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BLOCK COFFEE TABLE, Design by Jean Yves Lanvin, Mirror polished cast brass, Size : 64 x 35 x 18 in, Limited Edition of 24 pieces + 4 AP.

Salon Art + Design Announces Exhibitors for 2022 Edition

NEW YORK (August 2022) – Salon Art + Design, the leading collectible design…

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Picasso in Film: What to Watch

Pablo Picasso, arguably the most recognized name in 20th-century art, is also…

Dinh Ngoc Thong, Bo Doi saying farewell to family from VN Pictorial, 1954. DOGMA BATTLEFIELD LENS COLLECTION.

Photographing Vietnam: The First & Last Uncensored War

As the British-Australian photographer Tim Page confirmed during an interview…

the base and cover with chased strapwork and fruit, the cover surmounted by the figure of Judith holding the head of Holofernes, the interior with a hinged, pierced lid covering the bottom half of the cup, inset with a 1768 Nuremburg thaler.

Standout Art Auctions to Watch Fall 2022

This fall promises a plethora of timely and compelling auctions. Engaging…

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SCAD Museum of Art Celebrating 10th Anniversary

The Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) Museum of Art opened its doors a…

Detail Hermann Historica Ancient Asian Statue

6 Exquisite Items from Hermann Historica June 2021 Sales

"Cliffside Portal," by Jeremiah Jossim. Painting—Oil on Canvas. 15" x 15". $500.

SCAD Hosting Virtual Open Studio Sale

Spring 2021 Open Studio Sale features over 1,000 works from SCAD students and…

Kathy Sosa's Garden Aviary on My Mind

10 More Artists in Cross Contemporary Partners' Virtual Gallery

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Grace Zimiga, Sundance Star, 1968-1980. Cotton, muslin, and thread, 61.1 x 88.8 in. (155.3 x 225.7 cm.), National Museum of the American Indian, Washington, D.C.

Evolving Perspectives on Quilts as Folk Art

Folk art reflects the stories of survival and heritage among often underrepresented peoples.

Wyckoff House Exterior

The Oldest Building in New York City

Albert Gregory Hull, Football Player, ca. 1933-1943. Detail.

Football Art: Depicting America's Favorite Sport

Artemisia Gentileschi, Conversion of the Magdalene/Penitent Mary Magdalene, 1620. Oil on canvas, 57.6 x 42.5 in. (146.5 x 108 cm.), Pitti Palace, Uffizi Galleries, Florence.

Gentileschi, Sirani, and the Feminine Spirit of the Protestant Reformation

Omani artist Alia Al Farsi stands at door. Image by Burair Alkishri

Alia Al Farsi: The Woman Behind Oman's Largest Private Art Gallery

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Who Invented Emojis? A Brief History

View of one of Davis' seven nine-foot-long sculptures from below. Installation view of Antinomies, 2022. West clerestory of Concourse E at CDIA. Photo by Stanley Capps

Pre-pandemic Coronal Glasswork: Can Art Autonomously Evolve?

Press Releases

BLOCK COFFEE TABLE, Design by Jean Yves Lanvin, Mirror polished cast brass, Size : 64 x 35 x 18 in, Limited Edition of 24 pieces + 4 AP.

Salon Art + Design Announces Exhibitors for 2022 Edition

NEW YORK (August 2022) – Salon Art + Design, the leading collectible design and art fair produced by Sanford L.

Dots-based abstract landscape from a birds-eye view, painted with desaturated colors.

See Steve Martin’s Contemporary Indigenous Australian Artwork

View of BIFAS at The Cyclorama. Photo by Robert Four.

The Boston International Fine Art Show Returns

detail of painting that features a black man in white clothes and in front of white background. His glasses reflect gothic church windows.

Exhibition on Hugely Influential Artist Barkley L. Hendricks

Born and raised in north central Minnesota, Samantha French’s work explores the idea of escape, the tranquility and nostalgia for the lazy summer days of her childhood. The series is inspired by French’s own reflections and memories of her childhood summers spent in the lakes of Northern Minnesota.

Dive into the Psyche of the Season with "Surreal Summer"

Lauren Lee McCarthy, I Heard Talking Is Dangerous, 2020.

LACMA Art + Technology Lab Announces 2022 Grant Recipients

Carolee Schneemann, Trackings, 1973. 10th Annual Avant Garde Festival, Grand Central Terminal, New York.

Carolee Schneemann: Body Politics

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Cordy Ryman, Baby Chimera, 2015-2022.

The House of Ryman: A Family of Artists

Another World is Possible, Ice Text projection, David Buckland.

These Extreme Artworks Embody the Climate Crisis

Andrew Wyeth, John Olson's Funeral, 1945.

Andrew Wyeth’s Drawings of His Own Funeral

Ursula von Rydingsvard, BIG COŚ, 2015-22.

Ursula von Rydingsvard’s Monumental Sculptures at Denver Botanic Gardens

"Workmen stacking drums of grease ready for shipment.", March 1944

Gordon Parks’s Rarely Seen Photographs of Pittsburgh’s World War II-era Industry

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Art Events

Art and Race Matters: The Career of Robert Colescott

Thru October 9, 2022

Andrew Wyeth: Life and Death

Thru October 16, 2022

24th Annual Boston International Fine Art Show

Fair | Boston, MA

Thru October 23, 2022

Selections from Australia’s Western Desert: From the Collection of Steve Martin & Anne Stringfield

Gallery | New York, NY

Thru October 27, 2022

Asian Art

Thomas Chippendale, The Gentleman and Cabinet-maker's Director: Being a Large Collection of . . . Designs of Household Furniture in the Gothic, Chinese and Modern Taste . . ., 1754. Printed book, engraved plates. 17 3/4 x 12 1/4 x 2 inches (45 x 31 x 5 cm).

Drawing Center's “The Clamor of Ornament” Uncovers our Shared Humanity

The Boxer Rebellion & Artwork’s Spread of Gross Stereotype

Wrightwood 659: Tadao Ando’s Brilliant Architectural Designs

Museum

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Who Invented Emojis? A Brief History

Andrew Wyeth’s Drawings of His Own Funeral

“New York: 1962-1964” Captures More than a Time and Place

Renaissance

Joseph Nicéphore Niépce, View from the Window at Le Gras (enhanced version by Helmut Gershein), c. 1826-7. Oil-treated bitumen. 20 × 25 cm.

What You Don't Know About the World’s Oldest Photograph

A Brief History of the Mona Lisa, the World's Most Famous Painting

7 Depictions of David in Renaissance & Baroque Art

Fair

Tanya Aguiñiga, Extraño 15, 2021. Ice-dyed cotton rope, synthetic hair, flax.

Standouts at Armory’s Focus 2022: “Landscape Undone”

Must-See Booths at the Inaugural Independent 20th Century

Gallery 1261 Unveils New Daniel Sprick Painting at Denver Art Showcase

Sculpture

View of one of Davis' seven nine-foot-long sculptures from below. Installation view of Antinomies, 2022. West clerestory of Concourse E at CDIA. Photo by Stanley Capps

Pre-pandemic Coronal Glasswork: Can Art Autonomously Evolve?

The House of Ryman: A Family of Artists

Powerful Role Reversal in Kehinde Wiley’s “Rumors of War”

Antiques

courtesy of the Wagner Free Institute of Science overview shot of the gallery, which was taken professionally by David Graham

Wagner Science Museum: Step into 1855 with Contemporary Courses

How Money Laundering Works In The Art World

The Cabinet of Curiosities & Colonialism

Drawing

Albert Gregory Hull, Football Player, ca. 1933-1943. Detail.

Football Art: Depicting America's Favorite Sport

Botanical Illustration: Where Science and Art Meet

Highlights from Google’s Student Doodle Challenge

Auction

the base and cover with chased strapwork and fruit, the cover surmounted by the figure of Judith holding the head of Holofernes, the interior with a hinged, pierced lid covering the bottom half of the cup, inset with a 1768 Nuremburg thaler.

Standout Art Auctions to Watch Fall 2022

Bonhams Auction to Highlight Art from Africa & the Diaspora

Andy Warhol Marilyn Portrait Makes History with $195 Million Sale

Latin American Art

Melchor Pérez Holguín, Pietà (detail), Bolivia, c. 1720.

Why the LACMA’s "Archive of the World" Catalogue Matters

Neo-Concretism: the short-lived but influential art movement

Pre-Columbian Latin America: The Chavín of Ancient Peru

Photography

Dinh Ngoc Thong, Bo Doi saying farewell to family from VN Pictorial, 1954. DOGMA BATTLEFIELD LENS COLLECTION.

Photographing Vietnam: The First & Last Uncensored War

The Lasting Impact of WWII Photography

Preview Laurence Philomene’s Masterful Monograph: "Puberty"

Ancient Art

9758: Dana Zentgraf (excavator, PhD Student Christian-Albrechts-Universität Kiel) shakes soil through a sifter to look for finds that might otherwise be overlooked by the eye in the trench.

The Gardens of Pompeii & Natural Disasters in Antiquity

A Brief Look at Sun Symbolism Through Art History

Discover Turkey's Astonishing Ancient Underground Cities

Design

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Andreas Altomonte, A Masked Ball in Bohemia, 1748. Oil on canvas. 19 x 38 in. (48.3 x 96.5 cm.).

The History of Venetian Masks

Vulci 3000 Investigates Ancient Roman Water Systems

Met Gala Disappoints Unlike “In America: An Anthology of Fashion”

Gallery

Omani artist Alia Al Farsi stands at door. Image by Shaqeel Al Balushi

Alia Al Farsi: The Woman Behind Oman's Largest Private Art Gallery

Barbara Kruger Zwirner and MoMA Shows Speak to Past and Present

Russell Maltz: Assembling Coincidence in Sculpture & Concept

Modern Art

Franz Kline, Mahoning, 1956. Oil and paper on canvas, 80 3/8 × 100 1/2in. (204.2 × 255.3 cm), Whitney Museum of American Art, New York. https://whitney.org/collection/works/1997

Abstract Expressionism: A Brief History & Exploration

Colescott Retrospective “Art and Race Matters” is a Must-See

The Importance of Gertrude Stein as an Art Collector

Black Artists

detail view of April Bey, detail view of You Told Harpo to Beat Me, 2022. Woven tapestry with hand-sewn fabric and sequins, Chinese knockoff pearls. 80 x 60 inches.

Thriving on Atlantica: April Bey & her Speculative Futurism

Exhibition on Hugely Influential Artist Barkley L. Hendricks

Nina Chanel Abney: Fishing Was His Life

Contemporary Art

Dots-based abstract landscape from a birds-eye view, painted with desaturated colors.

See Steve Martin’s Contemporary Indigenous Australian Artwork

These Extreme Artworks Embody the Climate Crisis

A Brief Introduction to Aboriginal Art & Artists

Women Artists

Keith Haring Untitled acrylic on vinyl tarpaulin with metal grommets 121 1/2 by 118 3/4 in. 308.6 by 301.6 cm. Executed in 1982.

Pop Art: 6 Artists Other than Andy Warhol

Ursula von Rydingsvard’s Monumental Sculptures at Denver Botanic Gardens

Studio Visit & Gallery Viewing with Stefana McClure

Indigenous Art

The late We:wa photographed weaving by John K. Hillers (1843-1925).

The Late We:wa, Two-Spirit Artist & Indigenous Advocate

Beyond Nasca Lines: The Compelling Mystery of Nasca Pottery

10 Famous Ownership Disputes Over Cultural Artifacts

LGBTQ Artists

Nicole Eisenman, Maker's Muck, 2022. Coney Island Boardwalk (Brazilian Ipe), plaster, bronze, silicone, unfired clay, fired clay, expanding foam, burlap, wire, raw wool, sneakers, magic smooth, magic sculpt, resin, bamboo skewers, tin foil, plaster bandages, plywood, bass wood, Aqua-Resin, fiberglass, seashell, styrofoam, oil paint, wax, carpet fringe, cardboard, cement, steel pipe, steel rod, aluminum paint tubes, vinyl stickers, granite, telescopic extension pole, sand, fabric, crocheted rug, marbles, min

Eisenman’s Paintings Back in NYC Art Scene at Hauser & Wirth

6 Art World Events for Pride 2022

"Andy Warhol: Revelation" Explores the Impact of Faith on His Art

Painting

Senior Conservator Lesley Stevenson views Head of a Peasant Woman alongside an x-ray image of the hidden Van Gogh self-portrait. Photograph by Neil Hanna

Forgotten Van Gogh Self-Portrait Rediscovered

How Fear and Courage Have Been Represented in Art History

Louise Bourgeois' Early Paintings at The Met