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A Pavilion Worth Slowing Down for at the Malta Biennale

At large international art biennials, it’s easy to move quickly—pavilion to pavilion, room to room—there is so much to see! Especially with the...

Zuzanna Stańska 8 April 2026

Women Artists

Małgorzata Mirga-Tas: Romani Artist Re-Enchanting the Venice Biennale

In an astonishing first for Roma and Traveller people, a Romani artist has represented a national pavilion at the Venice Biennale 2022. Małgorzata...

Candy Bedworth 8 April 2026

Masterpiece Stories

Faith Ringgold, Sunflowers, and Van Gogh

Faith Ringgold’s The Sunflower Quilting Bee at Arles is part of the artist’s series of mixed media works titled The French Collection, in which...

Aniela Rybak-Vaganay 23 March 2026

History

The Timeless Persian Rug

The production of Persian rugs has traveled from ancient looms to modern living rooms. By blending artistry with science, weavers of antiquity...

Maya M. Tola 19 March 2026

Contemporary Art

Immersive Art to Enjoy in London—Chiharu Shiota and Yin Xiuzhen

Nestled in a cluster of brutalist buildings, the Hayward Gallery is a large exhibition space, part of the multidisciplinary Southbank Centre in...

Edoardo Cesarino 2 March 2026

Portrait of Veronica Ryan with her exhibition, Along a Spectrum, 2021, Spike Island, Bristol, UK.  Contemporary Art

Veronica Ryan: Late Bloomer with a Blast

Veronica Ryan, the 2022 Turner Prize winner, is a striking example of resilience and coherence. Known for casting and reconstructing found and...

Carlotta Mazzoli 19 February 2026

Medieval Art

How Disney’s Sleeping Beauty Was Inspired by the Late Medieval Tapestry

In Charles Perrault’s 17th-century literary world, knights, dragons, and spellbound princesses persisted centuries after the topic diminished. As...

Anna Ingram 23 January 2026

The Devonshire Hunting Tapestry: Boar and Bear Hunt (detail) Medieval Art

The Devonshire Hunting Tapestries

The Devonshire Hunting Tapestries consist of four large tapestries depicting scenes of hunting various animals. They were made between 1430 and 1450...

Anna Ingram 5 January 2026

Lady and the Unicorn tapestries: Taste from The Lady and the Unicorn Tapestries Art History 101

8 Famous Tapestries from Art History Everyone Should Know

Since ancient times, tapestries have been a form of art admired by patrons. But it was during the medieval and Renaissance periods, that tapestries...

Anna Ingram 18 December 2025

Jean Bondol and Nicholas Bataille, The Apocalypse Tapestry, 1377-1382 Medieval Art

Biblical Tale in Threads: The Apocalypse Tapestry

Tapestry, a delicate medium, is perfect for an elusive apocalypse narrative. This narrative becomes substantiated through the Book of Revelation, in...

Anna Ingram 18 December 2025

Theater & Cinema

Harry Potter and the Lady of the Unicorn Tapestries

The Lady and the Unicorn Tapestries were made towards the end of the 15th century and are one of the most well-known sets of medieval tapestries. You...

Anna Ingram 18 December 2025

God Appears to Abraham, Pieter Coecke van Aelst Renaissance

Henry VIII’s Story of Abraham Tapestries

Everyone knows King Henry VIII for having six wives and an infamous divorce that shook England’s religious core. He is renowned due to art...

Anna Ingram 18 December 2025