Art History
The latest from a pioneer at the border between art and design.
Ed Ruscha is a key figure in Los Angeles’s ongoing battle for recognition as a center for fine art.
On the eve of a performance collaboration between Danish painter Eske Kath and indie songstress Oh Land, we nod to the other standout art and music collaborations throughout history.
For those who thought our first post was too easy, we’ve compiled another set for you to enjoy.
A dizzying array of artworks inside of artworks.
Apparently this is what happens when amateur art restoration gets out of hand. On the left, the original fresco by 19th-century painter Elías García Martínez; on the right, how it looked after an elderly Spanish woman tried her hand at restoring it.
“A determined soul will do more with a rusty monkey wrench than a loafer will accomplish with all the tools in a machine shop.” – Robert Hughes
Minimalist posters drawn from the iconography of famous artists.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art looks at how photographs have been modified and fabricated since the invention of the medium.
Winkleman Gallery revives history painting.
E.V. Day’s unexpected twist on Monet’s garden.
Reporter Menachem Wecker investigates why Mormon art rarely finds its way into museums or scholarly journals.
