The Prismatic Glass Tiles of Frank Lloyd Wright
Early in his career, American architect Frank Lloyd Wright – the famous pioneer of the Prairie School style at the turn of the 20th century –...
Anthony de Feo 2 August 2024
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Claire Falkenstein: Wire and Venetian Glass Sculptures
American sculptor Claire Falkenstein (1908–1997) was highly successful in her days, but today her story rarely resurfaces on the pages of art...
Magda Michalska 2 August 2024
Maurizio Cattelan and His Golden America
In 2018, the White House requested to borrow Vincent van Gogh’s painting Landscape With Snow from the Guggenheim Museum for the Trumps’ living...
Zuzanna Stańska 29 July 2024
Masterpiece Story: Subway by Lily Furedi
Subway by Lily Furedi is a masterpiece of New Deal art that expresses the excitement of modern transportation. It is populated with commuting workers...
James W Singer 21 July 2024
The Inked Ladies—Tattooed Women of the Victorian Era
Would it surprise you to learn that 59% of American women have at least one tattoo? That’s compared to 41% of American men. Perhaps unsurprising is...
Lauren Kraut 16 July 2024
Republic of Austria v. Altmann – Klimt Goes to Court!
Adele Bloch-Bauer was a wealthy socialite from Austria. One day, her husband asked Gustav Klimt to paint her portrait as an anniversary gift. But...
Ruxi Rusu 12 July 2024
The Frank Stella You Thought You Knew
You may know Frank Stella from the brightly colored, shaped canvas paintings in his Protractor series from the late 1960s to early 1970s. However,...
Marva Becker 11 July 2024
Chairs, Neon Lights and Philosophy: The Conceptual Art of Joseph Kosuth
Imagine the following situation: it’s a Sunday and you decide to go and visit a museum. A great idea for an afternoon with family, you’d think.
Rute Ferreira 11 July 2024
Niki de Saint Phalle and the Nana Statues
We all have seen somewhere these voluminous, beautifully dressed, and dancing sculptures. They are called Nanas, and they were made by a...
Wendy Gray 10 July 2024
The Hudson River School: Celebrating Nature, American-Style
The Hudson River School was a uniquely American art movement – the first to develop after the country gained its independence in 1776. It was a...
Alexandra Kiely 4 July 2024
Beyond Flowers and Deserts: Georgia O’Keeffe’s New York Paintings
She is definitely best known for her subtle, sometimes almost abstract depictions of flowers and New Mexico landscapes. But there’s also...
Piotr Policht 28 June 2024
Art Deco Design and Architecture in New York and Around the World
Art Deco is a global style of design that first appeared in Europe before World War I and flourished internationally in the 1920s and 1930s. The...
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