Trina Robbins doesn’t want you to call her an icon or to refer to her simply as the first woman to draw Wonder Woman. To her, that’s another way of saying, “I have no idea what the hell she does.” Spoiler alert—Robbins does a lot.
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Denmark and Iceland are rekindling a decades-old conflict over an invaluable collection of manuscripts.
For forty years, the canvas sat unrecognized in a private collection in Lyon, France. Now the painting, a recently rediscovered work from Baroque master Artemisia Gentileschi, is coming to the auction block.
In the 1960s, a different Robert De Niro was making a name for himself in the New York art scene.
Lin-Manuel Miranda discusses how Puerto Rico is an island of diversity, rich in art and culture.
Benjamin Creme is best known for his out-there New Age philosophies. The Scottish esotericist died in 2016, leaving behind extensive writings on spiritualism, the coming of the Messiah, UFOs, and crop circles. Though Creme was known around the world during his lifetime for these philosophies, he was also an accomplished artist.
Bonhams recent Modern & Contemporary Prints & Multiples auction included famous prints as well as lesser-known treasures. Here are five iconic works that could have been yours.
Using a tree trunk strapped the roof of their car, a daring group of thieves made a dramatic entrance into a rural French cathedral Monday morning.
Giorgio Morandi was born in the Italian city of Bologna in 1890 — and rarely ever left. As a young man, he studied at Bologna’s Academy of Fine Arts, an institution where later in life he’d serve as a professor for 26 years. Morandi is best known today for his beautifully contemplative still-life paintings — works which prompted the art historian, Roberto Longhi, to describe him as ‘arguably the greatest Italian painter of the 20th century’.
Peter McGough has a smartphone. That may not sound particularly newsworthy in 2019, but for an artist who famously eschewed modern conveniences like electricity, this is a surprising revelation.
