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painting of a young woman in pink leotard crouching beside a coyote
Walker Art Center Acquires New Works From Minnesota-Based Artists
The Walker Art Center has acquired 39 new works, deepening its commitment to Minnesota artists.
Aliza Nisenbaum large painting of many subway workers in their uniforms
Aliza Nisenbaum's Portraiture of the Pandemic
Influenced by the Mexican mural movement and its depiction of social history, Nisenbaum creates paintings that often focus on different members of a community and with the current global health…
Chiharu Shiota, The Web of Time (2020) at Te Papa
Ground-breaking immersive installation opens in Te Papa’s Toi Art
World-class artist Chiharu Shiota’s magnificent two-story-high artwork leads visitors through winding tunnels made from 3,750 balls of black wool.
a hand bag in the shape of a dachsund
Bags: Inside Out at the V&A
The V&A presents Bags: Inside Out, the UK’s most comprehensive exhibition dedicated to the ultimate accessory.
Amy Sherald painting of two black women in bathing suits standing against a blue background
Phillips’ Evening Sale of 20th Century & Contemporary Art Realizes $134.6 Million
Five New Auction Records Set for Kehinde Wiley, Mickalene Thomas, Amy Sherald, Jadé Fadojutimi, & Vaughn Spann
metal helmet with front and back bills, ear flaps and pointed top
The Met to Receive Major Gift of European Arms and Armor
The Metropolitan Museum of Art announced today a landmark gift from Ronald S. Lauder of 91 objects from his collection of arms and armor.
white Neon sign on a black background reading "more solitude"
Tracey Emin/Edvard Munch: The Loneliness of the Soul
Long fascinated and inspired by Edvard Munch’s work, Tracey Emin has chosen a selection of his masterpieces to accompany her own works.
Joan Nelson painting of a rocky landscape with a waterfall
The Subversive Landscapes of Joan Nelson
For nearly four decades, Joan Nelson has been reverently and subversively painting landscapes.
John G. Matilus landscape painting of a tree-covered grassy hill under a cloud-filled sky
Made in Connecticut: Celebrating 25 Years of the CT Art Trail
The Connecticut Art Trail is celebrating twenty-five years of guiding art aficionados on a journey that includes twenty-two world-class museums and historic sites.
Judy Chicago triangular quilt blocks honoring female pioneers
Radical Tradition: American Quilts and Social Change
Disrupting our expectations of quilts as objects that provide warmth and comfort, Radical Tradition: American Quilts and Social Change will explore the complicated and often overlooked stories quilts…
Astrolabe with Lunar Mansions
Precious and Rare: Islamic Metalwork from The Courtauld
Precious and Rare: Islamic Metalwork from The Courtauld provides a modern-day interpretation of Islamic metalwork spanning the 11th to 16th centuries, with an accompanying online exhibition and…
old-fashioned currier & ives lithograph of crowds at an outdoor ice skating rink
Revisiting America: The Prints of Currier & Ives

Omaha, NE – In 2016, ConAgra Foods, Inc. (now Conagra Brands) donated nearly 600 Currier & Ives lithographs to Joslyn Art Museum. Now home to one of the largest public collections of these…

Crown, Western Europe, 15th century. Brass, brass-silver alloy, enamel, gilded.
Tsars and Knights: The Romanovs’ Love Affair with the Middle Ages

The Hermitage Amsterdam reopened with a brand new exhibition, Tsars and Knights: The Romanovs’ Love Affair with the Middle Ages. The museum is proud to be able to present a very extensive…

Isamu Noguchi
Sculpture by Isamu Noguchi Unveiled in White House Rose Garden
Acquired for the White House Collection with assistance from the White House Historical Association, this is the first work of art by an Asian American artist in the collection.
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Indigenous Artist Documents Contemporary Racism Through Shrine
Acclaimed Indigenous artist Bob Haozous has installed his newest sculpture–one that speaks to the various forms of racism.