Latest Art News

Caspar David Friedrich, Wanderer Above the Sea, 1817, oil on canvas
The Artist Who Discovered the Tragedy of Landscape
Caspar David Friedrich, like other Romantic painters, established landscape…
The Paula Hayes Garden at Lyndhurst - June 2026
Designing With the Land: Paula Hayes’ New Garden Sculpture
New York–based artist and landscape designer Paula Hayes (1958) just unveiled…
Claude Monet, Water Lilies, 1906. Art Institute of Chicago. No horizon feautred in this one
Monet's Water Lilies: Their History and Evolution
Between 1897 and 1926, Claude Monet painted approximately 250 waterscapes of…
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Interviews & Essays

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Andreas Altomonte, A Masked Ball in Bohemia, 1748. Oil on canvas. 19 x 38 in. (48.3 x 96.5 cm.).
The History of Venetian Masks
The Venetian masquerade mask was a social staple of holiday ritual and…
Antony Gormley sculpture
Public Art: 11 Amazing Examples Across the World
Unknown, Headdress Ornament, 1st–7th century. Made in Colombia, Calima (Yotoco). Gold. 8 1/2 × 11 1/2 ×1 1/4 in. (21.6 × 29.2 × 3.2 cm). The Met. Gift and Bequest of Alice K. Bache, 1966, 1977. 66.196.24.
A Brief Look at Sun Symbolism Through Art History
National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C. Source.
Politics at the Smithsonian: Who Gets to Tell America’s Story?
Farming Textiles installation, Museum Kranenburgh, Bergen, Netherlands, 2024.
Deeply Rooted: Diana Scherer Blends Craft with Science
Bigger & Closer (not smaller & further away) installation image at Lightroom, London.
David Hockney and the Artistry of Looking
The School of Athens, this fresco will be featured again with more detail for screen-readers later in this slideshow
Get to Know Raphael in 7 Artworks
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Art Galleries & Museums

Miró and the United States Installation
An Invitation into Joan Miró’s Imagination
Joan Miró, the Catalan painter, had a successful retrospective at MoMA in 1941…
Celia Paul Two Trees After the Storm , 2025 Oil on canvas 72 x 60 inches (182.9 x 152.4 cm) © Celia Paul Courtesy the artist, Gladstone and Victoria Miro
Celia Paul’s Paintings Speak to Loss, Solitude, and Identity
The Neue Galerie, New York City. Source.
The Met Merges with Neue Galerie
See Lee, Hmong story quilt, c1980, cotton, Museum Purchase. Autry Museum; 91.42.1
Los Angeles Rewrites the Story of American Democracy at the Autry
Nyapanyapa Yunupiŋu (Gumatj), Gäna (Self), 2009–2018. Aboriginal art is rooted in tradition but addresses contemporary concerns such as climate change and reparations.
Australian Indigenous Art Speaks to Contemporary Concerns
Wallace Chan, Vessels of Other Worlds, Venice Rebirth sculpture
Eco-Feminism and Post-Spirituality at the 2026 Venice Biennale
The Palisades fire at the Getty Villa’s Cafe. The museum’s buildings escaped damage but the landscape did not.
Healing From the Burns: How The Getty Recovered From the LA Fires
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George Petrides, The Refuge, installation photo
George Petrides’ Hellenic Heads in Venice: Portraying Family and Greek History
Hellenic Heads: George Petrides, A Personal Exploration of Greek History and…
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Press Releases

Chris Hayman, Landscape's Rapture, Oil on canvas, 36 × 72 in.
Fragmented Horizons: The Art of Rob Strati and Chris Hayman
This September, Fragmented Horizons brings together the work of two acclaimed…
The Garden of Invisible Birds, by Igor and Marina, installation view.
An Exhibition of Works by Igor and Marina at Gallery Henoch
Gallery Henoch is pleased to present The Garden of Invisible Birds, an…
Tracy King, Monsoon, 56H x 62W, Acrylic, Pastel and Charcoal.
Profiles of Contemporary Art at ViVO Contemporary
ViVO Contemporary is pleased to present "Profiles of Contemporary Art," an…
The Sugar Shack, 1976. Ernie Barnes (American: 1938-2009). Acrylic on canvas, 36 x 48 in. On loan from the Collection of William O. Perkins, III and Lara Perkins.
The Artistic Journey of Ernie Barnes at Canton Museum of Art
The Canton Museum of Art is proud to present Good Times: The Artistic Journey…
From Cassidy Watt's Remnant Totems at Ventana Fine Art.
An Exhibition of Color at Ventana Fine Art
Opening August 14, 2026, Ventana Fine Art presents an exciting two-artist…
Preston Singletary, Journey of Hearts, blown and sand-carved glass, 19.75h x 33w x 26d.
Bringing Storytelling Traditions to Light at Blue Rain Gallery
Blue Rain Gallery is pleased to present The Good, the Bad and the Raven, a new…
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Art Events

Dan Flavin, Untitled (to Don Judd, Colorist) 1–5 (1987), Tate Modern, London, UK
Dan Flavin: Grids
David Zwirner, Hong Kong
May 28, 2026 - Sep 12, 2026
John Kane, John Kane and His Wife, c. 1928. “Untrained” doesn’t mean unskilled.
Self-Made: A Century of Inventing Artists
American Folk Art Museum
Apr 10, 2026 - Sep 13, 2026
Charles Burchfield (American, 1893–1967), Moon in the Orchard, 1916, transparent and opaque watercolor with graphite on paper. 13 7/8 x 19 7/8 in. Munson Museum of Art, Edward W. Root Bequest, 57.94.
Watercolor Stories: Art of Charles E. Burchfield
Jun 12, 2026 - Sep 13, 2026
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