An Egyptian brown quartzite head of Tutankhamen as the God Amen, its features reminiscent of the Pharaoh Tutankhamen, a device used to align the ruling King with deities, will lead The Exceptional Sale in London on 4th July. The head which has been well published and exhibited in the last 30 years, is expected to realize over £4million.
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Michelle Finamore, the Museum of Fine Arts Boston’s Penny Vinik Curator of Fashion Arts, explores the rich history of gender in fashion in a tradition-disrupting exhibition, now on view. For a museum whose first curator of contemporary art was not appointed until the 1970s, the MFA’s trajectory into 21st-century collecting has been rocket-like. Gender Bending Fashion seeks to continue this modernization by drawing the interest of communities not usually found wandering the galleries of this august institution.
Corrie & Nat discuss the timeless drama of "The Calling of Saint Matthew" by one of the baddest boys of the Baroque, Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio.
L’Affichomania: The Passion for French Posters debuts June 8–Sept. 15, 2019, at Taft Museum of Art before national tour
In between Memorial Day and July 4 is a family cookout of another kind at Flutter, the recently opened artist space in Los Angeles through November.
Performance art relates to artworks that are created through actions performed by the artist or other participants, which may be live or recorded, spontaneous or scripted.
Conservators at the Gemeentemuseum in The Hague made a surprising and valuable discovery recently while doing some routine restoration work.
From Ancient Egyptian pharaohs and Classical Greek philosophers to Baroque saints, Neoclassical marbles, and the finest Romantic and Modernist statuary, journey through 5,000 years of sumptuous sculpture and discover the highlights of Sotheby's upcoming London auctions.
David Levinthal creates photographs that probe the recesses of American memory and imagination and the stereotypes that inhabit familiar cultural touchstones.
Artist Njideka Akunyili Crosby discusses Janded (2012), her spare portrayal of a young Nigerian woman. She describes the figure’s complex backstory and the meaning of the Nigerian slang term that gave the canvas its name.
