Artists have been working with found objects since the beginnings of modernism, but the meaning implied by the objects that they use and the way that they employ them is always changing. Change, in fact, is one of the main reasons for working with reclaimed materials. Art can change the world—at least from what it was to what it can become.
Art Galleries & Museums
Salvatore Scarpitta's lifelong fascination with racing led him to create stunning artworks that really move.
The Japanese photographer who brings museum objects to life.
Robert Frank: Sideways, a 2017 exhibit at the Bowdoin College Art Museum in Brunswick, takes a straight-on look at lesser-known photographs Frank took between 1941, when he first arrived in the United States, and his first solo show at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1961.
For more than 150 years, this iconic garment has inspired Western designers and artists to think outside the dress form.
Major and minor museums and galleries around the world are shuttered for the foreseeable future to ensure the safety of both staff and visitors. Luckily, even when their doors are closed, there are ways to access their priceless collections from home.
The relationship between clothes, self-expression, and social perception has been present in the real and fictional life of humanity for thousands of years.
In Denver's Golden Triangle Creative District, the Kirkland Museum's transplanted historic studio and decorative arts collection shine.
Through new technology, conservators at the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum are leading a charge to preserve the deteriorating canvases of some the 20th century's greatest paintings.
As a highlight of its 150th anniversary celebration, New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art this month unveiled the results of a $22 million renovation of the 10 rooms that make up the Galleries for British Decorative Arts and Design, marking the completion of a multi-year effort to “reimagine” the museum’s extensive collection and the way it’s displayed.
