Latest Art News

James Hyde, Leads (Bril), 2023. Hyde immerses himself in the works of historical artists, visually sampling portions of their works and using them in his own abstract paintings.
A Journey Through Art History in James Hyde’s Paintings
What is a studio? We might wonder, as we examine how and where James Hyde…
John Everett Millais, detail of Joan of Arc, 1865. Oil on canvas 32.2  x 24.4 in. (82 x 62 cm).
How Fear and Courage Have Been Represented in Art History
For many centuries, art retained a strong didactic purpose. Artists frequently…
Pussy Riot and FEMEN protestors at the Russian pavilion at the 2026 Venice Biennale. License.
Why Art Fairs Have Become Venues of Protest
The 61st Venice Biennale, which opened May 9 and will run through November…
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Interviews & Essays

Frida Kahlo Statue in Frida Kahlo Park
How Frida Kahlo Became This Year's Cultural Obsession
“Fridamania” is reaching new heights as museums, opera houses, and cinemas…
"Arrangement in Grey and Black No.1" (1871), Whistler's Mother
8 Artists Who Painted Their Mothers As Muses and Metaphors
Valentino evening dress in the Met’s “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination” exhibition in 2018. Source.
Is Fashion Art? The Met and Sotheby’s Answer
Fondazione Magnani-Rocca ©DACS 2022
Giorgio Morandi: Art for Art’s Sake
Unknown, America, between 1575 - 1610. america shown in front of violence and canablism.
The Four Continents as Allegories Explained
An archeological site in Malatya, Turkey. Source.
A Record for Repatriation: Turkey Reclaims Its Cultural Heritage
Bill Schenck, Seven Yearlings along the Wash, 2012.
Santa Fe: The Origins of an Art City
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Art Galleries & Museums

The Palisades fire at the Getty Villa’s Cafe. The museum’s buildings escaped damage but the landscape did not.
Healing From the Burns: How The Getty Recovered From the LA Fires
Mid-morning January 7, 2025, a fire broke out in the Santa Monica Mountains. By…
A view of Los Angeles looking toward Miracle Mile where LACMA’s buildings are. Source.
How LACMA Is Centering Curation Around Cross-Cultural Exchange
John Kane, John Kane and His Wife, c. 1928. “Untrained” doesn’t mean unskilled.
A Century of Inventing Artists at the American Folk Art Museum
Installation view of My Mommy is Beautiful in Yoko Ono: Music of the Mind , Gropius Bau, Berlin, Germany, 2025. © Gropius Bau, photo: Luca Girardini. Artwork © Yoko Ono
Why Yoko Ono's First LA Museum Show Matters
Marilyn Monroe
The Academy Museum Reclaims the Real Marilyn Monroe
The Magnani-Rocca Foundation. WikiCommons.
The Parma Heist and Europe's Escalating Museum Security Crisis
View of the Arts of Africa gallery in the Michael C. Rockefeller Wing at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
From Mali to Madagascar: The Met’s African Art Collection Renewed
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George Petrides, The Refuge, installation photo
George Petrides’ Hellenic Heads in Venice: Portraying Family and Greek History
Hellenic Heads: George Petrides, A Personal Exploration of Greek History and…
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Press Releases

Charles Burchfield (American, 1893–1967), Moon in the Orchard, 1916, transparent and opaque watercolor with graphite on paper. 13 7/8 x 19 7/8 in. Munson Museum of Art, Edward W. Root Bequest, 57.94.
Rare Charles Burchfield at Munson Museum of Art
Experience the wonder of summer through an enchanting exhibition at Munson…
Mary Lee Abbott (1921-2019), I Am a Sailor’s Daughter, watercolor on paper, 9 x 12 inches
McCormick Gallery Presents Mary Abbott
Mary Abbott (1921-2019) loved the water. Her father, Lt. Commander Henry…
Kathleen Mulcahy installing Drops on a Landscape at Alfred University, Alfred, New York, 1973.
Women in the American Glass Studio at Corning Museum of Glass
The Corning Museum of Glass will open its new exhibition Tough Stuff:…
Portrait shot of Petersen
Studio Shop Gallery Celebrates A Figurative Artist's Centennial
Studio Shop Gallery presents Roland Petersen at 100: A Life in Painting, a…
Gisela Colón: Radiant Earth installation image at The Bruce Museum, 2026.
Sculptures at The Bruce Explore the Energy of the Natural World
The Bruce Museum is pleased to announce Gisela Colón: Radiant Earth, on view in…
Kent Monkman, Victory for the Water Protectors, 2018. Tia Collection, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Kent Monkman Reimagines History Painting At Akron Art Museum
The Akron Art Museum is proud to present Kent Monkman: History Is Painted…
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Art Events

Gisela Colón: Radiant Earth installation image at The Bruce Museum, 2026.
Sculptures at The Bruce Explore the Energy of the Natural World
The Bruce Museum
Jan 22, 2026 - Jul 5, 2026
Miró and the United States Installation
Miró and the United States
The Phillips Collection
Mar 21, 2026 - Jul 5, 2026
Grandma Moses, A Country Wedding, 1951, oil on pressed wood, Bennington Museum, Museum purchase, 1998.79
Grandma Moses: A Good Day’s Work
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Nov 25, 2025 - Jul 12, 2026
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