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Discover two ultra-rare Swiss automata, made for the Chinese market in the 19th century. The magnificent McCullough automaton box is the last and greatest musical magician box to remain in private hands. Last offered at Sotheby’s in 1964, it has remained in an important private collection ever since. The musical automaton ‘necessaire’ with watch was formerly in the collection of John Asprey and is one of only two known examples of this size, the other being kept in the Hans Wilsdorf Collection at Rolex.

In 1988, artist Lynn Hershman Leeson told an interviewer to “imagine a world in which there is a blurring between the soul and the chip.” That mental blur—and the ways in our internet lives, and especially internet vernacular, is subtly interwoven into our actual lives—is a theme of Reality Ender, painter Avery Singer’s first New York show, on view at Hauser & Wirth through October 30, 2021. 

In the Spring of 2005, an item coming up for auction in New Orleans caught the eye of Alexander Parish, an art expert, who called his friend, dealer Robert Simon. There was something about Lot 664, a Salvator Mundi copy attributed to Bernardino Luini, a student of Leonard da Vinci.

The SCAD Museum of Art proudly presents its latest exhibition, Ring Redux: The Susan Grant Lewin Collection, featuring more than 100 avant-garde rings by artists who have reinvented the age-old and enduring jewelry form with a distinctively contemporary sensibility.

Video producer Sean Yetter recalls his first day on the job—and the first time he fell under the spell of Barnett Newman’s painting "Vir Heroicus Sublimis."

Five of Getty’s most popular online exhibits on Google Arts & Culture are now available in Spanish and English, making the Los Angeles museum’s expansive art collection more accessible than ever. The new translations underscore Getty’s goal of making its online and gallery text available in languages other than English.

The result is a series of large-scale canvases as well as sketches and drawings for his art debut, Gene Simmons ArtWorks at Animazing Gallery at ...

September 18, 2021 marks the return of a previously annual celebration—Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day, an occasion marked by free admission to hundreds of museums, zoos, and cultural centers across the nation. Art & Object has assembled some highlights from across the nation that should appeal to our readers.

Paper Cuts is a group show, guest curated by Alexander Deschamps, that brings together artists from multiple backgrounds and disciplines. This group of artists are glued together by a common interest: paper.

Whether techniques have remained the same for hundreds of years or evolved as they spread to artisans around the world, art can reflect a place’s unique history, traditions, and culture. And in many cases, it's pretty satisfying to watch. Here are 16 satisfying art techniques from around the world.