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nasca pottery from the cornell collection, photo and research on said collection by Cristina Stockton-Juarez.

Beyond Nasca Lines: The Compelling Mystery of Nasca Pottery

White material cast to show black female figure, dressed in clothes that seem to be from the 1800s, her hands are clasped together as if in prayer but held just to the side of her face to support her chin.

"Simone Leigh: Sovereignty" at the 59th Venice Biennale

Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington DC.

Remembering Conflict: Making Sense of War Memorials

Christopher Blossom, Moonlit Rendezvous.

Art-Aficionado Tim Newton on How to Collect Art

Julia Margaret Cameron, A Study, 1865-66. Albumen silver print from glass negative. 34.4 x 26.4 cm (13 9/16 x 10 3/8 in.). Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. 1990.1074.3

Julia Margaret Cameron & Questioning Beauty in Victorian Photography

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Museum

Henri Matisse, The Red Studio, 1911. Oil on canvas. 71 1/4 x 7′ 2 1/4 in. (181 x 219.1 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York.

MoMA’s “Matisse: The Red Studio” Unveils Artist-Patron Conflict

“Quiet as It’s Kept”: Whitney Biennial Returns with Middling Show

The Whitney Biennial: A Brief History

Gallery

Installation view, Elmer Bischoff/Tom Burckhardt: A Dialogue, George Adams Gallery, New York, 2022.

Abstraction & Figuration in “Bischoff / Burckhardt: A Dialogue”

“Jonas Wood: Plants and Animals” at David Kordansky Gallery

"Looking Up" at D’Arcy Simpson Art Works

Women Artists

detail of two women, Judith and her maid, pin a man to a bed and are in the process of decapitating him with a sword as he struggles.

Feminism & Violence Coexist in Artemisia Gentileschi's Judith

8 Artists Who Took Their Mothers' Names

"Simone Leigh: Sovereignty" at the 59th Venice Biennale

Drawing

Paul Sandby, A Lady Copying at a Drawing Table, 1765. Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection.

The History of Copying Art: A Learning Tool or a Cheat?

Vorticism: The Problematic British Art Movement

10 Artworks that Honor Martin Luther King Jr.

Contemporary Art

Contemporary Art Show

Art & Object Launches Virtual Fair Platform with Contemporary Artists

eL Seed on Creating Interventions with Public Art

Contemporary Painter Bea Scaccia’s JDJ Tribeca Gallery Debut

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

Latin American Art

Detail of Peruvian archaeologist Julian C. Tello photographed standing next to the Tello Obelisk, named for his discovery.

Pre-Columbian Latin America: The Chavín of Ancient Peru

10 Wineries that Every Art Lover Should Visit

Security Guards Curate Exhibit at Baltimore Museum of Art

Auction

Andy Warhol, Marilyn, 1967. Sheet measures 36 x 36 in. Published by Factory Additions, New York, printed by Aetna Silkscreen Products, Inc., New York. Estimated: $200,000-250,000.

Andy Warhol Marilyn Portrait Makes History with $195 Million Sale

Coming to Auction: Freeman's La Belle Époque on Paper

Monet's "Le Grand Canal" Will Visit Venice Prior to Auction

Renaissance

Leonardo da Vinci, The Last Supper, c. 1495–1498. Tempera on gesso, pitch, and mastic. 181 × 346 in (460 × 880 cm). Santa Maria delle Grazie, Milan.

The Last Supper, a History

Explaining The Hunt for the Unicorn Tapestries

5 Facts to take you deeper into Botticelli's "Allegory of Spring"

Sculpture

Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington DC.

Remembering Conflict: Making Sense of War Memorials

Beyond Spiders: The Art of Louise Bourgeois

The Life and Art of Michelangelo

Painting

Claude Monet, Water Lilies and the Japanese bridge, 1897-99.

Claude Monet's Life & Works in 10 Surprising Facts

Portraitist Nujoom Al-Ghanem on Inspiration in the Individual

Art-Aficionado Tim Newton on How to Collect Art

Asian Art

Photograph of Author Allan Sealey by Prashant Panjiar.

Photojournalist Prashant Panjiar’s Must-Read Art Book

The Life & Art of Takashi Murakami

Lydia Chan: Your Ship Has Landed

Fair

abstract painting

The Philadelphia Show Celebrates its 60th Anniversary

LA Art Show: Vellum LA & DIVERSEartLA Make a Splash

FOG Design+Art 2022: An Inside Look at the San Fran Fair’s Return

Ancient Art

nasca pottery from the cornell collection, photo and research on said collection by Cristina Stockton-Juarez.

Beyond Nasca Lines: The Compelling Mystery of Nasca Pottery

Death Symbolism & Personification Traced Through Art History

Scientists to Open 700-Year-Old Notre-Dame Sarcophagus

LGBTQ Artists

Andy Warhol (American, 1928–1987). Self-Portrait, 1986. Acrylic and screenprint on linen, 40 × 40 in. (101.6 × 101.6 cm).

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

Denver RiNo Art District: The U.S. Capital of Street Art

The Color Pink: A Cultural History

Modern Art

Kimball art museum

The Architecture of Louis Kahn

What is Orphism? The Modern Art Movement Explained

11 Lesser-Known Women Artists from Art History

Black Artists

Exhibition view featuring The Wake and Resurrection of the Bicentennial Negro (1975–89).

“Faith Ringgold: American People” Finally Pays the Artist Her Dues

11 Contemporary Black Artists You Should Know

A Must-See African Metal Arts Exhibit: “Peace, Power & Prestige”

Indigenous Art

Installation view of Benin Bronzes at the British Museum.

10 Famous Ownership Disputes Over Cultural Artifacts

9 Indigenous Art Accounts to Follow on Instagram

"Jules Tavernier and the Elem Pomo" Hits the West Coast

Design

Still #2 from Met Preview Video of the exhibition, In America- An Anthology of Fashion. Features a blue, bejeweled dress hem

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

Bridgerton Lead Designer Talks Season 2 Costumes

NCMA’s Dazzling Alphonse Mucha Show Lauds Art Nouveau Visionary

Photography

William Klein, Backstage from Who Are You, Polly Magoo?, 1966.

“William Klein: YES” at the International Center of Photography

SCAD Alumni & Faculty Work Dazzles at Photo London

Female Photographers Who Shaped the Way We Look at the World