Art
A Survey of Aquatint Prints Throughout History, From François Boucher to Goya
An exhibition at the National Gallery of Art will trace the technique’s development through Europe, starting in the late 1700s.
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Nigerian Artists Offer to Swap Work for British Museum’s Benin Bronzes
"We never stopped making the bronzes even after those ones were stolen," said a founding member of the Ahiamwen Guild. "I think we make them even better now."
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The Political Vision of South Asian Abstraction
The works in Fault Lines prove that abstraction need not be confined to the inner life of the artist.
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The Graceful Instability of Kiah Celeste’s Art
Celeste’s sculptures all rely on natural forces to achieve balance, and thus are perpetually on the precipice of collapse.
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Takuji Hamanaka’s Spellbinding Prints
By reinventing the traditional bokashi technique, Hamanaka reminds us that nothing is dead, even when many proclaim otherwise.
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With a Denver Location, Meow Wolf Expands Its Immersive Schtick
The company's mastery of the art market’s smoke and mirrors is its most impressive illusion.
Opinion
Give Jeanne-Claude Her Rightful Credit
Sadly, though by no means surprisingly, there is precedence for this female erasure. Women have been and continue to be the executors of the invisible, unpaid, unaccredited labor that makes much of the world run smoothly.
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You Can 3D Print Your Own Mini Museum
Sketchfab users have uploaded a vast resource of renderings ranging from Egyptian artworks to classical sculptures.
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Aerial Scanning Illuminates Some of the Unknown History of Ancient City of Teotihuacán
Using aerial scanning technology, researchers found that 65% of urban features today are aligned orthogonally with Teotihuacán.
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Exquisite Gullah-Geechee Baskets Are Now on Etsy
This unique basket tradition can be traced back over 10 generations.
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Frankenstein First Edition Became the Most Expensive Book by a Woman
The rare copy of Mary Shelley's classic, one of only 500 copies, sold for $1.17 million at Christie's.
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A San Francisco Muralist Painting “Latino Culture In All Its Beauty”
Josué Rojas came from El Salvador as a toddler, and his family settled in the Mission.