Posters, in all their various forms and purposes, are a ubiquitous and often over-looked art form. This week in New York, a new museum is opening devoted to their conservation and study. The Poster…
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His murals have graced walls from Paris to Israel and Ellis Island. Now the world-renowned muralist JR has left his mark on San Francisco for the first time.
Michelle Finamore, the Museum of Fine Arts Boston’s Penny Vinik Curator of Fashion Arts, explores the rich history of gender in fashion in a tradition-disrupting exhibition, now on view. For a museum…
Artist Njideka Akunyili Crosby discusses Janded (2012), her spare portrayal of a young Nigerian woman. She describes the figure’s complex backstory and the meaning of the Nigerian slang term that…
In the lead-up to the Whitney Biennial 2019, the museum visited five artists in their studios to learn more about their work. The first episode of the series features Jeffrey Gibson in his studio in…
In an ever-changing world, artists and designers seek to simultaneously make sense of the change and to shape it. That challenge has never been greater in the industrialized, digitized 21st…
You’d expect that the suit used to protect Neil Armstrong from the harsh atmosphere of the moon would endure a little wear and tear. But it may surprise you that nearly 30 years in a display at the…
A painting long believed to be a skillful imitation of a masterpiece by Botticelli has been revealed to be from the studio of the man himself – all through clever uses of conservation science.
