In the fall of 1991, a large, tall, and very dramatic four-part purple piece in Plastic Fantastic Lover (Object A), a group show of 21 women artists at the former Blum Helman warehouse…
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For many, the changing of the seasons signals a time to start considering college tours and applications, and Art & Object is here to help with the process. For the upcoming 2027 school…
Even before the end of antiquity, the monuments of ancient Rome were cannibalized to build new structures. Columns were repurposed and marble decoration was stripped and recut or burnt for lime…
From anti-semites to abusers, this list is full of truly disheartening facts about artists who made some of the most beautiful work. There has long been an association between caustic temperaments…
The Netherlands will return 20 objects taken from Indonesia during the country’s 350-year colonial rule under an agreement signed this month by Dutch Minister of Education, Culture and Science…
Medusa, like many other classic Greek myths, has become a cultural icon. She was one of the three Gorgons, meaning creatures who resembled human females save for their heads, from which snakes…
Here are ten great and significant artworks to put you in the Halloween spirit.
Following a months-long review of whether overseas visitors should pay at the door of national British museums, the United Kingdom Department for Culture, Media and Sports confirmed that…
To escape the gloom and chill of the seasonal shift, you’ll find these seven films offer something to suit every taste.
More than 10 years after being commissioned to paint a canvas for the United States Embassy in the Dominican Republic by the State Department, Kehinde Wiley is endeavoring to buy …
The art world has its share of mysteries. From the impressive scale of prehistoric structures, to who exactly posed for enigmatic portraits.
Regardless of gender, ethnicity, creed, or political ideology, one thing for certain is we are going to die. Death is the inevitable fate in the plight of man and the great equalizer to all.…
When Florida real estate investor Richard Perlman and his family first began purchasing paintings and prints from the Miami Fine Art Gallery in 2023, they thought they were building an unrivaled…
For a design so simple, the history of the smiley face is surprisingly long and contentious.
