Artistic patronage did not flee Rome following its traumatic sack by mutinous Spanish and German soldiers of the Holy Roman Empire in 1527. Seven years later, Alessandro Farnese (1468-1549) was elected Pope Paul III and sponsored a series of urban projects intended to revitalize the scarred city.
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Attracting nearly 100,000 international, national, and local art admirers—including the King and Queen of Spain, who attended the opening ceremony—the 44th edition of ARCOmadrid featured 214 galleries from 30 countries March 5th to 9th at the IFEMA MADRID.
The exhibition, Heart On, at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts and the Art Gallery of Ontario brings long-overdue attention to Joyce Wieland’s pioneering work in film and visual art.
DOOM: House of Hope is a three hour long performance by Anne Imhof at the Park Avenue Armory, curated by Klaus Biesenbach. It opened to the public on March 3rd and will run through the 12th.
A trove of ancient gold jewelry was unearthed in an excavation by the Egyptian-French Centre for the Study of Karnak Temples working alongside the Supreme Council of Antiquities and the French National Centre for Scientific Research.
When you ask people to name their favorite artist, the same names always seem to come up. In this roundup, we shine the spotlight back on our favorite lesser-known female artists. Perhaps after reading our roundup, you will walk away with a new favorite artist!
On a visit to a museum, one usually hones in on the quest to take in as much art as possible. As one walks between galleries, absorbing centuries of art, an expected but often overlooked constant emerges—the picture frame.
There is no doubt that the golden ratio runs rampant through the art of the sixteenth century and on. The most evident manifestation of the ratio lies in the composition of paintings and cutting of canvases
Over the past few weeks, mass layoffs have plagued the country across various sectors— from the National Park Services to acclaimed museums.
