British Museum Curator Thorsten Opper tells us what clues to look out for when faced with a Roman portrait and explains how to envision the whole object from studying only a part. Put yourself in the shoes of a citizen of Roman Britannia, and explore how they might have viewed such a statue of the emperor, Nero.
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In the second annual installment of this series, Art & Object delves into the top art schools and programs of the U.S.
On August 02, 2017 the very first piece of content went up on ArtandObject.com. It was a page simply titled “Picasso” with an embedded YouTube video about Christie’s upcoming sale of Picasso’s Femme assise, robe bleue.
Cara Manes, Associate Curator in MoMA's Department of Painting and Sculpture, discovers a haven from the chaos of the everyday amid the “silence” and imperfection of Vasudeo S. Gaitonde’s "Painting, 4."
“There has never before been a period of greater accessibility, and greater opportunity for the people of any given culture to learn directly from one another,” says Susanna Ferrell, Wynn Resorts Assistant Curator of Chinese art at LACMA.
Drawing a line from centuries of Confucian tradition to today’s selfie-culture, Likeness and Legacy in Korean Portraiture presents exquisite traditional draft and finished paintings alongside innovative sculptures, mixed media, and paintings from recent decades.
Khari Turner creates striking paintings that combine abstraction and figuration in order to, as he puts it, ‘rejuvenate the relationship of my history to my ancestors’ history with water.’ As a Black American originally from Milwaukee, Turner’s work is steeped in this violent history and yet he chooses to celebrate his ancestors ‘for surviving the challenges they faced’ rather than reenacting their suffering.
With Van Gogh's iconic 'Sunflowers' back on the wall at the National Gallery, Kristina Mandy gives us an insight into the conservation treatment for a painting by one of his major influences, the artist Adolphe Monticelli.
Stellarhighway, a space for viewing objects by a wide range of makers, is excited to announce our inaugural presentation. This presentation features paintings, drawings and sculptures by Oren Pinhassi, Manal Kara, Moises Salazar and Justine Kablack that explore the interchange of body, mind and psyche in the 21st century. An informal reception will be held on Sunday, July 25 from 2pm-4pm.
Flynn Fine Art is pleased to announce Street Gifts, an Artsy-exclusive presentation of major works by Charles K. Williams, also known as “Charlie green.”
