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Zawi Hawass, the Egyptian head of the high council for antiquities, supervises the removal of the mummy of Tutankhamun in Luxor in 2007.

King Tut May Lead us to Nefertiti’s Tomb

A recent discovery of hidden hieroglyphics in the ancient Egyptian tomb of…

Carlos Cancio "Through the fiery Antillean street goes Tembandumba de la Quimbamba" (2003), Acrylic on canvas, Collection of Museum of Art of Puerto Rico.

7 Puerto Rican Arts Organizations to Follow after Hurricane Fiona

On Sunday, September 18th, Hurricane Fiona slammed into…

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LGBTQ Artists

Frances Cranmer Greenman, Self Portrait, 1923. Minneapolis Institute of Art.

Jennifer Dasal’s New Book on The American Girls’ Club for Artists

Preview Laurence Philomene’s Masterful Monograph: "Puberty"

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

Black Artists

Jacob Lawrence, Harriet Tubman Series (Panel #4), 1940. Tempera on hardboard, unknown dimensions, Hampton University Museum, Hampton, Virginia.

A Look into the Harlem Renaissance

An Intimate Exploration of Culture and Memory at NXTHVN

The Life and Art of Noah Davis at the Hammer Museum

Gallery

John Kane, John Kane and His Wife, c. 1928. “Untrained” doesn’t mean unskilled.

A Century of Inventing Artists at the American Folk Art Museum

Why Yoko Ono's First LA Museum Show Matters

The Academy Museum Reclaims the Real Marilyn Monroe

Antiques

Euros bills hanging to dry on a clothes line

How Money Laundering Works In The Art World

Art 101: What was Art Nouveau?

Maison Gerard Celebrates 50 Years With Historic Art Deco Pieces on View

Modern Art

Jeffrey Magid standing in front of Henry Taylor's / was King When I Met the Queen, Syllable x Rythm Equals Mumbo Jumbo, 2013.

From Poker to Paintings: How Jeffrey Magid Learned to Collect Art

ART 101: Cubism

Claude Monet's Life & Works in 11 Surprising Facts

Drawing

Haring painting the backdrop for the Palladium nightclub, 1985

Comics Enter the Fine Art Market at David Zwirner, London

A Love of the Female Form in Renoir’s Drawings

Six Decades of Ruth Asawa’s Sculptures at MoMA

Fair

SP-ARTE 2026. Courtesy SP-Arte/Divulgação

Highlights from SP-Arte 2026

Frieze LA's Resilient Return

Emerging Art Fairs Expand The Persian Gulf’s Art Market

Museum

A view of Los Angeles looking toward Miracle Mile where LACMA’s buildings are. Source.

How LACMA Is Centering Curation Around Cross-Cultural Exchange

The Parma Heist and Europe's Escalating Museum Security Crisis

From Mali to Madagascar: The Met’s African Art Collection Renewed

Contemporary Art

Mark Diker with Wolfgang Tillman's Paper drop (light), 2006.

How to Collect Contemporary Art: A Conversation with Mark Diker

From Matisse to Warhol: The Return of the Modernists

Dib Bangkok Provides a Home for Contemporary Art in Thailand

Ancient Art

An archeological site in Malatya, Turkey. Source.

A Record for Repatriation: Turkey Reclaims Its Cultural Heritage

Consider this Before Buying an Ancient Coin Necklace or Jewelry

The Iconography of Zoroastrianism, the Oldest Monotheistic Religion

Painting

Annette Hur, Horizon Study 2, 2025.

Annette Hur’s Landscape Paintings Speak a Language of Color

Visual Art and Jazz: A Crossover of Media

7 Depictions of David in Renaissance & Baroque Art

Sculpture

Gisela Colón: Radiant Earth installation image at The Bruce Museum, 2026.

Sculptures at The Bruce Explore the Energy of the Natural World

The New Museum Reopens with a Focus on Modern Technology

How Multimedia Artist Daniel Arsham Builds a Creative Life

Photography

Sculpture set up for photography at the J. Paul Getty Trust.

The Art of Photographing Art

The Politics of Presidential Portraiture

Catherine Opie’s “To Be Seen” and The Politics of Photography

Asian Art

Edgar Degas, The Dance Class, 1874. Oil on canvas. 32 7/8 x 30 3/8 in. (83.5 x 77.2 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

The Life and Art of Edgar Degas

Kintsugi Pottery Mending: Fragile Art for the Anxious Mind

Qi Baishi’s Inspiration in Ink: A Culturally Immersive Experience

Latin American Art

Pedro Diego Alvarado-Rivera, Reflejos de Naranjas Chinas, 2024, Oil on linen, 36.61 x 42.32 in, 93 x 107.5 cm

True South: The Rise of Latin American Art

Director Carla Gutierrez Examines Frida Kahlo’s Life Through Film

8 Latin American Artists You Should Know More About

Indigenous Art

Bill Schenck, Seven Yearlings along the Wash, 2012.

Santa Fe: The Origins of an Art City

Jeffrey Gibson’s Celebrated Venice Biennale Exhibit at The Broad

Indigenous and Native American Art at Santa Fe Auction

Women Artists

Marc Vaux (1895-1971), Bal costumé pour les 30 ans de la Galerie B. Weill (Berthe Weill assise au centre, en smoking), 13 décembre 1931. Collection Marianne Le Morvan, don de Jeanine Warnod

Berthe Weill: The Mother of Modernism

How Lois Dodd’s Paintings Frame Everyday Life

How UNESCO Is Protecting Traditional Art Practices

Auction

Graffiti of Jean-Michel Basquiat by Eme Freethinker and Pen Chill in Berlin. WikiCommons.

What a $45 Million Basquiat Says About the Art Market Right Now

Artists Fight for Intellectual Property Rights

A "Golden Period" Violin Sells At Sotheby's

Design

Yves Behar, Birkenstock Birkis, 2004.

The History Behind Cooper Hewitt’s National Design Awards

The Art of Design: A Rediscovery of Vienna's Interior Style

Historic Spaces, New Perspectives at The Frick Collection

Renaissance

Da Vinci's Vitruvian man from the chest up- a figure of a man with four arms in a circle

The History and Influence of Da Vinci’s Vitruvian Man

Michelangelo: Exploring the Master's Art and Life

The Theories Behind Da Vinci’s “Ginevra de’ Benci”