Art

“The difference between a good life and a bad life,” begins a line attributed to psychiatrist Carl Jung, “is how well you walk through the fire.” Artist Mike Henderson Knows the cleansing and clarifying effects of fire. In 1985, a fire broke out in his studio, damaging much of his work over the previous two … Read more

Like most technical events, the Whitney MuseumThe astrology-themed art party on Tuesday night was an evening full of people looking to be seen posing as looking at the art. Before entering, I noticed that there were people standing outside the museum with signs that read, “Hunk in Support of the Whitney Workers,” in support of … Read more

the High Museum of Art In Atlanta she gave 2023 David C. Driskill Award for the artist Ebony G Patterson, which is based in Chicago and Kingston, Jamaica. Named after the legendary art historian, curator, and artist who curated the watershed exhibition “Two Centuries of Black American Art: 1750-1955” in 1976, the $50,000 prize goes … Read more

Jan 31, 2023 at 1:51 PM EST Claude Monet is best known for his 1901 painting of Charing Cross Bridge in London. A new study says that the blurry lines may have been inspired by air pollution. (Video: Getty Images/J. Paul Getty Museum) Comment on this story Suspension Claude Monet was “terrified.” He looked outside … Read more

At Paris Photo 2022, I turned a corner and was captured by a wall of small sepia prints, those were the original silver gelatin prints. When I looked closely I saw the corpse of tanks and the ruins of bombed buildings, I suddenly realized that the Ukraine war had reached Paris Photo! One image in … Read more

wchicken Sonya Boyce It was in elementary school that she won a book. “It was really my first, not just having it at home or from the school library,” she says. The book was about Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and she was particularly fascinated by the Willy Wonka wallpaper covered in animals, and the … Read more

Cartoonist Gareth Godin owns a vintage comic book store in downtown Victoria, British Columbia. He writes comic books for young adults and He teaches comics and graphic novels at Camuson College. He also writes one cartoon every day, sometimes documenting his life, sometimes making a pun or joke. Documenting his life means drawing moments from … Read more

Having been an active member of the photography community for the past few years, I’ve begun to notice some toxic traits. In a community of this small size, how can everyone hate each other so much sometimes? Let’s dig in and see how bad it is here. Before I go any further, I’d like to … Read more

Sometimes a hunch pays off, and when English painter John Craxton recognized a work of genius for sale at London The antique shop, pretty much made the right call. Craxton parted with £250 for an unusual chandelier which he suspected was by the great sculptor Alberto GiacometI. Now this chandelier, made in the late 1940s, … Read more