At Large
Stories featured in the fall edition of Art & Object magazine.
When organizers were considering which Los Angeles artists to commission for the Intuit Dome— the new home of the Los Angeles Clippers— they could have chosen hometown names like Shepard Fairey,…
Two more victims of the 79 AD Mount Vesuvius eruption were discovered on August 12th, amidst rumors that pop-icon Madonna would be celebrating her 66th birthday at the historical site’s amphitheater…
For the past eight days, street artist and political activist Banksy has been unveiling a new piece of art on his official Instagram page. These works are a part of an animal-themed series and are…
The act of writing, drawing, painting, or simply marking up the walls of a public structure is better known today as graffiti.
Three books— actually, exhibition catalogues— hint at the diversity of the art being exhibited, considered, and reconsidered today. Together, the following three publications reflect the intellectual…
The Venice Film Festival lineup was announced earlier this week, and with it came a stir of anticipation.
In 1999, Friends of the High Line was founded by Joshua David and Robert Hammond, with the intention of preserving the greenery that had developed in the underused, elevated train tracks that ran…
When thinking of women in the arts, names like Georgia O’Keeffe, Frida Kahlo, or Hilma af Klint may come to mind.
Brazilian conceptual artist, Ilê Sartuzi, recently introduced a new artistic medium to the British Museum when he enacted “Sleight of Hand” with a circa 1645 silver coin from the museum’s collection…
The San Candido Baths ruins are the remains of a peculiar building located near the town of S. Candido, in Südtirol, Italy. It is possible to admire them after taking a relatively short walk in the…
Envisioning the ancient world as it truly was has always been archaeologists’ greatest dream and greatest struggle. After all, how do we conjure images of a world that is very often represented by…
Instagram has proven to be the dominant social media platform for artists to share their work online. However, with millions of artists posting, it can be a challenge to discover ones with truly…
Despite a series of scandals that left the public unsure of its continuance, German mega-exhibition Documenta has just announced the new selection committee in charge of finding their next artistic…
In 2017, the mysterious final painting by Leonardo da Vinci became the most expensive painting ever sold when it left Christie’s New York for a whopping $450 million. The more than generous price tag…
