ByIANSlife Features

April 12, 2020 (IANSlife) At home, in lockdown with plenty of time for screentime? We feel you! Which is why we called in the experts to recommend art-world Instagram accounts you can follow.

You’ll probably be following the biggest names already, but what about the hidden gems and rising stars? Celebrated auction house Christie's presents art-world Instagram accounts you need to know about.

 

Anish Kapoor
@dirty_corner

Anish Kapoor’s Instagram account, like so much of his work, uses blocks of colour in sometimes disturbing images that reflect the artist’s preoccupation with pigment. His is also the only account on which you can (legally) see Vantablack, the blackest shade of black ever created — for which Kapoor purchased exclusive rights.

 

 

 

Martin Parr
@Martinparrstudio

Mining the archives of the maestro of candid photography, this account brings Parr’s subversive wit, humour and sense of nostalgia to your feed once a day.

 

Banksy
@Banksy

The anonymous Bristol-born street artist — who has more recently become a proprietor of grotesque theme parks and objectionable hotels — has an Instagram account with several million followers that is as unpredictable as his art. New projects appear unannounced, each laden with socio-political food for thought.

 

Olafur Eliasson
@studioolafureliasson

The Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson is on a mission to change how we look at the earth, making planetary-inspired art from materials including light, water and wind. His Instagram account, unsurprisingly, has as environmental angle, with photos of his latest projects alongside calls to action for eco-causes.

 

 

Guerrilla Girls
@Guerillagirls

This anonymous, US-based collective has repurposed Instagram to further its mission: to supply ‘facts, humour & outrageous images to expose sexism, racism & corruption in art, politics & pop culture’.

 

Jeff Koons
@jeffkoons

Jeff Koons’ Instagram account reveals a refreshingly human side to one of the world’s most famous living artists. Between images of his work, the holiday selfies remind followers that he is also a middle-aged father who has been let loose on social media.

 

Petra Collins
@petrafcollins

Currently channelling all things 1970s, Petra Collins is a New York-based photographer whose work fuses fashion editorial with art. Equally sexy and cool, her account is a barometer of what’s on trend.

 

Takashi Murakami
@takashipom

Takashi Murakami was the inventor of ‘Superflat’, a term now used to describe post-1990s Japanese pop-art. His Instagram page is split between photos of his works being made and selfies with his celebrity friends – including his biggest fan; Kanye West. 

 

 

 

Source: Christie's
Photos: Instagram

 

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