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Features

Hilton Als

Hilton Als: The Pulitzer Winning Critic Discusses the Art of Curating

2003 Unbearable: Y2K Fashion is More Problematic than You Remember

storm king

The Why, How, and Where of Sculpture Parks

East Hampton Beach, Long Island (1874) by Winslow Homer

The Enduring Legacy of Art and Artists in the Hamptons

Diana Hunting with Her Nymphs by Peter Paul Rubens and Studio.

Denver Art Museum’s new look at Flemish old masters

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Indigenous Art

Fashion designed by Jamie Okuma. promotional shoot with traditionally-inspired looks styled in a modern take on 70s.

9 Indigenous Art Accounts to Follow on Instagram

What’s the Deal with Christopher Columbus Monuments?

Evolving Perspectives on Quilts as Folk Art

Contemporary Art

footprints in the snow make a geometric pattern by artist Simon Beck

The Art of Snow and Ice: Depictions Throughout Art History

We Asked an AI What it Thought About Art. Here's What it Told Us

Theaster Gates: Young Lords and Their Traces

Modern Art

Georges Seurat, A Sunday on La Grande Jatte, 1884, oil on canvas

Who was Georges Seurat?

The Life and Art of Edgar Degas

As Gagosian Looks Ahead, Let’s Look Back

Latin American Art

Melchor Pérez Holguín, Pietà (detail), Bolivia, c. 1720.

Why the LACMA’s “Archive of the World” Catalogue Matters

Neo-Concretism: the short-lived but influential art movement

Pre-Columbian Latin America: The Chavín of Ancient Peru

Design

2003 Unbearable: Y2K Fashion is More Problematic than You Remember

Recognizing Disney Costume Designer Alice Davis

SCAD at Design Miami/

Auction

Pablo Picasso, Fillette au bateau (Maya), 1938, oil on canvas, Courtesy Sotheby’s

Cubist Portrait of Picasso’s Daughter Could Fetch Over $15 Million

Phillips 20th Century Evening Auction Brings in Record-Breaking Sales

Standout Art Auctions to Watch Fall 2022

Antiques

courtesy of the Wagner Free Institute of Science overview shot of the gallery, which was taken professionally by David Graham

Wagner Science Museum: Step into 1855 with Contemporary Courses

How Money Laundering Works In The Art World

The Cabinet of Curiosities & Colonialism

Black Artists

Hilton Als

Hilton Als: The Pulitzer Winning Critic Discusses the Art of Curating

12 African American Artists You Should Know More About

A Look into the Harlem Renaissance

Painting

John William Waterhouse painting of a woman in a white gown with long flowing red head looking distraught in a small boat

Meet the Femme Fragile, the Femme Fatale's Counterpart

The Last Supper From Leonardo da Vinci to David LaChapelle

How Santa Claus Has Changed Throughout History

Fair

Art Basel in Miami Beach 2022, Courtesy Art Basel

What to See at Art Basel Miami Beach 2022

Jill Bokor Speaks About the Upcoming Salon Art + Design Fair

Scenes From The 2022 Boston International Fine Art Show

Drawing

Features many repeated words, each circled. Also an arrow and a face.

The Doodle: Art by Famous Non-Artists

In Conversation with William Kentridge

Ten Holiday Gifts for Art Lovers 2022

Sculpture

Installation view, Nick Cave: Forothermore, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, November 18, 2022–April 10, 2023.

Nick Cave's Forothermore

Explaining the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

Mel Kendrick on Seeing Things in Things

Museum

‘Madonna Enthroned’ by Andrea Briosco detto il Riccio (end of the fifteenth century), with picture of the terracotta statue following its recovery in May 1945.

Saving Italian Art from World War II Destruction

Sammy Seung-min Lee Takes Root

6 Museum Exhibitions to See in 2023

Ancient Art

Two ceramic figurines from graves in western Mexico that show two heavily tattooed individuals. Photo: Detroit Institute of Arts.

The Art and Archeology of Tattoo

Consider this Before Buying an Ancient Coin Necklace or Jewelry

King Tut May Lead us to Nefertiti’s Tomb

Asian Art

Foot of World's Tallest Statue

India's Statue of Unity is the World’s Tallest Statue, Here's Its Story

The Art of the Chinese New Year

Drawing Center's “The Clamor of Ornament” Uncovers our Shared Humanity

Gallery

artistic version of US flag

Celebrate Veterans Day Weekend With The NC Veteran Art Show

Ugandan Artist Acaye Kerunen's Storytelling of Heritage

Alia Al Farsi: The Woman Behind Oman's Largest Private Art Gallery

Women Artists

James Tissot, The Ball on Shipboard, 1874. Oil on canvas, Tate Gallery, London.

Saartjie Baartman, Victorians, and the Bustle's Hidden History

5 Pioneering Women in Archaeology

8 Artists Who Took Their Mothers' Names

Photography

Wolfgang Tillmans, Lutz & Alex sitting in the trees (1992)

Wolfgang Tillmans: To look without fear

Photographing Vietnam: The First & Last Uncensored War

The Lasting Impact of WWII Photography

LGBTQ Artists

8 - self-portrait in the afternoon light, january 2019, puberty

Preview Laurence Philomene’s Masterful Monograph: "Puberty"

Eisenman’s Paintings Back in NYC Art Scene at Hauser & Wirth

6 Art World Events for Pride 2022

Renaissance

Chalk portrait of Caravaggio by Ottavio Leoni, circa 1621

The Dark Red Drama of Caravaggio

The Surreal Life of Hieronymus Bosch

Denver Art Museum’s new look at Flemish old masters