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  Ever wondered how art museums decide if a painting is a fake? Artrageous with Nate meets with Dr. Greggory Smith, a forensic art scientist, to follow a painting they suspect is a forgery. They will use everything from x ray fluorescence to electron microscopy to figure this case out. You will be amazed at the techniques used by an art forger to fake a buyer!

The latest issue of Sekka Magazine is dedicated to womanhood. Here are five stories from Sekka that explores Arab womanhood in the arts.

Illinois-born dancer Loïe Fuller (1862-1928) took Paris by storm in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. She was famous throughout both North America and Europe for her groundbreaking multimedia Serpentine Dance, glimpses of which endure in photographs and the films she herself created.

Whether you’re looking for an artist community, some true-crime-esque art world thrills, or simply wish to boost your art knowledge—historic or contemporary—we have ten art podcasts recommendations for you.

The New York International Antiquarian Book Fair (NYIABF) is making its return to Park Avenue Armory for its 62nd Edition.

The New Museum’s retrospective of Faith Ringgold seems especially timely. The exhibition reveals how Ringgold’s work sees race not only as a matter of identity politics, but also as foundational to U.S. history, and how Black lives mattered to its creation. 

At New York’s George Adams Gallery, this exhibition creates a visual conversation between influential twentieth-century Bay-Area painter Elmer Bischoff (1916–1991) and contemporary New York-based painter Tom Burckhardt.

Lately, the word's anxious focus on Ukraine has, understandably, reached new heights. The country is home to more than 44 million people and UNESCO World Heritage sites that include a string of scientific monuments, and five stunning feats of architecture.

His gathering of marks “is about making a language,” he says. “I couldn’t do enough to get clarity, so I made groupings.” He divided them into categories—“Families,” “Beginnings,” and “Universes.” “It’s a matter of time—an ongoing project.” 

The Savannah College of Art and Design presents SCAD deFINE ART 2022, honoring visionary artist Katharina Grosse. New exhibitions encourage deeper engagement with the histories we inherit, creating spaces in the present moment to envision a future full of opportunity.