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Henri Matisse, Printed by Edmond Vairel, Published by Tériade for Éditions Verve. Horse, Rider, and Clown from Jazz, 1947. Simeon B. Williams Fund. © 2025 Succession H. Matisse / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.

Visual Art and Jazz: A Crossover of Media

Improvisation, the ability to respond spontaneously to the moment, is a defining characteristic found in the work of two giants of modern art, …

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Drawing

Haring painting the backdrop for the Palladium nightclub, 1985

Comics Enter the Fine Art Market at David Zwirner, London

A Love of the Female Form in Renoir’s Drawings

Six Decades of Ruth Asawa’s Sculptures at MoMA

Auction

Graffiti of Jean-Michel Basquiat by Eme Freethinker and Pen Chill in Berlin. WikiCommons.

What a $45 Million Basquiat Says About the Art Market Right Now

Artists Fight for Intellectual Property Rights

A "Golden Period" Violin Sells At Sotheby's

Contemporary Art

Jeffrey Magid standing in front of Henry Taylor's / was King When I Met the Queen, Syllable x Rythm Equals Mumbo Jumbo, 2013.

From Poker to Paintings: How Jeffrey Magid Learned to Collect Art

How to Collect Contemporary Art: A Conversation with Mark Diker

From Matisse to Warhol: The Return of the Modernists

Antiques

Euros bills hanging to dry on a clothes line

How Money Laundering Works In The Art World

Art 101: What was Art Nouveau?

Maison Gerard Celebrates 50 Years With Historic Art Deco Pieces on View

Renaissance

Andrea del Verrocchio, Detail of David with the head of Goliath, c. 1466 - 69. Bronze. Bargello National Museum.

7 Depictions of David in Renaissance & Baroque Art

The History and Influence of Da Vinci’s Vitruvian Man

Michelangelo: Exploring the Master's Art and Life

Women Artists

Marc Vaux (1895-1971), Bal costumé pour les 30 ans de la Galerie B. Weill (Berthe Weill assise au centre, en smoking), 13 décembre 1931. Collection Marianne Le Morvan, don de Jeanine Warnod

Berthe Weill: The Mother of Modernism

How Lois Dodd’s Paintings Frame Everyday Life

How UNESCO Is Protecting Traditional Art Practices

Modern Art

Paul Cézanne, Pommes et oranges, 1899.

ART 101: Cubism

Claude Monet's Life & Works in 11 Surprising Facts

Abstract Expressionism: A Brief History & Exploration

Sculpture

The New Museum’s expansion under construction. Source.

The New Museum Reopens with a Focus on Modern Technology

How Multimedia Artist Daniel Arsham Builds a Creative Life

A Brief Look at The Met's Fascinating History

Design

Yves Behar, Birkenstock Birkis, 2004.

The History Behind Cooper Hewitt’s National Design Awards

The Art of Design: A Rediscovery of Vienna's Interior Style

Historic Spaces, New Perspectives at The Frick Collection

Painting

Henri Matisse, Printed by Edmond Vairel, Published by Tériade for Éditions Verve. Horse, Rider, and Clown from Jazz, 1947. Simeon B. Williams Fund. © 2025 Succession H. Matisse / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.

Visual Art and Jazz: A Crossover of Media

Phong Bui Practices Meditation Through Art

The Art of Spring: 10 Paintings to Mark this Season

Asian Art

Edgar Degas, The Dance Class, 1874. Oil on canvas. 32 7/8 x 30 3/8 in. (83.5 x 77.2 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

The Life and Art of Edgar Degas

Kintsugi Pottery Mending: Fragile Art for the Anxious Mind

Qi Baishi’s Inspiration in Ink: A Culturally Immersive Experience

Black Artists

Kulimushi "Kuli" Barongozi, Time, 2025. For Mrs. Syla Artis Branch. "She was an original, and people knew it."

An Intimate Exploration of Culture and Memory at NXTHVN

The Life and Art of Noah Davis at the Hammer Museum

Fabiola Jean-Louis on the Language of Fashion

Gallery

Egon Schiele, Dr. von Graff, 1910, pencil, charcoal, and wash on paper, cropped. Private Collection

Neue Galerie New York Explores Friendship in Egon Schiele’s Art

Tavares Strachan’s Immersive Multisensory Installations at LACMA

Catherine Opie’s “To Be Seen” and The Politics of Photography

Photography

Sculpture set up for photography at the J. Paul Getty Trust.

The Art of Photographing Art

The Politics of Presidential Portraiture

Man Ray’s Objects on Film at the Met

Museum

Visitors in the Louvre Museum. WikiCommons.

The Louvre Reckons with Fraud, Floods, and Failing Infrastructure

A “Shared Stewardship” of Repatriated Objects at the Smithsonian

Los Angeles Bids for Cultural Dominance With New Art Institutions

Indigenous Art

Installation view of Jeffrey Gibson: the space in which to place me at The Broad, Los Angeles, May 10 to September 28, 2025. Photo by Joshua White/JWPictures.com, courtesy of TheBroad.

Jeffrey Gibson’s Celebrated Venice Biennale Exhibit at The Broad

Indigenous and Native American Art at Santa Fe Auction

Highlights from Art Dubai and UAE Biennials

LGBTQ Artists

Frances Cranmer Greenman, Self Portrait, 1923. Minneapolis Institute of Art.

Jennifer Dasal’s New Book on The American Girls’ Club for Artists

Preview Laurence Philomene’s Masterful Monograph: "Puberty"

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

Latin American Art

Pedro Diego Alvarado-Rivera, Reflejos de Naranjas Chinas, 2024, Oil on linen, 36.61 x 42.32 in, 93 x 107.5 cm

True South: The Rise of Latin American Art

Director Carla Gutierrez Examines Frida Kahlo’s Life Through Film

8 Latin American Artists You Should Know More About

Fair

Frieze Los Angeles 2025.

Frieze LA's Resilient Return

Emerging Art Fairs Expand The Persian Gulf’s Art Market

Highlights from Mexico City Art Week 2026

Ancient Art

A replica coin necklace of the Roman Emperor Vespasian by Atelier Divin.

Consider this Before Buying an Ancient Coin Necklace or Jewelry

The Iconography of Zoroastrianism, the Oldest Monotheistic Religion

Etruscan Jewelry and the Charm of Gold in Antiquity