Yesterday in London the much-anticipated sale of Banksy's 2009 Devolved Parliament set a remarkable new record for the artist at auction.
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While he’s best known as two-time Oscar-nominated director for such lauded films as Good Will Hunting and Milk, Gus Van Sant began his creative life as an art student at Rhode Island School of Design before switching majors to film.
Senior paintings conservator Pam Skiles and DAM director Christoph Heinrich discuss the role of varnish on paintings and why Monet and other Impressionists preferred matte finishes over varnish. See more than 120 works by Monet in "Claude Monet: The Truth of Nature" only at the Denver Art Museum, October 21, 2019-February 2, 2020.
Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, known as Guercino (1591– 1666), was arguably the most interesting and diverse draftsman of the Italian Baroque era, a natural virtuoso who created brilliant drawings in a broad range of media.
This year, four stellar artists were given the financial and career boosts that come with the “Genius” title. Learn more about them here.
Frieze London 2019 will bring together more than 160 galleries from 35 countries, representing the fair’s most international edition since its launch.
Call and Response, Betye Saar’s current exhibition at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), is a small but poignant portrait of the world Saar created over the course of her half century career.
Exploring the history of St Michael Defeating the Devil by the Master of Belmonte from 1450-1500.
Unveiled last week in Times Square, Kehinde Wiley’s new monumental sculpture Rumors of War (2019) presents an alternative to the Civil War monuments that have been the subject of much controversy in recent years.
Theaster Gates’s multifaceted practice includes sculpture, installation, performance, and architectural interventions.
