Cradled in the palm of the hand or worn close to the heart, portrait miniatures were never intended for public consumption, but rather, functioned as personal tokens of affection, love, or memorial.
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The exhibition, which features over 280 artworks is the first substantial project on the art of Fiji to be mounted in the U.S.
Banksy surprised residents of Birmingham this week with the kind of Christmas card only he could send—a touching new piece of street art.
Created with watercolor and ink on handmade mulberry paper from Japan, "Carpe Fin" bursts with figures, landscapes, and action scenes inspired by a traditional Haida oral story: a sea mammal hunter goes in pursuit of food to feed his starving community and is taken underwater to the realm of a powerful spirit.
Luces y Sombras means Lights and Shadows, a fitting title for an extraordinary show of 45 black and white photographs of 20th century Mexico.
Researchers are refuting a 2018 theory that one thing that gave Leonardo da Vinci an artistic advantage was exotropia, a rare condition that results in a slight misalignment of the eye.
The Dallas Museum of Art has announced the establishment of the Works on Paper Department and the creation of a new curatorial position, supported by a group of visionary gifts to the Museum.
The four nominees–Lawrence Abu Hamdan, Helen Cammock, Oscar Murillo, and Tai Shani–came together to request that the jury consider awarding the Prize to them as a collective.
Any Grateful Dead fan will attest to Jerry Garcia’s power as a musician, but the legendary guitarist and singer was also an accomplished visual artist, a fact known only to a small group of devoted Deadheads.
A performative installation, the flags intentionally break and manipulate the traditional rules of flag code to question the myth of globalization and equality.
