Art does not stand still. Over roughly a century and a half, artists repeatedly broke with tradition, questioned what a painting or sculpture was even for, and responded to the massive social, political, and technological changes happening around them. This blog traces ten of the most important movements in that story, from the sunlit rebellion of Impressionism to the idea-driven art of Conceptual Art. Each post looks at what the movement believed in, who its key artists were, what their artworks looked like, and why the movement still matters today. Use the menu (or scroll down) to explore each movement in order, or jump straight to the one you’re interested in.