Medusa, like many other classic Greek myths, has become a cultural icon. She was one of the three Gorgons, meaning creatures who resembled human females save for their heads, from which snakes sprouted instead of hair. The eyes of Gorgons could also turn humans to stone.
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In conjunction with the nation’s 250th anniversary, the Bruce Museum presents American Stories from Sargent to O’Keeffe: A Partnership with The Newark Museum of Art, an exhibition of more than 40 masterworks that explores the voices and perspectives that have defined American art across generations.
Philip Slein Gallery presents Edward E. Boccia: An American Modernist, on view October 23, 2026, through December 19, 2026. Bringing together over 30 paintings spanning more than five decades, the exhibition includes never-before-exhibited works alongside the monumental multi-panel paintings for which Boccia is best known, many of which are represented in major museum collections. The exhibition coincides with the publication of Edward E.
Here are ten great and significant artworks to put you in the Halloween spirit.
Studio Shop Gallery presents Passing Moments, a two-person exhibition featuring new figurative paintings by London-based artist Melinda Matyas and California-based artist Carole Rafferty. Opening October 16, 2026, the exhibition brings together two distinct artistic perspectives united by an interest in the quiet complexities of everyday life and the subtle emotional narratives that unfold within it.
Following a months-long review of whether overseas visitors should pay at the door of national British museums, the United Kingdom Department for Culture, Media and Sports confirmed that entry will remain free.
Way out in Brooklyn, New York, in the hip reaches of Bushwick, amid endless warehouses and construction companies festooned with boisterous graffitied gates, Elisabeth Kley’s straightforward studio is quietly ensconced in a long, dark-halled building.
Photography is having a moment this fall. Whether it's the opening of the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Los Angeles (featuring photos by Gordon Parks and Dorothea Lange), or the recent reopening of the Nederlands Fotomuseum in Rotterdam, this often-overlooked fine art medium is being honored globally through thoughtful exhibitions that trace the history of fashion, film stills, documentary, and more.
To escape the gloom and chill of the seasonal shift, you’ll find these seven films offer something to suit every taste.
More than 10 years after being commissioned to paint a canvas for the United States Embassy in the Dominican Republic by the State Department, Kehinde Wiley is endeavoring to buy Young Artists After Siamesas 1960 back.
