'Frida ... A Self Portrait' tells Kahlo's story with blunt candor, and sometimes silence
Frida … A Self Portrait,” which opened Friday at Glencoe’s Writers Theatre, digs deep into her life. In the 75-minute, ...
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The Astonishing History of the First Nude Selfie Ever Sent Nearly 200 Years Ago
American painter Sarah Goodridge's "Beauty Revealed" is largely believed to be one of the first documented "nudes" ever sent.
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New book explores the art of three artists whose work is beset by demons
The author looks at the defining features and similarities of work by Hieronymus Bosch, Max Beckmann and William Kentridge ...
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Art exhibition, emphasis on joy launch Black History Month inside legislature
The Manitoba legislature is hosting a first-of-its-kind exhibition for Black History Month showcasing painted portraits, ...
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Art from a conflicted time: Anselm Kiefer's early works head to Oxford
An exhibition at the Ashmolean Museum brings together 42 paintings, watercolours, artist books, photos and woodcuts made ...
CCH Pounder’s portrait collection is part of the African American Museum’s ongoing exhibit
A massive oil painting featuring two of Congolese artist Sisqo Ndombe’s haunting “cracked people” welcomes visitors to the ...
Rare portraits reveal the humanity of the slaves who revolted on the Amistad
Portraits of enslaved people from the 19th century are unusual. But a Connecticut artist named William H. Townsend decided to ...
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McMaster Museum of Art welcomes Mary Reid as director and chief curator
A — has appointed Mary Reid its new director and chief curator. Reid brings experience at public and university-affiliated . . .
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Hip-hop queens, ancestral altars and themes of dismantling the divide emerge in Boulder’s ‘Black Futures in Art’ exhibit
This year’s “Black Futures in Art” exhibit focuses on separation and connection, while examining why divisions exist, how ...
This Art Fair Has Turned Marrakech Into One of Africa’s Most Important Creative Hubs
The fair that started in London and expanded to N.Y. has "had a huge impact of the Moroccan ecosystem," an expert claims.
‘Amy Sherald: American Sublime’ Review: Perceptive, Inventive Portraits
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art devotes an exhibition to the contemporary American painter, best known for her ...
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At Kansas City toy museum, Black dolls exhibit explores an uneasy history of childhood
The exhibit includes 135 handmade antique dolls — some that were made by enslaved people — and about 60 period photographs ...