The St. Louis Art Museum’s latest exhibition in its popular contemporary artist series, Currents 115, showcases work by Jennifer Bornstein. Using a variety of media, including etchings, photogravures, photographs, prints and video, Bornstein examines how technological image production, the social and identity-shaping powers of the media and the women's movement intersect.
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Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris discuss Kasimir Malevich's "Suprematist Composition: White on White," 1918, at the Museum of Modern Art.
The versatile ways contemporary artists use bamboo is explored in a new exhibition at the Craft and Folk Art Museum (CAFAM) in Los Angeles. Japanese bamboo weaving is an art form that dates back centuries. A uniquely challenging medium, bamboo can be bent, tied, woven, plaited and dyed in a range of techniques that artisans have developed and passed down through generations of masters. Traditionally used for fine functional objects like baskets, since the 20th century, artists have become increasingly experimental, creating more sculptural works.
Xavier F. Salomon, Peter Jay Sharp Chief Curator at The Frick Collection, provides an introduction to the current exhibition, 'Canova's George Washington,' on view at The Frick Collection from May 23, 2018 to September 23, 2018.
"How does a foreigner define America?": Alyce Englund on Charles-Honoré Lannuier's pier table
For MetCollects, assistant curator of American decorative arts Alyce Englund discusses the recently acquired pier table by Charles-Honoré Lannuier
Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris discuss Berthe Morisot's "Hunting Butterflies" (1874) at the Musée d'Orsay in Paris.
Michal Raz-Russo, David and Sarajean Ruttenberg Associate Curator of Photography, Art Institute of Chicago and Dr. Steven Zucker discuss Gordon Parks' "Off on My Own (Harlem, New York)" (1948).
An astonishing number of materials have been used to create fashion, many of which are drawn from the animal kingdom. To learn more about some of them, we worked with colleagues at London’s Natural History Museum, exploring materials from very different sources – whales and jewel beetles – and their use in fashion.
There are quotes by Andy Warhol stating, "I've stopped painting. I'm now making movies." Explore the pop artist's 1966 double-screen film "The Chelsea Girls" with Greg Pierce, Associate Curator of Film and Video at The Andy Warhol Museum.
This week at the Museum of Arts and Design (MAD) in New York, Los Angeles–based artist and designer Tanya Aguiñiga debuts a body of work representing her social justice-based artistic practice. Aguiñiga’s Craft & Care includes diverse projects and objects, bringing together fiber art, furniture design, performance art, and community engagement to document the lives of people living binationally.
