Not So Dark After All: Greek Designs from the Dark Ages
Despite lasting only a century (c. 1100-1000 BCE), the dark ages in Greece were an era of material poverty, cultural isolation, and artistic decline.
Lauren Dorsey 13 June 2025
History
What Is Queer Art? A Short Introduction
The complexity and significance of queer art cannot be fully encapsulated within a single article. Its exploration permeates college courses, public...
Rachel Witte 2 June 2025
Florence Griswold: Patron Saint of American Impressionism
Florence Griswold wasn’t an artist or even an art collector, but she was a key figure in American Impressionism. The New York Times even called her...
Alexandra Kiely 28 May 2025
Guide to Colombian History and Culture by Fernando Botero
Fernando Botero once called himself “the most Colombian of Colombian artists,” as the majority of his works explore traditional themes...
Kacper Grass 22 May 2025
Opera: A Brief History of the Total Work of Art
When we think of opera, art is not the first thing that comes to mind. Opera simply means “work” and it can sometimes seem over-the-top and...
Ledys Chemin 19 May 2025
Tattoos—Ancient Ink to Modern Celebrity
Love them or loathe them, tattoos are a global phenomenon. Inserting pigment under the skin for decorative or ritualistic purposes has been around...
Candy Bedworth 19 May 2025
The Art of Botanical Illustration
Today’s photographic capabilities are a better means of capturing the beauty and inner workings of plants; however, that has not always been the...
Rachel Witte 16 May 2025
The Unknown Illustrations by Edward Hopper
If you’ve seen the painting titled Nighthawks, chances are you are slightly familiar with the work of 20th-century American Realist artist,...
Rachel Witte 15 May 2025
The Myth of the Minotaur: Monster or Victim?
Greek myth tell us that brave warrior Theseus kills the monstrous Minotaur in a labyrinth. But who is the villain here?
Candy Bedworth 14 May 2025
Pritika Chowdhry: Evoking the History of the Indian Partition
The narrative of the Indian partition lingers in the secluded corners of memory and experience. The partition of India and Pakistan, and later...
Urvi Chheda 12 May 2025
Belle da Costa Greene—The Morgan Library’s First Director
Belle da Costa Greene (1883–1950) is remembered as one of the most influential librarians in American history. Starting as a private librarian,...
Nikolina Konjevod 12 May 2025
Famous Chairs That Changed the Way We Sit
Apparently sitting is the new smoking and it will slowly kill us all. But given our current reality, we don’t have that much choice about it. One...
Joanna Kaszubowska 11 May 2025
