Portraiture, allegory, still life, anecdotal figure painting, architectural studies, and even equestrian imagery were investigated anew--not in a mocking or dismissive manner, but rather as still-potent types, the collective weight of which it now seems impossible for a contemporary painter to transcend or otherwise escape.

Magnus von Plessen: Art Institute of Chicago by Yood, James / Artforum International

Life-size figure painting was a rarity in the Islamic world, but as the show demonstrates, it flowered in Persia.

DANCESCAPE by Dance Magazine

Why did Kasimir Malevich, whose name has become the very embodiment of abstract painting, end his life's work with figure paintings and portraits that strike admirers of Suprematism with pure honor?

KASIMIR MALEVICH by Smolik, Noemi / Artforum International

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