The Benin Bronzes Aren’t Just Ancient History. Meet the Contemporary Casters Who Are Still Making Them Today

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The Benin Bronzes Aren’t Just Ancient History. Meet the Contemporary Casters Who Are Still Making Them Today

In an excerpt from his new book, Barnaby Phillips visits contemporary casters who are still making bronzes using ancient techniques.

By Barnaby Phillips, May 13, 2021

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An American Wrote a Memoir About How She Built Tehran’s Legendary $3 Billion Art Collection. The Iranian Art World Begs to Differ

Donna Stein's memoir about her time in Tehran has collided with sensitivities surrounding the way Iran's culture is viewed by the world.

By Rebecca Anne Proctor, Apr 28, 2021

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The Profound Lesson Helen Frankenthaler Learned About Painting From Visiting the Old Masters at the Prado

Read an excerpt from the new book "Fierce Poise: Helen Frankenthaler and 1950s New York."

By Alexander Nemerov, Apr 8, 2021

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A New Book by Philip Guston’s Daughter Explores the Origins of the Painter’s Ku Klux Klan Imagery—Read an Excerpt Here

Guston painted the works to try to understand "What would it be like to be evil?"

By Musa Mayer, Mar 18, 2021

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How Should We Understand the Shocking Use of Stereotypes in the Work of Historical Black Artists? It’s About the Satirical Tradition of ‘Going There’

Read an excerpt from Duke art historian Richard Powell's recent book, "Going There."

By Richard J. Powell, Feb 16, 2021

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Escape From the Screen This Winter With These 17 Absolutely Gorgeous Coffee-Table Books

From Gordon Parks's unflinching photography to an outsized tribute to Salvador Dalí, these are some of our favorite coffee-table books.

By Artnet News, Dec 23, 2020

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In 1776, Young Francisco Goya Set Out to Make Copies of Diego Velázquez’s Work—and It Etched Itself Into His Style Forever

Read an excerpt from the new book "Goya: A Portrait of the Artist."

By Janis Tomlinson, Nov 26, 2020

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A New Book Traces the Visual Symbolism of the Zodiac Throughout Art History—See the Trippy Astrological Images Here

Read an excerpt from the new book 'The Art of the Occult: A Visual Sourcebook for the Modern Mystic.'

By S. Elizabeth, Oct 12, 2020

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How MoMA and the CIA Conspired to Use Unwitting Artists to Promote American Propaganda During the Cold War

Art's role in American intelligence history features in the new book 'ArtCurious: Stories of the Unexpected, Slightly Odd, and Strangely Wonderful in Art History'—read an excerpt here.

By Jennifer Dasal, Sep 24, 2020

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In a New Memoir, John Giorno Recalls the Night Andy Warhol Conceived of an Epic Anti-Film While Watching Him Sleep—Read an Excerpt Here

Warhol watched his former lover sleep for eight hours when the idea for the film came to him.

By John Giorno, Sep 3, 2020

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A New Book Tells 6,000 Years of Art History Through the Close Study of Treasures at the Metropolitan Museum—Read Excerpts Here

Art historians and Metropolitan Museum curators do close reads of objects in the collection in this leapfrogging history of art.

By Artnet News, Jul 29, 2020