Frida Kahlo is one of the most important female artists of the 20th century. Her life was often marred by tragedy, but that did not stop her from making a powerful impact on her time and leaving a legacy of incredible art.
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C24 Gallery presents a solo show of Mike Dargas, known for his extraordinary skill in photorealistic painting.
Apollo 11 Flight Plans, Degas' dancers, a diamond brooch, impressionist landscapes, and more up for grabs in July.
This summer, a number of auction houses worldwide—from North Carolina to Monaco to Scotland—will be offering up some of history's greatest treasures. These auctions, dedicated to Asian Art, antiques, fine arts, jewelry, space exploration, and more, include such items as a pastel and charcoal sketch of Edgar Degas' famous Danseuses and a signed photograph of Buzz Aldrin at Tranquility Base on the moon. Click below to see some of the summer's biggest highlights.
It may be time to update your bucket list. This week UNESCO (The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization ) designated 29 new World Heritage Sites.
The Seattle Art Museum presents Zanele Muholi: Somnyama Ngonyama, Hail the Dark Lioness (July 10–November 8, 2019), featuring photographs and large-scale photographic wallpapers from the South African visual activist’s ongoing self-portrait series.
While at the RCA, David Hockney studied alongside R. B. Kitaj, Allen Jones, Patrick Caulfield, Ridley Scott amongst many others. Here he discusses the impact of his time as a student at the Royal College of Art.
Featuring aspects of 18th-century visual culture in a self-aware and witty way, the Hulu period drama Harlots plays off of modern understandings of this period’s style in an unconventional way. Taking the known facts into account and riffing off of them, this strategy gives the show a punk feel with sharp commentary.
On view July 9-November 10, 2019 at the J. Paul Getty Museum, Getty Center, Gordon Parks: The Flávio Story explores one of the most important photo essays Parks produced for Life magazine and traces how its publication prompted an extraordinary sequence of events over several decades.
Textiles are and have been a defining force in India’s culture and history, so much so that in ancient Greece and Babylon, “India” was shorthand for “cotton.” The Fabric of India, The Ringling’s first major exhibition of Indian art, showcases the variety, technical sophistication and adaptability of Indian textiles from the 15th to the 21st century.
All heads turned and smiles lit up the room as two athletic Weimaraners, Flo and Topper, bounded excitedly through the crowd followed by their guru, famed artist/photographer, William Wegman. The occasion was the opening reception for Outside In, a mind-expanding exhibition spanning over four decades in the prolific career of one of America’s most beloved artists.
