Female Artists Are Defying Ageism In The Art World – And Maggi Hambling Is Leading The Charge
In the dead of night last spring, as rain fell in stubborn sheets upon the Sussex countryside, 79-year-old artist Maggi ...
Atlanta Daily World3d
This Week In Black History November 13-19, 2024
Three African-American women in Harlem during the Harlem Renaissance in 1925 NOVEMBER 13 1839—The Liberty Party—the nation’s ...
Smithsonian Magazine17d
Meet the Italian ‘Fruit Detective’ Who Investigates Centuries-Old Paintings for Clues About Produce That Has Disappeared From the Kitchen Table
Renaissance paintings ... an elongated snout. (The painting’s mistaken name almost certainly did not originate with Giovanni Bellini, but rather with later art historians, likely seeking ...
New York Magazine18d
One Brief, Scuzzy Moment
His spot was the last bar stool in back, where a hideous painting ... imitates art and certainly never improves on it, but Patti and her partner, Bill Stelling, did smuggle Harlem and the South ...
Smithsonian Magazine20d
Archaeologists Discover Breathtaking Wall Paintings Frozen in Time Inside a Modest Home in Ancient Pompeii
The House of Phaedra is named for this painting of the mythological Phaedra and Hippolytus. Pompeii Archaeological Park Eventually, Roman home design evolved, and it became more acceptable to ...
New York Post21d
Inside NYC’s legendary Met Museum’s intrigue-filled past — and glorious future
The exhibition did include photographs by the Harlem Renaissance portrait artist James Van Der Zee, but all the paintings and other “fine art” depicting Harlem and black life were done by non ...
Indiatimes22d
Art goes 'banana': 'Comedian' painting could fetch $1.5 million in auction
Maurizio Cattelan's provocative art piece 'Comedian', a banana duct-taped to a wall, will be auctioned by Sotheby's in New York City. The buyer receives a certificate of authenticity and ...
The New York Times22d
Painting Is Dead? Long Live Painting.
A show at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago challenges the timeworn critics’ contention that painting is dead, expanding the idea of what painting can be. By Jane L. Levere This article is ...
NPR22d
Fine Art
October 26, 2024 • College students often use posters to help spruce up their dorm. At the University of Chicago, they get a chance to borrow works by prominent artists for a year.