A new influx of nine-figure gifts is reshaping American arts institutions as the second Gilded Age emerges and newly minted billionaires begin hefty rounds of giving.
Interviews & Essays
Scholars and curators are reviving these oeuvres and changing the way we talk about women in art history. From the paper cuttings of Joanna Koerten to the drawings of Gesina Ter Borch, here is a preview of the virtuosic, detailed, and exciting work of (some of!) the women of the Dutch Golden Age.
Long before the popularity of immersive art exhibitions drew millions of people indoors to interact with art as a full-body experience, sculpture parks offered the opportunity to feel, see, and touch art while sun and shadows, wind and rain, birds, bees, and the smell of the earth enveloped us in new ways of seeing. Some venues are open year-round.
Fine art photographer Diane Allison managed to stop summertime with her camera. In a salute to the season, she captured quintessential macro moments and digitized her images with her own brand of photographic fairy dust.
If it’s useful, it can’t be art. For the longest time, the art world has deemed craft as less-than. Figures like Ruth Asawa, whose suspended sculptures stem from basket weaving, took a while to catch on as experts had a hard time classifying them.
In Giverny, Claude Monet (1840-1926) spent over four decades nurturing a flourishing garden that has become almost as iconic as his celebrated artworks. The garden is still an oasis that brings visitors into the world of the Impressionist painter.
This year’s FIFA World Cup in North America has turned into an unlikely showcase for art as soccer, sculpture, and sports memorabilia converge across the tournament cities.
I was born and raised in Dallas. My mother was a very entrepreneurial person who pursued the home-building industry. In the 1950s, a wife in Texas had to have her husband sign all legal documents for her to conduct business. My mother thought that was ridiculous, so she pursued the issue in the Texas courts and got the laws changed. It was through my mother that I was introduced to fine art.
A High Renaissance masterpiece, Bacchus and Ariadne (1520-23), by the great Italian painter Titian (c. 1488-1576), is getting a touch-up thanks to Bank of America’s (BOA) extensive art conservation program, which has helped save more than 15,000 objects in 40 countries since its launch in 2010. This is the second time under the microscope for this work.
In ancient Rome, bathing was a staple, not a luxury. Bath buildings are one of the most frequently encountered types of structure at archeological sites across the Roman world, from the Middle East to Northern Europe.
