Since its 1996 debut, Pokémon has grown into a worldwide, pop-cultural phenomenon. For Japanese fans, however, Pokémon carries far more cultural significance due to its strong connection to the still…
At Large
In Giverny, Claude Monet (1840-1926) spent over four decades nurturing a flourishing garden that has become almost as iconic as his celebrated artworks. The garden is still an oasis that brings…
Workers at Museo Picasso Málaga are organizing a strike for fare wages and working conditions just as the international initiative, Celebrating Picasso 1973-2023, which honors the life and art of…
Art has long been identified, even romanticized, as an ideal way to launder money. There’s a thread of logic here: the art world accommodates anonymous, high-dollar buyers and the industry allows…
With the recent discovery of a fully in-tact Bronze Age sword in Germany, and a complete suit of armor in Spain, we take a look at the miraculous nature of the preservation of such pre-modern objects.
In June, Surreal Spaces: The Life and Art of Leonora Carrington, an illustrated biography of the groundbreaking British artist was published by Thames & Hudson. In celebration, we take a look…
“Games, Gamblers & Cartomancers: The New Cardsharps," a summer show in Newport curated by Dodie Kazanjian and Alison M. Gingeras, brings together seventeen buzzy contemporary artists—including…
In 1871, Thomas Moran and William Henry Jackson were hired to document the natural landscape that would become the national parks. Artists have been invited to return ever since.
