Art
How Leonardo’s “Monstrous” Drawings Inspired Modern Caricature
"Grotesque Head of an Old Woman," recently acquired by the National Gallery of Art, is one of several studies by Leonardo exploring exaggerated facial expression.
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Explore Detroit’s Street Art With This Interactive Map
The city’s new initiative comes after years of penalizing and white-washing independent and unauthorized street art.
Art
How Is Artificial Intelligence Changing Art History?
AI image-generators have got art historians in a twist, as more artists make use of these tools to inform their practice.
Art
The Painters Who Sought Refuge in a Higher Transcendental Power
The Transcendental Painting Group lived through a global pandemic, great economic disruption, the environmental disaster of the Dust Bowl, and the dangers of rising fascism and war.
Art
When Asian-American Artists Are Unburdened by Identity
Stanford's Asian American Art Initiative allows for a range of expression not usually granted to Asian-American artists — something especially refreshing in this rare moment of visibility.
Art
Meet the Tattoo Artists Who Champion Body Positivity
Young, queer, and non-White tattoo artists are exploring how the artform can complement the body’s natural curves and colors.
Art
Discovering How Black Women Might Forge a Path to Freedom
The "Loophole of Retreat" symposium at the Venice Biennale demonstrated that the personal is not only political; it’s also where most of humanity lives.
Art
Bernice Bing’s Search for a Unified Self
Bing's search was not about style, being fashionable, or fitting in. It was about trying to acknowledge the multiple worlds one inhabits.
Opinion
Sorry, But This Is Not "Repatriation"
The Met's deal with the Greek government to "repatriate" billionaire Leonard Stern's Cycladic art collection is not what it seems.
Art
Bernd and Hilla Becher’s Misunderstood Oeuvre
Critics who have deemed the photographer couple’s work outmoded and detached are simply wrong.
Opinion
AI Art Is Soft Propaganda for the Global North
Unsurprisingly, the artistic and ethical shortcomings of AI image generators are tied to their dependence on capital and capitalism.
Opinion
Why Does the Art World Hate Fat People?
Typical reactions to fat bodies in the art world range from pity to fascination.