Painting, as an object and practice, has such a long, storied global history. It will never go out of style nor completely disappear from the realm of fine art. That said, aesthetics do move in and out of favor, and where figurative painting has ruled the roost for quite some time, abstraction is once again taking the lead.
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Born on New Year’s Eve in 1869, Henri Matisse became one of the most influential French painters of the 20th century. Here are 10 surprising facts about the life of Henri Matisse.
Darkrooms are instrumental in movie plots: tiny rooms, red lights, and photographs hanging from a piece of string. But developing a photograph is not as easy as it looks in the movies.
Though the 2026 Venice Biennale is still over a year away, the national pavilions have not only been announced, but they have also already sparked controversy over recent changes made by Australia.
Björk’s critically acclaimed world tour commissioned by The Shed in 2019 is now a book and a concert film on Apple. Cornucopia was filmed in Lisbon and features media artist Tobias Gremmler’s ethereal digital designs— alien aqua-flora imagery projections.
Just last week, Christie’s announced “Augmented Intelligence,” an auction dedicated to the sale of art created with artificial intelligence. While this is not the first time Christie’s has sold AI-generated art, it is the first to solely highlight augmented works.
In the 1940s, Disney famously released a series of movies that were either shorter features or a collection of separate segments with or without a vaguely-defined overarching theme, known as “package films.” While they never received the commercial success of the 1950 golden age or the 1990 Renaissance-era releases, Disney’s movies from the 1940s are notable for the degree of experimentation in art styles, themes, and soundtracks, with great efforts of combining live-action and an
The life of Frida Kahlo has been researched and revealed in numerous tellings and formats, including dozens of books, an Oscar-winning Hollywood film starring Salma Hayek, and over a dozen documentaries, leaving the most impassioned Frida-maniac wondering what might Carla Gutierrez’s new film, Frida, possibly have to add.
Since the returning president’s inauguration a few weeks ago, President Trump has already begun implementing major cultural changes.One of these recent executive orders included the dismantling of the President's Committee on Arts and Humanities (PCAH). The group was established in 1982 under the order of President Ronald Reagan as a way to cultivate arts education.
The first African American painter to receive international critical acclaim, expressive realist Henry Ossawa Tanner exhibited at the Paris Salon, received honors from the French government, and mentored and influenced other iconic artists.
