At Large

Understanding the destruction of the Templo Mayor in Mexico City through its archeological remains. 

In the northernmost reaches of the Scottish North Sea, on the small, windswept isle of Lamb Holm, sits a pristine vestry at the intersection of religion, art, and war.

In collaboration with the New Museum, the publisher Phaidon recently released Nari Ward: We The People, a book that critically examines the work of one of the world's most important living…

You've seen portraits of Georgian royalty in powered wigs. Now see the effort it took to create those iconic looks!

A previously unknown study by celebrated Austrian artist Egon Schiele (1890–1918), valued at $100,000 to $200,000, was discovered by an anonymous part-time art handler at a Habitat for Humanity…

Landscape with Three Trees, Rembrandt’s largest etched landscape, a masterful combination of technical virtuosity and skillful composition, was recently acquired by the Princeton University Art…

We sat down, virtually speaking, with Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) founder and President Paula Wallace to talk about art education, and how her life changed directions when she founded…

There is plenty of art ABOUT space, but this video explores art ACTUALLY IN space. Learn about cosmonauts sketching orbital sunrises, the Moon Museum, Carl Sagan's Golden Record, and the sculptures…

Installed in between the vertical steel slats of a section of border wall in Sunland Park, New Mexico were several bright pink see-saws, inviting residents on either side to engage in a few moments…

This week The Art Assignment tackles the intersection of art and our changing climate. Throughout history, art has helped reveal the climate around us and highlight our fragile relationship to…

Last week a group of foundations came together to ensure the preservation of an important trove of American history.

The Art History Babes provide an intro to Ancient Greek Kouroi and Korai statues and throw out some bizarre theories about what the Peplos Kore actually held—an arrow? An apple? The universe? Listen…

How much do you know about Van Gogh’s Sunflowers?

Filmmaker and art connoisseur John Waters has just two words for would-be art collectors: Monkey Art.

If you aim to invest in today’s overheated art market, he says in a new book, primate…

When Italian university student Piergiorgio Castellani booked his winter-break holiday in New York in 1988, he expected to see major artworks in museums–not major living artists walking nonchalantly…