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Visitors viewing Sun Yitian's painting at Esther Schipper, Frieze Seoul 2024

What’s Online Winter 2025: Art & Object Magazine

Faux Mogao caves assembled for the 2016 show at the Getty Center.

Visiting Dunhuang: Unlocking the Mysteries of the Library Cave

Installation view, ‘Jennifer Rochlin. Paintings on Clay,’ Hauser & Wirth New York, 22nd Street, 2 May 2024 – 12 July 2024. © Jennifer Rochlin

What’s Online Fall 2024: Art & Object Magazine

Sungsic MOON 문성식, Summer Night 여름밤, 2022.

Denver Art Museum Showcases the Politics of Korean Ceramics

Matthew Wong, The Realm of Appearances, 2018.

The Parallel Life and Art of Matthew Wong and Vincent Van Gogh

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Eiko Tomura, Landscape as Bar, commissioned for the AWT Bar, 2024.

New Art in Japan: Highlights from Art Collaboration Kyoto and Art Week Tokyo

When Feminism Imitates Art: Ecofeminism at PST

Art Miami Announces 2024 Exhibitors List for 34th Edition, Dec. 3-8

Gallery

Control Gallery, JUST LIKE HEAVEN installation image

Just Like Heaven: A Celebratory Exhibition for Marc Jacobs’ 40th Anniversary

A Look Inside Brooklyn’s Gallery of Authentic Prints and Lithographs

Art D’Égypte "Forever is Now" Shimmers Alongside the Great Pyramids

LGBTQ Artists

8 - self-portrait in the afternoon light, january 2019, puberty

Preview Laurence Philomene’s Masterful Monograph: "Puberty"

Eisenman’s Paintings Back in NYC Art Scene at Hauser & Wirth

6 Art World Events for Pride 2022

Indigenous Art

Archie Moore, Australia Pavilion at Venice Biennale 2024, image by Andrea Rossetti.

An Ode To The Woven Arts At 2024 Venice Biennale Golden Lion Awards

History Painting: An Art Genre or the Manipulation of Truth?

9 Indigenous Art Accounts to Follow on Instagram

Ancient Art

Courtesy Stuart Handler, Paul Holberton Publishing

Stuart Handler's New Art History Book is a Cultural Treasure Trove

The U.S. Returns $80 Million Worth of Stolen Artifacts to Italy

Archaeologists Uncover Mysterious Ancient Roman Dodecahedron

Auction

Sotheby's, 2022

A Diamond Necklace With Ties To Marie Antoinette Doubles Its Low-Estimate At Auction

Christie’s Announces Acquisition of Major Vehicle Auction House

Claude Monet’s Water Lilies to Debut At Christie’s Hong Kong

Drawing

Norman Rockwell's Santa

The History of Santa Claus: Tracing the Evolution of a Beloved Icon

The Clark Art Institute Makes Plans to Expand After Generous Donation

EFA’s Open Studios Explore Collage, Color, and Curation

Asian Art

Visitors viewing Sun Yitian's painting at Esther Schipper, Frieze Seoul 2024

From Art Fairs to Biennales, Contemporary Art Is Blossoming in South Korea

The Golden Ratio Revealed in 7 Masterpieces

'Beyond Bollywood' Brings Together 2000 Years of Dance in Art

Sculpture

Leonardo da Vinci, Horse and Rider Mold. The mold made directly of Leonardo's equestrian beeswax model. License

Bronze Cast of Da Vinci’s Last Known Beeswax Maquette Priced at $100 Million

10 Must-See Pieces From the Extensive CMA Collections

Reframing Complicated Narratives for a Contemporary Audience at Brooklyn Museum

Women Artists

Prada shop in Milan, Italy

Miu Miu's Feminist Fashion Statement at Art Basel Paris

A Missing Painting By Artemisia Gentileschi Now On View In Texas

A Book in Celebration of Women in the Arts: "Great (Women) Sculptors"

Museum

Gallery entrance

Denver Art Museum Exhibits Trailblazing Alma Thomas Work from Smithsonian

Exploring the British Iron Age: 7 Fascinating Found Objects

Top 10 Must-See Pieces at the Minneapolis Institute of Art

Black Artists

Carmen de Lavallade and Alvin Ailey at Jacobs Pillow, 1961.

A Visual Interpretation of the Black Experience at Edges of Ailey

7 Notable Artworks and Artists Associated with Howard University

Simone Leigh's Monuments on Subjectivity

Modern Art

Unknown, Still Life With Bouquets (Ukrainian, signed), 1960-1969, Oil Paint, 10 x 15 in

Guy Lyman Fine Art: An Artist and Dealer in The Big Easy

10 Must-See Pieces at the Carnegie Museum of Art

The Best Art Museum in All 50 U.S. States 2024

Design

Michela Cattai, Naturalia Hydrangea

Maison Gerard Celebrates 50 Years With Historic Art Deco Pieces on View

The History of the Barn Quilt: A Symbol of the American Midwest

10 Iconic Art-Inspired Halloween Costumes

Contemporary Art

Sparks Gallery Front

Discovering San Diego Creatives at Sparks Gallery

10 Highlights from Art Basel Paris 2024

Olafur Eliasson Encourages Visitors To “OPEN” Up Through His Light Installations

Latin American Art

Carolina Bácares Jara (Bogotá, b. 1987), Zona de derrumbes, Sound and video installation, Artecamera section, curated by Ximena Gama, curator of the National Library of Colombia

ARTBO Celebrates 20 Years of Colombian Art

Why the LACMA’s “Archive of the World” Catalogue Matters

Neo-Concretism: the short-lived but influential art movement

Antiques

Park Avenue Armory

Remembering Sanford Smith: Art Lover, Collector, and Businessman

7 Art Auctions in May & June 2024 You Won't Want to Miss

How Money Laundering Works In The Art World

Renaissance

Yan Wang Preston, Egongyan Park, Chongqing, China, 2017, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, purchased with funds provided by the Ralph M. Parsons Fund

An Intersection of Art & Science at PST Art

Julianne Moore To Star In Television Adaptation Of The Lost Leonardo

7 Shocking Incidents of Mona Lisa Vandalism & Theft

Photography

Paul Mpagi Sepuya, Studio (0X5A5038), 2020; from Paul Mpagi Sepuya: Dark Room A–Z (Aperture, 2024).

Paul Mpagi Sepuya: Dark Room A–Z, A Conversation on Photographing Connection

A Book Review of “Sybil and David Yurman: Artists and Jewelers”

11 Photographs That Highlight the Beauty of Summer

Painting

Painter Bob Ross making a painting demonstration in Fairbanks, Alaska

Bob Ross Painting Videos: How Helpful Are They?

Edvard Munch's Colorful Journey Through Death, Love, and Sex

Mysterious Picasso Found In Italian Cellar