Traveling writer Maxime du Camp changed photographic history when he grew tired of sketching the sights.
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Though artists on the cutting edge claimed to revile it, academic art was pivotal in the development of modernism.
On-site research was put on hold abruptly in March around the world. Many students conducting their work while on fellowship-funded research years had to return home, their research paused awkwardly…
Ask the curator, not the concierge in these nine hotels with stellar art collections.
More than just plans for grander works, drawings offer a special view into the artist’s world, and a unique collecting opportunity.
Watch a series of four online interactive artworks created in collaboration with five artists and the UNFCCC, interpreting scientific climate data.
An art form all its own, Japanese tattoos have both been influenced by the history of art, and shaped it.
“I leave you my portrait so that you will have my presence all the days and nights that I am away from you.” Frida Kahlo
As peaceful and violent protests have taken over big and small cities, monuments and statues devoted to controversial historical figures have become a major site of conflict.
How the popular sport serves as a potent metaphor for social concerns
Banksy's mural, which depicts a woman shrouded in a veil, was part of a makeshift memorial at the site of the deadly terrorist attack at the Bataclan music hall in Paris.
Lotte Laserstein’s career flourished in the Weimar Republic. But she fled the Nazis and sank into obscurity. Now she has been rediscovered.
The British artist behind Chitty Chitty Bang Bang’s magical contraptions is back in the spotlight after one of his kinetic sculptures was sold in London,
Andrea del Verrocchio pushed his students and painting as a whole to new heights. Why was his legacy neglected for centuries?
In April, art institutions began honoring the medical profession by showcasing works from their collections under the hashtag #MuseumsThankHealthHeroes. As we cheer the heroic efforts of…
