Make art in Rome or Paris: National Art School opens applications to NAS staff and alumni for 2026 international residencies
Through the National Art School, artists can apply now for a three-month residency in Paris or Rome – an immersive...
Art & Visual Culture
Discover the latest in global visual arts — exhibitions, contemporary artists, trends, and visual storytelling from around the world.
Book review: Wait Here, Lucy Nelson
A collection of stories exploring the topic of childlessness.
Book review: Joss: A History, Grace Yee
Yee's book pays tribute to early Chinese settlers in Australia and New Zealand.
Alan Michelson’s Answer to the “Vanishing Indian” Myth
As a child, Alan Michelson often rode the T past sculptor Cyrus Edward Dallin’s “Appeal to the Great Spirit” (1908)...
Trump’s New Portrait Is as Perverse as His Second Term
Because apparently a gold-framed mugshot, chorus of New York Post covers, and raised-fist propagandist painting weren’t enough, another portrait of...
Museum Displays 200-Year-Old Condom Printed With Erotic Image
Let’s get inky! A 19th-century condom etched with an erotic print is now on view at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam...
Researchers Replicate Ancient Egyptian Blue Pigment
A team led by Washington State University has successfully recreated a millennia-old pigment first synthesized in ancient Egypt. Egyptian Blue...
Rijksmuseum Puts 200-Year-Old Condom Featuring Erotic Print on View
On Tuesday, the Rijksmuseum announced that a rare condom dating from 1830 will go on display at the museum in...
Peru Halves Protected Area Near Nazca Lines to the Alarm of Archaeologists
The Culture Ministry of Peru has cut roughly half of the protected area surrounding the Nazca Lines, a move that...
Trial Begins for Ron Perelman’s $410 Million Insurance Claim Over Warhol, Ruscha, Twombly Paintings
The trial between mega-collector Ron Perelman and a group of insurers began on Monday in New York Supreme Court, nearly...
