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The Art-Inspired Holiday Gift Guide
Find the perfect gifts for friends and family.
Catherine Murphy’s Observational Paintings Find the Uncanny in the Ordinary
There is nothing extraordinary about Murphy’s subjects and yet there is something inexplicably disturbing about her paintings and drawings.
Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art Presents Beyond Intention
This exhibition in Great Falls, Montana addresses the concept of intention in contemporary fiber art and its complex relationship with the history of women’s art as craft.
Giving Cameras to Kids as Tools of Self-Exploration
Participatory photography aims to counter the pitfalls of photography as an exploitative or voyeuristic medium.
Required Reading
This week, a Frank Stella is installed as a public artwork in NYC, the women behind some iconic buildings, looting Cambodia, fighting anti-boycott laws, and more.
Study Art in the Northern Rocky Mountains at Montana State University
Explore new avenues in artistic practice and scholarship amongst a diverse cohort of peers while gaining leadership skills both academically and professionally.
An Original Copy of US Constitution Sells for $43.2 Million, Becoming Most Expensive Document Ever Sold
MoMA board member Ken Griffin went well over asking for the document, beating out cryptocurrency enthusiasts who crowdfunded to purchase it.
This Watercolor Is One of the Earliest Depictions of a Black Woman Living in Scotland
The painting by David Allan has been acquired by the National Galleries of Scotland.
With Kinerapan: Right of Crawling, Taiwan Prepares for the 2022 Venice Biennale
In this exhibition, curated by Patrick Flores and presented by Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Paiwan artist Sakuliu reflects on interspecies co-sharing and coexistence.
Geometry in a State of Collapse
Westfall stays true to his love of planar geometry, while finding ways to undermine all traces of predictability and stability.
The Great Painter of London’s Mayhem
Hogarth and his contemporaries agreed that human life was a stinking and dirty business once you had skimmed the froth off the top.
Vintage Thanksgiving Postcards Are Bizarre
Nothing like saying Happy Thanksgiving with a postcard of a turkey with a knife and fork sticking out of it.