Books
Inside the Life of the Father of Modern Anatomy
A new book on Andreas Vesalius humanizes the 16th-century scientist by focusing on his creative approaches and small frustrations.
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Rosemary Meza-DesPlas Draws on the Power of Hair
“Drawing” with her own hair, the artist addresses cultural stereotypes and sociopolitical issues including feminism, personal agency, and aging.
Art
Robert Earl Paige’s Colorful Textile Worlds
The 87-year-old artist is having one of those rare the-art-world-is-paying-attention moments, and it feels joyful and deserved.
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Apply for a 2025–2026 Fellowship at the Smithsonian American Art Museum
Fellowships at SAAM and its Renwick Gallery provide funding, collections access, and professional advancement to scholars researching US art, craft, and visual culture.
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VCUarts Qatar Presents Fractal Elegies at Ars Electronica 2024
The exhibition uses design and technology to highlight the different cultural perspectives of the SWANA and Far East regions.
Guide
15 Art Shows to See in Los Angeles This Fall
The city’s arts scene is in full swing again, with Magdalena Suarez Frimkess, queer science fiction, light in Medieval Europe, Christina Ramberg’s fragmented figuration, and more.
Books
Agnès Varda, Pragmatic Dreamer
The first major biography of the film director, screenwriter, artist, and photographer is scrupulous and affectionate.
Art
Simone Fattal Stages Battles Between the Mortal and Heavenly
The Lebanese-American artist speaks to the fragmented cultural spaces of regions host to ancient civilizations, which merge with her own displacement.
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Melissa Cody’s Disruptive Warp and Weft
The Diné artist demonstrates that traditional techniques and motifs are not static, but are dynamic bearers of emotional weight.
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10 Shows to See in Upstate New York This September
A posthumous encounter with Hans Franks’s cosmic art, Sydney Cash’s reinvorigrations of ‘30s-era glass, Frances Segismundo’s Zen-inspired work, and more.
Art
Can Visual Artists Get People to Vote?
Artists including Carrie Mae Weems and Shepard Fairey are joining large-scale campaigns to encourage voter turnout this election season.
News
National Park Service Allots $3M to Repatriate Native Heritage
The funds were distributed to 13 Native American tribes and 21 institutions to facilitate the return of human remains and artifacts.