Rick Araluce: The Final Stop transforms a gallery into an abandoned underground subway platform in the artist’s first large-scale installation on the East Coast. Stepping on to the…
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In Kara Walker’s art, the present is defined by the past and the past exerts a savage power. For more than two decades, Walker has been making work that weaves together nostalgia for an imagined…
Parallax Gap transforms the Renwick Gallery’s Bettie Rubenstein Grand Salon into a visual puzzle. This immersive, site-specific installation explores examples of interplay between…
Born in Nigeria and now based in Antwerp, Otobong Nkanga explores the contested social and political histories of colonialism, with a particular focus on the relationship between Africa and the…
“When you look at this piece, what you see is a sort of void of blackness. But within that I see, more than a void, I see possibility. I’ve been really interested in this idea of black joy that…
"Senior Research Curator Susanna Avery-Quash explores the history of taste in the National Gallery's collection. Learn about one of the earliest paintings in the Gallery's collection, Margarito d'…
"Restorer Jill Dunkerton tells about the raising of Wtewael's masterpiece from the Wycombe Museum." - The National Gallery
"Senior Research Curator Susanna Avery-Quash explores the history of taste in the National Gallery's collection. Discover how Degas's 'Beach Scene' came to be one of the first French Impressionist…
"A fundamental role of a museum is to care for its collection and preserve it for future generations. European drawings from the 1300s to the late 1800s, or old master drawings, are particularly…
"The entrance of our Chinese Furniture Gallery is framed with calligraphy by Wango Weng, a renowned historian of Chinese art. The poem reminds the reader that refraining from worries about…
"The Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago is proud to present the first major survey of the work of groundbreaking, multidisciplinary artist Howardena Pindell (American, b. 1943). The exhibition…
"Paul Heyer (American, b. 1982) creates paintings that explore the moments just before life and right after death. He is interested in being liberated from the body and the playful malleability of…
The MCA’s beloved sculpture Felix (2001) by Maurizio Cattelan (Italian, b. 1960) is on view for the first time since 2006 as part of the museum’s 50th anniversary celebration.…
Based in Chicago, Iraqi-American artist Michael Rakowitz (b. 1973) makes work that explores recent contested social, political, and cultural histories. Drawing on personal experiences and research…
Whether copying or choosing motifs to reinterpret, jewelers have always looked to the past for inspiration. The practice became popular in the 19th century, as designers like Castellani, Giacinto…
