhem
1907 — 1993 | Mexico
Lola Álvarez Bravo
1799 — 1871 | United Kingdom
Anna Atkins
1969 | Russia
Louisa Babari
1911 | China
LIANG Baibo
1908 — Spain | 1994 — Germany
Manuela Ballester Vilaseca
1872 — 1954 | France
Jeanne Bardey
1971 | France
Yto Barrada
1937 | Algeria
Martine Barrat
1936 | France
Sophie Bassouls
1935 — 1981 | France
Claude Batho
1934 — 2015 | Germany
Hilla Becher
1892 — Russia | 1981 — Latvia
Aleksandra Beļcova
1910 — Hungary | 2003 — Netherlands
Eva Besnyő
1955 | Switzerland
Ursula Biemann
1699 — Scotland | 1758 — Great Britain
Elizabeth Blackwell
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