5 Artists You Didn’t Know Were Born in Ukraine
From dancing colors to a kinetic steel monument, discover the lives and works of five influential and international modern artists – each of whom...
Emily Snow 18 December 2023
From dancing colors to a kinetic steel monument, discover the lives and works of five influential and international modern artists – each of whom...
Emily Snow 18 December 2023
The Muisca Raft is a masterpiece of Pre-Columbian art. It was created by the Muisca people who lived in a region of today’s Colombia. Muisca...
James W Singer 14 December 2023
Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara was donated to the Musée Guimet in Paris, France, in 1889 by French archeologist Gustave Dumoutier. It represents the...
James W Singer 7 December 2023
Striding Lion is a masterpiece of Mesopotamian art with monumental size and composition. It symbolizes the strength of King Nebuchadnezzar II and the...
James W Singer 5 December 2023
Ancestor Mask is a masterpiece of Papua New Guinean art. It symbolizes a vanishing tribal lifestyle rarely seen outside of...
James W Singer 30 November 2023
Who doesn’t love a mystery? Especially an art history mystery. Made by a previously unknown Chinese kingdom, the 3,000-year-old bronze...
Nadine Waldmann 30 November 2023
Have you ever seen a pig covered in an oriental carpet, a cement truck with Gothic motifs, or a silver DNA string with crucifixes? These are the...
Michel Rutten 27 November 2023
On October 10th, the doors of Tate Modern in London swung open, unveiling a long-awaited exhibition: the annual Turbine Hall Hyundai Commission. The...
Natalia Tiberio 2 November 2023
Antonio Canova was considered the greatest sculptor of his time. His sculptures fall into three categories: heroic compositions, compositions of...
Zuzanna Stańska 1 November 2023
Vinnie Ream became the first woman to win a US government commission for a statue in 1866—at the age of 18! She created a life-sized figure of...
Kathie Manthorne 18 September 2023
We admire the beauty and plasticity of ancient sculptures, how harmoniously they fit into the surrounding landscape. But we rarely ask ourselves the...
Elizaveta Ermakova 18 September 2023
Colombian artist, Fernando Botero, demonstrates how differently we can all view the same object. Although Botero was known for depicting everything...
Gabriela Hurtado 15 September 2023