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Conservators Uncover Hidden Demon in Joshua Reynolds Painting
The depiction of the creature drew the ire of 18th-century art critics, and the figure disappeared under layers of varnish.
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How R.B. Kitaj Kept It All Together
In Kitaj’s work, the whole is an extravagant layering of several images into one.
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Ludovic Nkoth’s Fleeting Feelings of Home
Through his practice, Cameroon-born Ludovic Nkoth continuously grasps to connect threads of home as it remains a shape-shifting and ever-moving target.
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Max Beckmann’s Singular Path
His attitude toward his fellow humans ricocheted between admiration and affection, frustration, fury, and horror — at times all in a single painting.
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What's That Oddly Shaped Stone in a 15th-Century Painting?
Researchers may have finally identified the utility of the rock in Jean Fouquet’s “Melun Diptych.”
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Sean Scully Goes Down a Rabbit Hole
By introducing his motifs into a children’s story, and avoiding any sense of self-importance, Scully reveals another side of himself.
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Luz Carabaño’s Tiny Cosmos in Paint
Carabaño’s rippling, organic shapes curve into ethereal portals that feel like they could transport viewers into another dimension.
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The Artist Who Embarked on a 52-Week Painting Challenge
Ethan Hoskins created new work every week and visually tracked his progress.
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An Italian Artist Who Took On American Capitalism
Mario Schifano moved nimbly among different modes and never settled into a style, which sets him apart from many of his contemporaries.
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Remembering a Pioneer of Louisville’s Black Avant-Garde
When White-dominated arts institutions would not offer them opportunities, Robert L. Douglas and other Louisville Black artists organized together to create their own art communities.
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Christian Rogers’s Cruising Paradise
The artist’s solo exhibition Heaven on Earth is a fluorescent floral feast for the eyes.
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The Painting of a Murderess That Scandalized Victorian Audiences
"The Laboratory" by John Collier is an example of a "problem picture," paintings focused on characters caught in moral dilemmas that incited gossip amongst viewers.