At Large

"The fallen Christopher Columbus statue outside the Minnesota State Capitol after a group led by American Indian Movement members tore it down in St. Paul, Minnesota, on June 10, 2020." 
What’s the Deal with Christopher Columbus Monuments?

On October 12, 1492, Spanish ships waded into the Caribbean after a three-month-long journey. Led by Italian…

Leon Golub, Mercenaries IV (detail),1980
Leon Golub: The Dynamics of Power
A career-spanning exhibition of 70 works from 1947 to 2003 on view at The Hall Foundation in Reading Vermont from May 21, 2022, to November 27, 2022
Antonio da Correggio, Leda and the Swan, 1532, oil on canvas, 156.2 × 217.5 cm (61.5 x 85.6 in). Gemäldegalerie, Berlin
Leda & the Swan Through Art History

“Leda and the Swan,” a sonnet by W. B. Yeats, begins: “A sudden blow: the great wings beating still/Above the staggering girl, her thighs caressed/By the dark…

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…

Gustav Klimt, Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I, 1907. Oil, silver, and gold on canvas, 138 cm x 138 cm (54 in x 54 in), Neue Galerie, New York City, New York.
Gustav Klimt & the Art Nouveau Woman's Fighting Spirit

Gustav Klimt (1862-1918) was born and died in Vienna, where he helped found the…

Open Window, 1969, Private Collection, Estate of Philip Guston, courtesy of Hauser & Wirth
Philip Guston's Pinks and Reds

Philip Guston was one of the most courageous and…

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…

Still-Life, 1664 by Dutch painter Samuel Dirksz van Hoogstraten
Fooling the Eye: Trompe L’oeil in Art History

A fascinating thing about our eyes is their ability to deceive us. From how our visual system and brain perceive an image in front of us, the…