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Maybe Beyoncé’s Album Cover Isn’t Based on a White Man’s Painting

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

Some have compared her album art to John Collier’s 19th-century portrait of Lady Godiva, but Beyoncé can channel her radical spirit without evoking Western art history.

Posted inNews

Critics Roast Prince William and Kate Middleton’s Official Portrait

by Sarah Rose Sharp June 28, 2022June 29, 2022

The uncanny painting by artist Jamie Coreth has prompted speculations of a Dorian Gray-style bargain and drawn comparisons to Madame Tussauds’s wax figures.

Posted inArt

Deconstructing the Masculinity of Hercules

by Daniel Gerwin May 31, 2022May 31, 2022

Artist Kyle Staver’s portrayal of the mythic hero feels balanced, as if to say: sure, the 12 labors are absurd, but isn’t all human endeavor?

Posted inArt

Otherworldly Beings Hidden in Quotidian Scenes of LA

by Jeanha Park May 4, 2022May 4, 2022

Aryo Toh Djojo’s paintings capture the jarring moment of looking at a familiar photograph, only to notice something slightly amiss.

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Hong Kong Painter Wesley Tongson and the Lineage of Chinese Landscape Art

by Emily Wilson March 15, 2022March 15, 2022

At BAMPFA, Tongson’s paintings hang alongside works from the museum’s collection of traditional Chinese ink paintings.

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Abstractions Inspired by Light and Space Are an Exciting Perceptual Experience

by Daniel Gerwin February 27, 2022February 25, 2022

These are works in the tradition of Light and Space, but instead of light, Brian Wills works with the earthy media of paint and colored thread.

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When The Art Connoisseur Is a Robot

by Jasmine Liu January 23, 2022January 21, 2022

A recent study has found that AI technology can identify an artist’s brushstrokes with over 90% accuracy.

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Jonny Negron’s Darker Portraits of Party Life

by Jennifer Remenchik January 2, 2022December 30, 2021

Jonny Negron captures the disappointment and delights of Dionysian narcissism.

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Jennifer Coates Communes with the Gods of Nighttime Revelry

by Seph Rodney December 27, 2021December 28, 2021

A thought experiment I sometimes engage in is to ask myself what kind of god would make the world that is being represented in the work I’m seeing.

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Words and Fonts, and How They Shape Worldviews

by Samanta Helou Hernandez November 23, 2021November 23, 2021

At the Museum of Latin American Art, Gabriella Sanchez asks each viewer to become aware of how they make associations based on their preconceptions.

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Artist Sam Francis Gets His First Comprehensive Biography

by Lauren Moya Ford October 24, 2021October 22, 2021

Francis made over 10,000 artworks, starred in more than 100 solo exhibitions, and, in the late 1950s to mid-1960s, commanded the highest prices of any living painter.

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The Flowers that Blossom in Artistic Masterpieces

by Valentina Di Liscia October 20, 2021October 20, 2021

Gardening company Michigan Bulb analyzed 30 famous artworks depicting plants and the value of the painted blossoms in the high-end market.

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