Books
A New Sourcebook of Indian Art
20th Century Indian Art: Modern, Post-Independence, Contemporary surveys the many distinct aspects of art in South Asia.
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Human/Nature: Pathways from Art to Environment
Join the New-York Historical Society on February 10 for a virtual conversation about our changing relationship to the natural world with Julie Decker, John Grade, and LaMont Hamilton.
Announcement
RISD Continuing Education Offers 170+ Online Courses for Adults and Teens
Spring programming includes certificates for adult learners, RISD’s pre-collegiate online certificate, and new teen courses.
Art
What's Threaded in Vegas, Stays in Vegas
Moving too fast on your commute, looking out of the corner of your eye one second too late, and you might miss HOTTEA’s yarn installations.
Art
Visiting Peru’s Terrorism Museum on the Eve of a Constitutional Crisis
Peruvian history is a contentious subject, and the authorities in charge of writing its first drafts should not be taken at their word.
Art
The Single Detail That Changed My Mind About Alex Katz
A little detail in an artwork can reveal that sometimes what is right on the surface can change our understanding of the whole.
Art
The Biggest Shitshow Ever, Literally
Oh Shit! retraces the historical arc of feces from ancient Rome to the sewage challenges and potential innovations of the 21st century.
Art
Cracking the Code of Creative Growth
How two beloved institutions showcase and support artists working outside of the mainstream art world.
Film
Cinematic Letters to a Beloved Indian Author
Letters Unwritten to Naiyer Masud attempts to peer into the late writer Naiyer Masud’s concealed world.
News
Researchers Use Facial Recognition to Identify Raphael Work
The controversial technology determined that the so-called de Brécy Tondo is an original by the Italian Renaissance master.
News
Trump Baby Blimp Flies Again
Specialists inflated the protest artwork as part of conservation testing at the Museum of London.
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Forget “Mummy,” It’s “Mummified Person” Now
Some museums are opting for new language to describe the preserved individuals in their collections who were once living humans.