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Aboriginal rock art on the Barnett River, Mount Elizabeth Station.
A Brief Introduction to Aboriginal Art & Artists
Though Aboriginal art is only one of many Indigenous Australian art traditions, it is also one of the most recognizable art forms across the globe. Known for its bold patterns, vibrant colors,…
Franz Kline, Mahoning, 1956. Oil and paper on canvas, 80 3/8 × 100 1/2in. (204.2 × 255.3 cm), Whitney Museum of American Art, New York. https://whitney.org/collection/works/1997
Abstract Expressionism: A Brief History & Exploration
Born in the late nineteenth century, Modernism sought to challenge conventional institutions of its time. The late nineteenth century saw a shifting European political structure, with the birth of…
Installation view of New York: 1962-1964 at the Jewish Museum, NY. July 22, 2022-January 8, 2023.
“New York: 1962-1964” Captures More than a Time and Place
“New York: 1962-1964” is a celebration of the institution hosting it. The Jewish Museum has been a venerable fixture in New York’s cultural firmament for what seems like forever, but six decades ago…
Thomas Chippendale, The Gentleman and Cabinet-maker's Director: Being a Large Collection of . . . Designs of Household Furniture in the Gothic, Chinese and Modern Taste . . ., 1754. Printed book, engraved plates. 17 3/4 x 12 1/4 x 2 inches (45 x 31 x 5 cm).
Drawing Center's “The Clamor of Ornament” Uncovers our Shared Humanity
The curators set a welcome stage for the visitor to the Center. Greeting them at the entrance is Martin Sharp’s Blowing in the Mind/Mister Tambourine Man (1968). Sharp is known as the mastermind…
"Art and Race Matters: The Career of Robert Colescott," 2022. New Museum, New York. (L-R) See Colescott's We Await Thee, (1964), Nubian Queen (1966), and Dr. Ehrlich’s Magic Bullet (1968).
Colescott Retrospective “Art and Race Matters” is a Must-See
Fresh off its survey of Faith Ringgold, the New Museum presents a retrospective of another veteran African American painter whose aesthetic DNA courses through subsequent generations of black artists…
Melchor Pérez Holguín, Pietà (detail), Bolivia, c. 1720.
Why the LACMA’s “Archive of the World” Catalogue Matters
The recent publication Archive of the World: Art and Imagination in Spanish America, 1500–1800, a companion catalogue for a show of the same name and the first comprehensive study of LACMA's notable…
Louise Bourgeois, Untitled, 1946-1947. Oil on canvas. 26 x 44 in. (66 x 111.8 cm). Tate Modern, London.
Louise Bourgeois' Early Paintings at The Met
Linda Nochlin caused a stir when she published, "Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?" in 1971. Turning the conventional wisdom of the title on its head, she clarifies that there have always…