Shakespeare’s Plays in Art
“By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes.” And indeed wicked it is! From Macbeth to Romeo and Juliet, William...
Ruxi Rusu 13 October 2025
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Agnes Martin: Grids, Silence, and the Language of Abstraction
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Carlotta Mazzoli 13 October 2025
Documenting the Internment Experience: Miné Okubo and Citizen 13660
Shortly after the Pearl Harbor attack, thousands of Japanese Americans were forcibly placed in concentration camps. Artist Miné Okubo was in two of...
Lauren Kraut 13 October 2025
Recognizing Dorothea Lange’s Contributions to The Family of Man Exhibition on Its 70th Anniversary
Dorothea Lange ranks among America’s best-known photographers, but her contributions to the world of photography go beyond her own famous...
Guest Author 13 October 2025
The Art of Photography: Lee Miller at Tate Britain
A new exhibition at Tate Britain in London explores the work of 20th-century photographer Lee Miller. From her early years as a fashion model and...
Edoardo Cesarino 13 October 2025
The Most Beautiful Country in the World According to the Group of Seven
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Bec Brownstone 13 October 2025
Making Something Beautiful: An Introduction to Inuit Artist Kenojuak Ashevak
Kenojuak Ashevak (1927–2013) is the most globally recognized Inuit artist. Pioneering the way, she was among the first Inuit artists to garner...
Iolanda Munck 13 October 2025
Art for Climate Change: Emily Carr, Odds and Ends
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Arianna Richetti 13 October 2025
Masterpiece Story: Wheatfield with Cypresses by Vincent van Gogh
Wheatfield with Cypresses expresses the emotional intensity that has become the trademark of Vincent van Gogh’s signature style. Let’s delve...
James W Singer 12 October 2025
Masterpiece Story: Christina’s World by Andrew Wyeth
Sometime between 1948 and today, Christina’s World evolved from a painting into an icon. There are only a handful of American paintings that have...
Guest Author 12 October 2025
Masterpiece Story: The Peasant Wedding by Pieter Bruegel the Elder
The Kunsthistorisches Museum (the Museum of Art History) is located in Vienna, Austria. It is the largest art gallery in the country, housing the...
Anastasia Manioudaki 12 October 2025
Masterpiece Story: American Gothic by Grant Wood
Under the blue sky of Iowa, a man and a woman stand solemnly in front of their house. They are farmers, as suggested by their clothing and the...
Anastasia Manioudaki 12 October 2025
