Art
Rubens' Duke of Buckingham 'found' after 400 years
<b>A 'lost' portrait by Flemish artist Peter Paul Rubens has been rediscovered after almost 400 years.</b><p>The 17th century Flemish artist's "head study" of the Duke of Buckingham was identified by Dr Bendor Grosvenor from BBC Four's Britain's Lost Masterpieces.<p>It was in Glasgow Museums' collection and on …
NewsAmazing Photos Of Old-School New York
In her new book ‘Street,’ photographer Carrie Boretz captures the raw essence of New York City and all its visceral contradictions.<p>Long before David Simon’s color-saturated version of sordid old Times Square came to HBO in the form of <i>The Deuce</i>, photographer Carrie Boretz was out capturing the raw …
HistoryCurry: Being targeted by Trump on Twitter was 'surreal'
Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports / Action Images<p>Stephen Curry had no intention of visiting the White House, citing his disapproval of comments made by …
SurrealismSpiders, Bodies, and The New York Sky: The Big and Small Genius of Louise Bourgeois
In 'Louise Bourgeois: An Unfolding Portrait' at New York's Museum of Modern Art, a survey of the sculptor's works reveals the roots of her practice and her inner pain and joy.<p>There, welcoming you to an exhibition of 265 prints, 23 sculptures, nine drawings, and two early paintings all by Louise …
Jasper Johns: Something Resembling Truth review – poetry to prose
Royal Academy, London Jasper Johns’s first British show in 40 years captures both his brilliance and decline into self-parody<p><i>Flag</i> is magnificent: a vision of glory in blood red, deep blue and the white of whipped waves. Each star on this spangled banner has a different character – pristine, …
Pop ArtSome of earliest US landscape photos coming to New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Some of the oldest daguerreotypes and photographs of U.S. landscapes are about to go on display in New Orleans, as part of the first exhibit and study of such landscapes made east of the Mississippi River.<p>Photographs of vast, unspoiled Western vistas are well known, many of them …
HistoryAsinas II: A Dizzying New Kinetic Sculpture by Jennifer Townleyby on September 23, 2017
Asinas II is the latest kinetic work by Dutch artist Jennifer Townley who is intrigued by how machines can create complicated nonlinear movements …
SculptureFrom the Truth About Basquiat’s Myths to a Plan to Remake the Auction World: The Best and Worst of the Art World This Week
Art World<p>Plus, how museums in Mexico are dealing with the massive earthquake, and our guide to the revolving door of gallery-swapping …
The ArtsBreakthrough – Signal v. Noise
I bet you know the names of a few famous impressionist painters. Monet. Manet. Degas. What makes them famous though? Are they really the best? Do you …
Art HistoryChicago Architecture Biennial 2017: how to improve on history
From the bar at the Folies Bergère to a pop art Renaissance chapel, architects at the Chicago Biennial were invited to reimagine spaces of the past as ideas for the future<p>There’s a group that’s not a group, a movement that doesn’t call itself a movement, an affinity of architects, a “constellation” …
ArchitectureArt For Peace: An exhibition in Islamabad brings together Asian artists whose works answer 'what is peace?'
Growing up in a refugee camp in Damascus, Ahmad Joudeh loved only to dance. His father would routinely beat him up and burn his dance clothes, but …
Yoko OnoBanksy - The Kissing Coppers
Jean-Leon Gerome - Pygmalion and Galatea<p>Painted in 1890’s by <b>Jean-Leon Gerome</b> the painting <i>Pygmalion and Galatea</i> depicts a tale from Ovid’s …
ArtistsDesigned by Louis Comfort Tiffany | Mosaic Panel | American | The Met
This panel is the prototype for the repeated mosaic panels that served as the decorative frieze for the entrance hall of the house at 1 East …
Art MuseumsArt mystery: The famed painters who vanished into obscurity
<b>Two exhibitions open this month devoted to a group of working class artists from the East End of London who became art world celebrities in the late 1920s and 1930s - only to be forgotten after World War Two.</b><p>They were known as the East London Group, and among their ranks were humble office clerks, …
HistoryAfrica's first modern art museum opens to both fanfare and criticism in Cape Town
This weekend, a stunning new museum opens in Cape Town, South Africa. The Zeitz Museum of Contemporary African Art -- also known as the Zeitz MOCAA …
South AfricaDesign In The Digital Age: The Work Of Experimental Dutch Designer On View In New York
Furniture generated by smart algorithms, a functional 3-D printed steel bridge and a printable chair that can be downloaded from the internet are a few examples of the “the ingenious oeuvre” of experimental Dutch designer and inventor Joris Laarman “who works at the intersection of design, art and …
Digital Age“It makes our neighborhood look shabby”: Volunteers paint over graffiti tags along Federal Boulevard for Brush Off Day
A smell of chili with a tinge of spray paint wafted down Federal Boulevard Saturday morning.Groups of people in safety vests slowly progressed …
Street Art‘It’s Fake,’ Tyga Says Of Photo Of Him Claiming To Be Kylie’s Baby Daddy
The world went crazy when news broke that Kylie Jenner is reportedly pregnant with Travis Scott’s baby.<p>The <i>Life of Kylie</i> star has been in a …
EntertainmentMurals in the Market 2017
Buy Photo<p>None<p>Frank the dog waits patiently as his owners stop to look at the mural being done by artist Brandon "BMike" Odums of New Orleans, …
Street ArtHow to Read (and Display) Architectural Drawings
The current rotation of works on paper in the Robert Wood Johnson, Jr. Gallery includes a selected group of architectural drawings from The Met …
Art MuseumsArt exhibit to combine Rodin with contemporary artwork
Six original Auguste Rodin sculptures will be juxtaposed with the work of 17 contemporary artists from around the world during ArtPrize Nine.<p>When he …
EntertainmentWise Women: Images of Saint Thecla and Saint Catherine
Last month, the recent season of <i>Game of Thrones</i> caused me to reflect on gruesome medieval images of the martyrdoms of Saint Lawrence and Saint …
Art MuseumsMurals murals on the wall: Eastern Market shows them all
It was a scorcher out there, but that didn’t stop 50-plus artists from creating masterpieces at Murals in the Market this morning.<p>Murals in the …
DetroitPortrait of Emperor Jahangir | The Met
Jahangir was an exacting patron who worked closely with the artists in his employ. The style of portraiture created during his reign changed …
Art Museumsbaron Antoine Jean Gros | Portrait of a Woman | The Met
Baron Gros was a highly successful student of Neoclassical painter Jacques Louis David (French, 1748–1825). Gros received many commissions for large …
Art MuseumsNobleman on Horseback | India (Rajasthan, Sawar) | The Met
This equestrian portrait of a prince is from the court of Sawar, a small state in Ajmer established by the Mughal emperor Jahangir. Initially, …
Art MuseumsImpressionism | Keyword | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
<b>America Comes of Age: 1876–1900</b><p><b>American Impressionism</b><p><b>American Scenes of Everyday Life, 1840–1910</b><p><b>Americans in Paris, 1860–1900</b><p><b>Art Nouveau</b><p><b>The Ashcan</b> …
Art HistoryThe Photorealist Pin-Up Pics that Inspired Christopher Kane
Kane pulled from the oeuvre of John Kacere for his S/S18 show, Domestic Services<p>Christopher Kane’s S/S18 show, <i>Domestic Services</i>, was brimming with …
Kalashnikov statue to be altered after sculptor's monumental error
Tribute to famous Russian rifle creator unveiled in Moscow mistakenly depicted German second world war gun instead<p>Workers have removed part of a new monument to Mikhail Kalashnikov, the inventor of the Soviet Union’s AK-47 assault rifle, after eagle-eyed Russians noticed that it mistakenly depicted …
NewsSaving One of Western Art’s Most Iconic Paintings
Inside the massive, two-year museum effort to conserve The Blue Boy, Thomas Gainsborough’s famed 18th-century portrait<p>For nearly 100 years, he’s been the star attraction in the palatial portrait gallery of The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, a turn-of-the-century estate …