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Jon Ching, Cache, 2020. Oil on wood, 24 x 18 inches.

Artivism: Making a Difference Through Art

Using art as a means for social change, artivists can change the world

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Features

Dante and His Poem by Domenico di Michelino

Dante’s Divine Comedy and Its Influence on Art History

Jon Ching, Cache, 2020. Oil on wood, 24 x 18 inches.

Artivism: Making a Difference Through Art

"Cliffside Portal," by Jeremiah Jossim. Painting—Oil on Canvas. 15" x 15". $500.

SCAD Hosting Virtual Open Studio Sale

Zoua Vang Lor, Story Cloth, 1985-89.

Folk Art Tells Stories of Struggles

slave ship

Artists vs Art Critics: A Combative Yet Symbiotic Relationship

Photography

Dawoud Bey, Three Women at a Parade, Harlem, NY, from Harlem, U.S.A., 1978. Gelatin silver print (printed 2019). 11 x 14 in. Frame: 16 3/8 x 20 5/8 x 1 1/2 in.

The Whitney Presents Dawoud Bey: An American Project

Reframed: Eadweard Muybridge's "Galloping Horse”

Pixy Liao: Your Gaze Belongs to Me at Fotografiska

Asian

Installation View of Trace at L.A.’s Skirball Cultural Center. JORDAN RIEFE. featuring the artist's self-portrait

An Interview with Ai Weiwei on Jail Time, Activism, & “Trace”

Kintsugi Pottery Mending: Fragile Art for the Anxious Mind

Chinese Porcelain: $35 Yard Sale Purchase Goes For $721,800

Gallery

Detail of Gay Pride Madrid. Photo by Barcex of Flickr. CC BY-SA 2.0.

7 Art Shows To Attend During Pride 2021

David Zwirner Presents Carol Bove: Chimes at Midnight

Revisiting Figuration in Contemporary Art

Antiques

Collection 21 Late Roman and Early Byzantine Glass Vessels, Eastern Mediterranean Region. Starting Price € 15,000. Courtesy of Hermann Historica..

The Premium Lots in the 88th Auction of Hermann Historica GmbH

Ancient Roman Statue Found in Antique Shop 10 Years After Theft

The History and Evolving Beauty of Chess Sets

Sculpture

Alison Saar, detail of Cotton Eater, edition 1/6, 2014. Woodcut on found sugar sack quilt. 72 x 34 in.

The Powerful Prints of Alison Saar Exhibit at Chazen Museum of Art

The Calming Effect—and Global Influences—of Brancusi’s "Mlle Pogany"

Monumental Vermont Sculpture Park Reopens to the Public

Fair

Visitors at Art Basel Hong Kong 2021

Art Basel's First In-Person Show Since 2019 Closes in Success

Desert X Spotlights Social Issues as Saudi Scandal Still Looms

Outsider Art Fair Model Offers Glimpse of Post-Covid Art World

Auction

Larva Labs Est. 2005, CryptoPunk #6347, 2018.

Five Rare Physical CryptoPunks to be Auctioned at Sotheby’s

Beyond Impressionism: Degas, Renoir and Redon

Lowry’s Rare Rugby Painting is More Poignant Than Ever

Design

detail sink

Why is there a Kitchen in MoMA's Galleries?

Memphis Milano X Anthony Vaccarello at Saint Laurent Rive Droite

Illustrating the Power of Emoji

Museum

Joan Mitchell, Bonjour Julie, 1971. Collection of the Art Fund, Inc. at the Birmingham Museum of Art.

The Long-Awaited Joan Mitchell Retrospective & Why it Matters

The Met Presents Alice Neel: People Come First

Making Prints and Drawings

Painting

Carrivaggio, Judith Beheading Holofernes, c. 1598-9. Palazzo Barberini, Rome.

Judith Beheading Holofernes in 6 Artist Renderings

Rosy Keyser on Sound, Collaboration, and “Arp 273”

Celebrating 200 years of Russian Pictures

Drawing

Bartholomeus Spranger, Saint Ursula, c. 1583. Pen and brown ink over traces of black chalk with pink and teal watercolor washes in a Venetian ca. 1590 aedicule frame.

Rediscovered Drawing Unveiled at Christopher Bishop Fine Art

Kara Walker's Drawings at Kunstmuseum Basel

MoMA Curator Unpacks Why Kusama Started Making Polka Dots

Contemporary

Jean-Michel Basquiat, Jailbirds, 1983. Acrylic and oil stick on canvas. 65 x 90.5 in.

Jean-Michel Basquiat’s Family to Present Never Before Seen Works

HOFA Gallery Presents Loribelle Spirovski: Coronation

Christina Quarles On Her Paintings

Ancient

a line of of marble busts receding into the distance.

Ancient Art Returns to Public View in Rome

Officials Seize 27,000 Artifacts Looted by French Metal Detectorist

What Does Cave Art Tell Us About Early Humans?

Renaissance

The School of Athens, this fresco will be featured again with more detail for screen-readers later in this slideshow

Get to Know Raphael in 7 Artworks

Hieronymus Bosch's 'Christ Mocked' in 10 minutes

Morgante: Depictions of a Renaissance Jester Turned Duke

Modern

Maria Martins The Impossible, III

An Unsettling Sculpture Dramatizing the Thin Line Between Love and Hate

Large Monet Water Lilies Sell For $70.4 Million

Explore Monet’s Engagement with Étretat at The Seattle Art Museum