Despoina Tsoli
@despoina-tsoli
Despoina is a curator who graduated with a degree in Literary and Cultural Analysis from the University of Amsterdam. Anything regarding art, archeology, and mythology will spark her interest although she is known to also heavily enjoy an exhilarating book and good board game.
Andrew Wyeth’s Christina’s World: Inspiration & Muse
Christina’s World may be Andrew Wyeth’s most famous artwork. What inspired its composition and how did he meet his muse?
Entartete Kunst (Degenerate Art): The Nazi Project Against Modern Art
The Nazi regime organized the Entartete Kunst (Degenerate Art) project to spread a message of hate while exhibiting some of the best pieces of 20th-century modernist art.
How Albrecht Dürer’s Self-Portrait Shook the Art World
Was Albrecht Dürer’s 1500 Self Portrait a shocking blasphemy, an extremely influential painting, or perhaps a brilliant proclamation of artistic talent? Maybe it was all three.
Posthumous: The Life and Legacy of Ulay
Looking back at 2020 we remember one of the great icons of Performance art and photography, the German-born artist Ulay, who passed away on March the 2nd, aged 76.