Arts

Arts

The immersive five-day retreats invite participants of all backgrounds—not just professional artists—to step into a world where art, nature, and personal reflection intersect.

The production that just opened at OSF, directed by Marcela Lorca, is the best I have seen. Working with a strong cast and a spectacular movement and design team, this production crackles with vitality and originality.

Valerie's journey reflects a shift in her desires; she no longer just wants to be seen but now expects to be heard, showcasing her growth.

"The space launches with Ruth Asawa: Untitled, a show curated by Asawa's daughters Aiko Cuneo and Addie Lanier, that speaks to Asawa's tendency to leave much of her art untitled."

The visual and chemical properties of the pigment Prussian Blue function as a metaphorical anchor, tying together a cast of watchful female figures within Huitema's hazy, dreamlike worlds.

"My process is a constant negotiation with gravity," says Soojin Choi. The artist creates intimate ceramic sculptures depicting a pair entwined in an unknottable embrace, their limbs a seemingly endless tangle.

The feminist collective Slow War Against the Nuclear State formed in 2022, driven by a desire to discuss the politics surrounding nuclear weapons and their implications on society.

A colorful modernist canvas by the late Indian painter Vivan Sundaram turned heads at Sotheby's New York on March 26 when it fetched $896,000 including fees-seven times its high estimate.

The passageway is hidden in the last place most authorities would look for a person-within a set of drawers near the bedroom, on the second floor. There, a two by two-foot hatch opens onto a 15-foot shaft with a makeshift ladder extending towards the basement pantry.

Robert Therrien's 'Under the Table' is a 10-foot-tall sculpture that captivates visitors, inviting them to experience its scale and intricacies from below. The piece exemplifies Therrien's ability to transform everyday objects into monumental art.

David Morrison continues his hyperrealistic explorations of flowers, seeds, and plants, capturing the intricacies and alluring textures found throughout nature in lush colored pencil.

The Walker Guest House, a 24-foot cube designed by Paul Rudolph in 1953, is now reassembled in West Hollywood and available for $2 million.

Bronze, when shaped by the right hand, holds time in suspension—an argument against decay, against disappearance, against the quiet erasure of the human story.

I never thought of it as making sculpture. It's just the way I think.

Our Government should support the Irish visual arts ecosystem a lot more, spreading the message that art is open and accessible to everyone.

Stripping audiences of their sight, the production toys with the fear of anticipation, using light touch and scent to deliver its narrative.

Marc Payot, president of Hauser and Wirth, emphasized the importance of long-term engagement, stating, 'What matters is long-term engagement-building relationships, not just transactions.' He noted that serious collectors were actively engaging at the fair.

For nearly three decades, the Mark Twain Prize has celebrated some of the greatest minds in comedy. For even longer, Bill has been influencing American discourse one politically incorrect joke at a time.

Pat Steir's iconic Waterfall series, initiated in 1988, exemplifies her innovative approach to abstract painting, merging artistic surrender with a deep reverence for gesture.

For much of his career, Ed Woodham has worked in performance art, public art, installation, and social practice - those forms created to engage communities outside the white cube.

Bregman claims, 'Today the whole of Europe risks turning into one big Venice, a beautiful open-air museum. A great destination for Chinese and American tourists. A place to admire what was once the centre of the world.' This statement encapsulates the concern that Europe is losing its cultural significance.

The interdisciplinary MFA program brings together an exceptional group of emerging artists committed to developing their work within a community of faculty, visiting artists, and art professionals.

Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein earned nine nominations ahead of the 98th Academy Awards, but he did not win the Best Picture award despite the film's success in other categories.

The ritual has been performed for at least 500 years, but nobody knows how or why it began. The ornately dressed mummers, in groups of six, polyphonically yodel and ring bells.

The 2026 Whitney Biennial opened at the beginning of the month, providing a snapshot of current trends and curatorial interests in the art world.

"I've been thinking lately about how art reveals the writing on the wall. When I began developing the concept of human-machine collaboration it was 2015, years before the current wave of generative AI entered public consciousness."