When thinking of women in the arts, names like Georgia O’Keeffe, Frida Kahlo, or Hilma af Klint may come to mind.
Interviews & Essays
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 forest east of the town— a suggestive hike at the foot of the Dolomites— at the end of which one may glimpse the remains of a building hiding beyond the trees.
Artist Nerys Levy feels that art is a “soft introduction” to climate change awareness, because viewer engagement presents the opportunity for dialogue. “People know very little about [the] polar regions and their real role affecting climate change,” she says.
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 little more than a few centimeters of soil?
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 compelling pieces. In this slideshow, we wanted to highlight seven exceptional emerging women artists who are worth following.
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 director. Taking place every five years in Kassel, Germany, Documenta had an original committee for the 2027 show that resigned en masse after serious allegations of anti-semitism.
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 may have seemed fair at a distance, but shocked those who knew the painting’s tumultuous backstory.
If one were to receive a dozen red roses, the meaning behind it would be no secret— it’s a sign of love. But, has this foral symbol always been so well-known?
The estate of Ansel Adams has made their frustrations clear towards computer software giant Adobe.
