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Having celebrated its 100-year anniversary in 2024, the Surrealism movement remains highly relevant today, with Surrealist ideas and techniques widely embraced by contemporary artists. Its…
“In this search for my own identity, I seek the power of the rock, the magic of the water, the religion of the tree, the color of the wind and the enigma of the horizon.”–George Morrison
The ritual of ecstatic frenzy induced by followers of Bacchus was seen as a way to free yourself from self-consciousness, as well as suppression by the powerful. The Roman Bacchanalia feasts even…
The Barnes Foundation's Henri Rousseau: A Painter’s Secrets is a knockout. If you aren’t familiar with his work– though you likely have seen his masterpiece, The Sleeping Gypsy…
Founded in 1966, the David Barnett Gallery has become Wisconsin’s premier fine art gallery, representing over 600 artists. Originally showcasing works by local college students, it now features…
Famously known as Grandma Moses, American folk artist Anna Mary Robertson Moses (1860–1961) had a huge, and often unacknowledged, impact on American arts and culture. Frequently used as a prime…
The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s recently opened Dive Egypt exhibition is the latest in a long line of shows centered on ancient Egyptian art to draw massive crowds and fanfare.
In a mysterious photograph from 1922, a pair of shadowy figures hold each other’s faces in their glowing hands and kiss. Perhaps their palms and fingers can deliver heat, and that’s why the…
The Book of Esther in the Age of Rembrandt centers on the popularity of the Jewish heroine Esther in Dutch art. Celebrated for delivering her people from genocide, this Queen of Persia…
The exhibition, Painting Without Rules, is not only an immersion into American abstract expressionist Helen Frankenthaler’s work, but it is also an opportunity to see and…
“What belongs to one, belongs to almost no one,” said Spanish sculptor Eduardo Chillida, who dedicated a significant portion of his practice to public works. His “De Musica” stands outside…
High profile interdisciplinary artist Jeffrey Gibson (b. 1972) made history as the first Native American to represent the U.S. at the 60th Venice Biennale. His 2024 solo exhibition, the…
The Met’s Emily Sargent: Portrait of a Family presents a thoughtfully curated glimpse of the Sargent family, centering primarily on the long overlooked watercolor paintings of Emily,…
In the Palestre Grande of the Pompeii Archaeological Park, a new exhibit–Essere Donna Nell’antica (To Be a Woman in Antiquity)– offers visitors a glimpse into what life was like for the…
Utagawa Hiroshige, born in Edo (now Tokyo) in 1797, was the creator of over 5,000 designs for color woodblock prints, hundreds of paintings, and dozens of illustrated books.
