New gallery space for local contemporary art focuses this month on South Dakota's past
Artists Joe Schaeffer and Cody Henrichs hope to strike up conversation and innovation around modern art in Sioux Falls with ...
Caspar David Friedrich: A Solitary Wanderer Finding His Way in the Fog
The first major U.S. exhibition of Germany’s great Romantic painter is a historic showcase. It’s also a blueprint for how to ...
The Power Couple Making the Art World More Inclusive
Now they’re one of the top power couples in the art world, each committed in their own way to advancing the cause of racial ...
The best artworks of our time are in the medium of video
Christian Marclay’s “The Clock” and Ragnar Kjartansson’s “The Visitors” are two of the best artworks of this century — the ...
A Recurring Figure In Art, The Fool Has A Lot To Show About Power (And You Can See It All At The Louvre)
From medieval psalters to the oils of Gustave Courbet, the Louvre has organized one of the most comprehensive surveys of a ...
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As We Enter the Year of the Snake, Let’s Revisit the Serpent’s Starring Role in Art
From mythical guardians to symbols of transformation and terror, the snake has slithered its way into the annals of art ...
Rock art in Venezuela may be the sign of a lost ancient culture
Archaeologists discovered clusters of red ocher drawings scattered on rocks and cliffs across Canaima National Park—and have some theories on who made the mysterious art.
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‘Beyond the Bouquet: Arranging Flowers in American Art’ debuts at the Hood
On Dec. 18, “Beyond the Bouquet: Arranging Flowers in American Art” opened at the Hood Museum of Art. Curated by Michael ...
Reading Whistler’s Nocturne in Blue and Gold – Old Battersea Bridge as a piece of music
Whistler’s paintings were first compared to music in 1863 when the French critic Paul Manz described his haunting portrait, ...
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Harvard Art Museums Receives Landmark Gift of Edvard Munch Artworks
A group of works by Edvard Munch has been gifted to Harvard Art Museums by late collectors Lynn Straus and her husband, ...
‘Nordic Utopia? African Americans in the 20th Century’ Review: Cold Clime, Warm Welcome
An exhibition at New York’s Scandinavia House features art and music by black Americans who moved to northern Europe in ...
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Martin Kimani, a former Kenyan diplomat, said his past work positions him to build on the Africa Center’s diverse programming that goes beyond art. With major gifts to leading arts institutions ...