Over the past few weeks, mass layoffs have plagued the country across various sectors— from the National Park Services to acclaimed museums.
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Around 1908, Vanessa Bell began a painting that she would call Poppies and Poison. In it, she limns a tabletop in cool-toned whites, set against a striped, cream-colored wall. A small green vial sits beside a pharmacist’s jar and a bowl. In the foreground, three poppies—two white, one red—reach across the canvas. They are carefully placed; their crooked stems have been pulled straight, as parallel as possible.
Focused on simplicity and symmetry—principles valued by classical artists, Neoclassicism was an antidote to Rococo and Baroque excess. Neoclassicists painted everything from ancient myths to contemporary events, portraying their subjects through the heroic lens of a classical style.
Just last week, Italian authorities raided a home in the north of Rome, uncovering a slew of forgeries. Tipped off by the sale of fake artworks by famous 19th and 20th century artists on eBay and Catawiki, police were able to pinpoint the suspect and obtain a search warrant to enter the premises. Leading the investigation was the Carabinieri Command for the Protection of Cultural Heritage.
Painting, as an object and practice, has such a long, storied global history. It will never go out of style nor completely disappear from the realm of fine art. That said, aesthetics do move in and out of favor, and where figurative painting has ruled the roost for quite some time, abstraction is once again taking the lead.
Born on New Year’s Eve in 1869, Henri Matisse became one of the most influential French painters of the 20th century. Here are 10 surprising facts about the life of Henri Matisse.
Darkrooms are instrumental in movie plots: tiny rooms, red lights, and photographs hanging from a piece of string. But developing a photograph is not as easy as it looks in the movies.
Though the 2026 Venice Biennale is still over a year away, the national pavilions have not only been announced, but they have also already sparked controversy over recent changes made by Australia.
Björk’s critically acclaimed world tour commissioned by The Shed in 2019 is now a book and a concert film on Apple. Cornucopia was filmed in Lisbon and features media artist Tobias Gremmler’s ethereal digital designs— alien aqua-flora imagery projections.
Just last week, Christie’s announced “Augmented Intelligence,” an auction dedicated to the sale of art created with artificial intelligence. While this is not the first time Christie’s has sold AI-generated art, it is the first to solely highlight augmented works.
