Last week, three Florida parents complained when an art teacher showed Michelangelo’s “David” (1501-1504) – one of the most famous sculptures in art history – to their sixth-graders. One parent …
What could be more Warholian than a flash sale of celebrity portraits on a democratized and accessible auction platform? This morning, 50 polaroids, posters and black and white photos of …
The Florentine Museum which houses Michelangelo’s iconic sculpture David (1501-04) engages in a unusual type of cultural diplomacy. Following the resignation of Hope Carrasquilla, principal of a Florida school whose …
Ai Weiwei, “Water Lilies #1” (2022), LEGO bricks (photo © Ela Bialkowska/OKNO studio; all images courtesy of the artist and Galleria Continua) Artist Ai Weiwei is known for using LEGO …
This Sunday, April 2, the Greek people will be able to live the dream of my life and bring their dogs at the National Museum of Contemporary Art in Athens …
How does an artist make a residency studio feel like home? Emerging Ghanaian artist Adjei Tawiah spent six weeks working in a Brooklyn studio away from his base in Accra …
Dogs have featured in art throughout history, from the earliest cave paintings to the latest digital works. This week, the Wallace Collection in London will host the first major UK …
Over the years, many art historians have had the task of figuring out the many superimposed influences in Vincent van Gogh’s “The Starry Night” (1889). “The Great Wave” (1830-1832) by …
“Ambiguities arise when a detail is effective in more than one way at once,” wrote William Empson in his seminal work of literary criticism. Seven Types of Ambiguity (1930). The …
Rachel Ruysch and Michiel van Musscher, “Rachel Ruysch” (1692) (image courtesy of Metropolitan Museum of Art) The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York has acquired a rare double portrait …
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