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When Nothing Becomes Art: John Cage, Yves Klein, and the Power of Absence
In 1952, a pianist sat before a waiting audience and played not a single note. Six years later in Paris, visitors entered a gallery expecting art and...
Guest Author 25 May 2026
Art as a Catalyst: How Art Played a Pivotal Role in the End of Apartheid
South Africa is infamous for its time of apartheid (1948-1994), a legal system for racial segregation. It was a period of violence and oppression...
Guest Author 25 May 2026
Masterpiece Story: The Calling of Saint Matthew by Caravaggio
The Calling of Saint Matthew by Caravaggio depicts the moment Matthew turns away from tax collecting and toward Jesus. Caravaggio was a master of...
Guest Author 17 May 2026
Rembrandt’s Anatomy Lesson You Have Never Seen Before
There is a dead man on the table. His skullcap has been removed, and someone loosens the meninges with a lancet. Not an easy sight, yet fascinating:...
Guest Author 14 May 2026
Rosalyn Drexler: Wrestling Feminist in the Pop Art World
Rosalyn Drexler is an American artist born in the Bronx, New York, in 1926. She began making sculptures in the 1950s and later explored painting...
Guest Author 7 May 2026
The Story of Dogs (and Humans!) in 10 Paintings
One cannot, while hoping to make a very valid argument, say dogs and humans are anything but almost entirely alike. After all, they share the same...
Guest Author 30 April 2026
The Hidden Meanings of Nature in Čiurlionis’ Paintings
What’s nature like outside your window today? Is it calm and relaxing, or maybe there’s a frightening storm swaying the trees? Perhaps you are...
Guest Author 22 April 2026
12 Portraits QUIZ: One Painter by Another
Guest Author 4 April 2026
