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Modernity
Fields
Visual arts
1327
Artistic Movements
Geometric abstraction
44
Conceptual art
79
Art Deco
3
Art nouveau
6
Bauhaus
11
Expressionism
36
Abstract expressionism
42
Futurism
9
Impressionism
10
Land art
10
Nouveau Réalisme
6
Neues Sehen
11
Straight photography
12
Pictorialism
9
Realism
36
Socialist Realism
9
Surrealism
52
[Artist collectives]
117
Subjects
Abstraction
345
Allegory
108
Animals
166
Architecture
126
Autobiography
126
Self-portrait
179
Political issues
360
Social classes
86
Women's status
305
Consumerism
86
Human body
420
Cosmos
44
Colour
213
Dance
79
Discriminations
153
Documentary
123
Ecology
77
Writing
163
Childhood
111
Eroticism
76
Public space
85
Fantasy & dreams
85
Feminism
301
Party & nightlife
37
Gender fluidity
20
Geometry
151
History
269
Identity
204
Industry
31
Intimacy
103
Irony
60
Machine & technology
33
Mannequins & dolls
41
Maternity
113
Mathematics
9
Media
64
Memory
201
Human migration
98
Fashion & clothing
66
Death
72
Music
64
Myths, tales & legends
95
Nation
54
Nature
242
Still life
151
Nude
154
Landscape
292
Urban landscape
151
Spatial perception
24
Visual perception
44
Portrait
413
Postcolonialism
101
Advertisement
49
Racism
69
Romantic relationships
44
Religion & spirituality
185
Domestic scene
110
Science
49
Sexuality
129
Entertainment
55
Sport
15
Time
29
Traditions
228
Work
80
Domestic work
79
Drag
28
Vegetal
160
Everyday life
278
Violence
142
Lesbian visibility
27
Travel
76
Mediums
Applied arts
209
Ceramic
77
Costumes
37
Decor
59
Furniture
19
Stained glass
16
Graphic arts
778
Watercolour
184
Collage
204
Drawing (ink, pencil…)
511
Engraving & etching
225
Illustration
98
Artist book
84
Pastel & wax
108
Journal
26
Audiovisual
345
Film
125
Digital
53
Sound
77
Video
240
Installation
483
Accumulation
87
Assemblage
225
Environment
136
Light installation
45
[Modes]
125
Site-specific
110
Monumental
128
Painting
780
Acrylic
160
Mural
35
Gouache
96
Oil
449
Performance
228
Photography
418
Analogue photography
239
Photojournalism
37
Photomontage
72
Historical techniques
28
Sculpture
438
Concrete & cement
32
Wood
111
Metal
132
Paper & cardboard
25
Plastic
47
Resin
32
Textile
207
Embroidery
73
Sewing
46
Weaving
58
Countries
Africa
90
South Africa
12
Nigeria
15
Tunisia
7
Central America and the Caribbean
38
North America
366
Canada
25
United States
320
Mexico
30
South America
101
Brazil
29
Peru
6
Asia
178
China
27
South Korea
8
India
15
Japan
53
Russia
33
Europe
746
Germany
113
Spain
40
France
368
Hungary
39
Italy
50
Poland
28
Portugal
8
Czech Republic
12
United Kingdom
100
Switzerland
35
Ukraine
12
Middle East
102
Oceania
46
Periods of
activity
17th century
2
18th century
20
19th century
82
1870s
32
1880s
34
1890s
60
20th century
1210
1900s
89
1910s
144
1920s
216
1930s
276
1940s
300
1950s
374
1960s
494
1970s
594
1980s
694
1990s
831
21st century
789
2000s
789
2010s
704
2020s
512
Programmes
— Women Artists in Japan, 19th–21st c.
26
— AWARE x Canada
9
— AWARE x Musée d’Orsay
36
— Women in Abstraction
31
— Rewriting Art History in the Americas
44
— Season Africa2020
23
— TEAM: Teaching, E-learning, Agency, Mentoring
165
The indexed biographies correspond to artists born between 1664 and 1974.
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1957 | South Korea
Kimsooja
1898 — Poland | 1980 — Mexico
Tamara de Lempicka
1954 | France
Catherine Lopès-Curval
1935 | South Africa
Esther Mahlangu
1901 — Austria | 1983 — United States
Lisette Model
1967 | United Kingdom
Sarah Morris
1921 — 2007 | France
Janine Niépce
1970 | United States
Wura-Natasha Ogunji
1939 — 1988 | Japan
Sayako Kishimoto
1969 | Canada
Skawennati
1940 — 2025 | United States
Jaune Quick-to-See Smith
1894 — 1966 | South Africa
Irma Stern
1882 — 1934 | United States
Doris Ulmann
1967 | People’s Republic of China
Danwen Xing
1963 | China
Yin Xiuzhen
1941 | Czech Republic
Jana Želibská
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