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An Exhibition of Cat Art Worthy of a Meowseum

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie December 12, 2022December 13, 2022

A new show at the Queens gallery Mrs. proves that dogs may be man’s best friends, but cats are humans’ idols.

Posted inArt

Otters Are Art History’s Unsung Muses

by Sarah Rose Sharp September 27, 2022September 28, 2022

From ancient times to the present day, join us as we pay tribute to these otter-ly charismatic creatures in various visual media.

Posted inNews

Bird Photographer of the Year Winners Capture Feathered Wonders

by Sarah Rose Sharp September 12, 2022September 12, 2022

This year’s awardees portray the majestic beauty of our winged friends and highlight the urgency of conservation efforts.

Posted inFilm

Brazilian Nights From an Animal’s Point of View

Avatar photo by Andrew Northrop August 9, 2022August 9, 2022

Playing at several film festivals this late summer, Ana Vaz’s It Is Night in America asks the viewer to take on unusual perspectives.

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Another Dinosaur Skeleton Hits the Auction Block

by Sarah Rose Sharp July 7, 2022July 7, 2022

Sotheby’s is offering the first Gorgosaurus to ever go under the hammer, even as some critics find sales of dinosaur fossils appalling.

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Baby Mammoth, Buried for 30,000 Years, Unearthed Largely Intact in Canada

by Sarah Rose Sharp July 4, 2022July 1, 2022

Nun cho ga, meaning “big baby animal” in the Hän language, is “the most complete mummified mammoth found in North America.

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Tamara Kostianovsky Envisions a Whimsical Slaughterhouse

Avatar photo by Louis Bury October 20, 2021October 26, 2021

The animal carcass sculptures are gruesome yet their materials — the artist’s own discarded clothing — lend them some gentleness.

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The Art of Looking at, and With, Animals

by Eileen G’Sell April 17, 2021April 19, 2021

Gunda and Stray reveal how difficult it is not to romanticize the lives of other animals.

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The Latest Visitors to the Nelson Atkins Museum? A Trio of Penguins

by Sarah Rose Sharp May 19, 2020May 21, 2020

Three Humboldt penguins got a private tour of the museum, and it turns out they like Caravaggio.

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The Strange Reign of Raccoons Online

by Justine Smith March 6, 2020March 5, 2020

The raccoon is one of the most popular animals on social media. But the human obsession with the scavengers predates the internet by thousands of years.

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Interpreting the Beasts of the Middle Ages

by Sarah E. Bond July 8, 2019August 4, 2021

Animals were an important part of the everyday lives of ancient and medieval people, whether they were real or imagined, and their literary use in the Middle Ages formed a moral language. 

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Seeing Ourselves in Animals Throughout Art History

by Sarah E. Bond October 2, 2018August 4, 2021

The exhibition Stampede prods the viewer to consider how artists use animals to represent human traits and critique the world we humans live within.

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