Interview
That Dog You Just Can’t Let Go
What makes Stephen Morrison’s paintings of flower arrangements particularly special is that his beloved dog, Tilly, is integrated into the flowers themselves.
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Books
Debunking Myths About Meiji-Era Art in Japan
Rosina Buckland’s book dispels the whitewashed argument that Meiji-era art resulted from foreign influences that watered down local forms.
Community
A View From the Easel
“My space is not too big and not too small. It allows me to work smart.”
Art
The High-Drama Kabuki Portraits of an Enigmatic Artist
An exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago features over 30 of Tōshūsai Sharaku's rarely shown ukiyo-e prints exemplifying the classic Japanese theater genre.
News
Columbia University’s “Alma Mater” Sculpture Drenched in Red Paint
The action set the tone for another year of protests as the school refuses to meet student demands to divest from Israeli military interests.
News
Cooper Union in NYC Announces Free Tuition for Seniors
But questions remain for community members who have long advocated for the reinstatement of free tuition for all students.
News
California Man Sentenced for Smuggling 2,000-Pound Ancient Mosaic
The massive artifact was looted from Syria in 2015 and illegally transported to the US in a shipping container.
Guide
12 Art Shows to Check Out Around DC This Fall
This season in the nation’s capital offers poignant portraiture by Félix González-Torres, an archive of James Baldwin, Rosemary Feit Covey’s organic forms, documentary photography, and more.
Interview
Tanya Lukin Linklater Opens Up a Space of Contemplation
The Alutiiq/Sugpiaq multidisciplinary artist and choreographer communicates Indigenous movement systems and forms of knowledge through dance.
Books
A Big-Tent Vision of Feminist Art That’s Still a Bit Too Small
Mothers of Invention tells the story of how the movements, media, and styles of the past 50 years were inspired by feminism — through mostly White artists.
Film
Look Into My Eyes Is an Intimate Portrait of Psychic Healing
Uninterested in proving anything definitively, this film instead asserts the complicated humanity of psychic healers, their clients, and the practice itself.
News
Rembrandt Painting Found in Attic Sells for Over $1M
It may be the most expensive artwork ever sold at auction in Maine.