Art History This Famous Portrayal of Young Lovers Celebrates the Splendor of Spring—Here Are 3 Things You Might Not Know About Pierre-Auguste Cot’s Masterpiece Get to know the backstory behind one of the best-known—and most romantic—depictions of the season of love. By Katie White, Mar 21, 2023
Art History In the Documentary ‘Angel Applicant,’ a Filmmaker Explores Paul Klee’s Late Work Through the Lens of Their Shared Illness The film debuted at SXSW, where it clinched a grand jury award. By Delia Harrington, Mar 21, 2023
Art History Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun’s Portraits of Marie Antoinette Sparked Scandal—Here Are 3 Things You Might Not Know About the Royal Image Political and cultural allusions play out throughout the canvas. By Katie White, Mar 17, 2023
Art History Who Was Leonardo da Vinci’s Mom, Actually? A Provocative New Book Suggests She Was a Slave From the Caucasus of Central Asia The book is based on a newly uncovered document that was supposedly written by da Vinci’s father in 1452. By Artnet News, Mar 15, 2023
Art History Was Roy Lichtenstein an Appropriation Artist or Plagiarist? A New Documentary Probes the Ethics of His Multimillion-Dollar Comic Art Empire The film features comic artists whose work has been source material for the Pop artist. By Min Chen, Mar 13, 2023
Art History A New Documentary on Nellie Mae Rowe Explores the Life and Times of the Self-Taught Artist Who Made Art Against All Odds The film also recreates the artist's home and greatest masterpiece, her 'Playhouse,' with a scale model. By Sarah Cascone, Mar 8, 2023
Art History What Does It Mean to Be an Afrofuturist Now? Three Contemporary Artists on What the Term Means to Them Alisha Wormsley, Mequitta Ahuja, and Cauleen Smith all help move the conversation beyond Black science fiction tropes. By Melissa Smith, Mar 5, 2023
Art History Two Curators Tried to Find Out If Salvador Dalí Really Painted This Strange Seven-Foot Canvas. They Ended Up Solving an Even Bigger Mystery The painting appears in the Art Institute of Chicago's first show on the Spanish Surrealist. By Sarah Cascone, Feb 27, 2023
Art History A Cabinetmaker Spent 30 Years Trying to Prove a Painting He Bought at an Antique Shop Is a Raphael. A.I. May Have Just Done It for Him If "Flaget Madonna" receives art world backing, it could sell for millions at auction. By Richard Whiddington, Feb 21, 2023
Art History Marginalia Uncovered in Leonardo’s Famous Codex Arundel Suggests the Renaissance Polymath Theorized Gravity Before Galileo The finding was hiding in plain sight for centuries until the manuscript was studied by physicists. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Feb 20, 2023
Art History The World’s Love Affair With Robert Indiana’s ‘Love’ Series Endures—Here Are 3 Things You Should Know About the Pop Art Hallmark With editions of the sculpture installed all over the world, Indiana's 'LOVE' series remains at the acme of art dedicated to love. By Annikka Olsen, Feb 13, 2023
Art History Victor Burgin’s ‘Photopath’ Unlocked Multi-Dimensionality in Photography 50 Years Ago. Now, the Work Is Resurfacing in New York Burgin’s artwork is the subject of both a new book and a dedicated exhibition at Cristin Tierney Gallery in New York. By Taylor Dafoe, Jan 20, 2023
Art History Morris Hirshfield Worked Most of His Life as a Tailor—Here Are 3 Things to Know About the Self-Taught Artist Who Was Revered by the Surrealists and Is Now a Museum Star The artist's work is currently on view in "Morris Hirshfield Rediscovered" at the American Folk Art Museum. By Annikka Olsen, Jan 18, 2023
Art History Muslim Group Urges the Reinstatement of Fired U.S. Professor, Saying the Prophet Muhammad Painting She Showed to Students Was Not Islamophobic The organization says the Minnesota teacher should be thanked for educating Muslim and non-Muslim students in "a critically empathetic manner.” By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Jan 11, 2023
Art History A Minnesota University Is Under Fire for Dismissing an Art History Professor Who Showed Medieval Paintings of the Prophet Muhammad Numerous organizations have rallied in support of professor Erika López Prater, calling for the university to protect academic freedom. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 6, 2023
