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Ghanaian artist Gideon Appah (1987) has been making quite a splash in the international art scene over the last decade with his figurative paintings, drawings, and mixed media works. Appah’s use of impasto brushwork creates richly textured, evocative work.

On September 2nd, 2018, the National Museum of Brazil was engulfed by an electrical fire, resulting in the destruction of close to 90% of its collection. The museum, located in Rio de Janeiro, is the oldest scientific institution of Brazil and one of the largest natural history and anthropology museums in the Americas, making its destruction all the more devastating. 

By exploring three modern artist-designer couples of the twentieth century, we revisit two timeless art debates: the intersection between design and art, and art history as more than a solitary line of predominantly male geniuses.

The last six months have been a busy and exciting time at the Pompeii Archaeological park in Italy. Excavations across the famous buried city have provided archaeologists with mounds of exhilarating new finds and information to analyze.

The Chrysler Building, located at the intersection of 42nd Street and Lexington Avenue in New York City, has been recognized as an Art Deco masterpiece for years. It was designed by architect William Van Alen after being commissioned by auto executive Walter P.

To the untrained eye, the art of ancient Rome may appear no different from that which was produced by the ancient Greeks before them.

While there are a multitude of benefits to attending a prestigious art school, crafting your own art education can be rewarding in other ways.

Known for his contributions to optical art, light art, and kinetic art, German painter and sculptor Heinz Mack (1931) has been exhibiting internationally since 1959. Co-founder of the ZERO movement– a minimalistic artist collective focused on the fundamentals of color, space, and motion–Mack has spent over seven decades exploring the numinous through paintings, sculptures, and massive outdoor installations.

Now on view at the Met, Sargent & Paris, as the title eludes, explores artist John Singer Sargent’s time living in Paris from 1874 through 1885, before he moved to London.

The internet age has made full-color imagery overwhelmingly accessible. This is to such an extent that it can be difficult to remember that, at the time these featured illustrations were created, today's accessibility to color did not exist.