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1 month ago
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24 photography exhibition 2026 in pictures

A collective of 24 photographers documents New Year's Day across 24 years, each assigned a shifting hourly slot, presented in a 24-day Soho Square exhibition.
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago
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The Hidden Meaning of Taking Pictures

Photographs personalize fleeting experiences, anchor memory, express values, and reveal the aspirational self by bridging inner experience and the outer world.
Photography
fromwww.theguardian.com
9 hours ago

Occasionally a picture can change the course of history': 33 scandalous photos that shocked the world

Photographs possess the power to reveal truths and alter perceptions, often linking public figures to scandals in ways that words cannot.
Arts
fromArtnet News
16 hours ago

Were the Popes Art History's Ultimate Collectors? | Artnet News

Pope Urban VIII's patronage of Gian Lorenzo Bernini significantly shaped Baroque art and architecture in Rome during the 17th century.
Fashion & style
fromI Love Typography Ltd
1 day ago

A Brief History of the Dust Jacket - I Love Typography Ltd

Dust jackets evolved from protective covers to marketing tools, first appearing in the 1760s and gaining popularity in the 1920s with advances in color printing.
#art-theft
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fromArchitectural Digest
2 days ago

The 6 Most Shocking Art Heists in History, From the Mona Lisa's Disappearance to the Latest Italian Scandal

A $10 million art heist at the Magnani-Rocca Foundation involved the theft of works by Renoir, Cézanne, and Matisse.
#art
fromIrish Independent
3 days ago
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'You have to step in and experience it' - artists on the rise of AI-generated art and the 'essential' gallery visit

Miriam Fitzgerald Juskova's exhibit combines paper quilling with mathematics, showcasing intricate art that engages viewers and emphasizes the value of handmade creations.
fromArtnet News
4 days ago
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How Artist Paris Giachoustidis Balances Fragility and Beauty

The exhibition at Filser and Gräf explores the theme of balance through the works of artists Paris Giachoustidis and Toshihiko Mitsuya.
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fromIrish Independent
3 days ago

'You have to step in and experience it' - artists on the rise of AI-generated art and the 'essential' gallery visit

Miriam Fitzgerald Juskova's exhibit combines paper quilling with mathematics, showcasing intricate art that engages viewers and emphasizes the value of handmade creations.
fromArtnet News
22 hours ago

The Printmaker Who Became a Hero of Mexican Cultural Identity

Frida Kahlo, during her 1933 trip to New York, created a colorful haven in her hotel room by covering the walls with prints by José Guadalupe Posada, which depicted sensational news and political imagery.
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fromFstoppers
2 weeks ago

Showcase Photography on Instagram in 2026 | Fstoppers

Instagram's algorithm has fundamentally shifted away from static photography, requiring photographers to adapt their content strategy and embrace storytelling to maintain audience reach and engagement.
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fromBerlin Art Link
1 day ago

Review of Group Show Anahita Sadighi Gallery | Berlin Art Link

The exhibition 'Let Us Believe in the Dawn of Spring' celebrates renewal through diverse artistic expressions coinciding with the Persian New Year.
Writing
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

The moment I knew: I was enchanted by her painting but we never spoke. I wouldn't see her again for 55 years

A man reconnects with a childhood classmate whose exceptional artistic talent impressed him decades earlier, leading to an unexpected reunion after 55 years of separation.
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fromColossal
1 day ago

Yamamoto Masao's Otherworldly Portraits Introduce Us to Expressive Owls

Yamamoto Masao's photographs evoke emotional connections between image and memory, focusing on owls and their diminishing habitats.
Higher education
fromHarvard Gazette
3 weeks ago

Like seeing art of Roman chapels in technicolor for first time - Harvard Gazette

Students learned centuries-old stucco sculpting techniques through hands-on practice, gaining deeper understanding of Renaissance and Baroque artists' material choices and creative processes.
History
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Furious row erupts over Madrid site of one of Robert Capa's most important pictures

Madrid's conservative city council abandoned plans for a Robert Capa museum at a historically significant bombing site, instead converting it into a youth center with minimal historical commemoration.
#renoir
fromThe Art Newspaper - International art news and events
3 weeks ago
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Two Renoir exhibitions at Musee d'Orsay explore the joy of human connection

Renoir was a resourceful, experimental artist whose early work capturing modern life established him as a founding Impressionist painter, though critics often dismiss his paintings as superficial without truly examining them.
fromTime Out London
2 months ago
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A major Renoir exhibition is coming to London this year - here's why it will be one of the city's best art shows in 2026

The National Gallery will present a major Renoir exhibition (Oct 3, 2026–Jan 31, 2027) featuring over 50 works, including Bal au Moulin de la Galette in the UK for the first time.
fromTime Out London
2 months ago
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A major Renoir exhibition is coming to London this year - here's why it will be one of the city's best art shows in 2026

fromBig Think
1 month ago

From myth to machine: The technological evolution of storytelling

I wanted to write a book about how the smartphone changed the world, but the more I researched, the clearer it became that phones were actually the latest step in this evolution of storytelling technology that stretches all the way back to prehistoric times.
Books
fromThe New Yorker
1 month ago

Eugene Atget's Epic Record of Time and Place

Eugène Atget's images of the city reminded me of when I first came across the turn-of-the-century French photographer's work in a book called 'A Vision of Paris' (1963), which paired more than a hundred of Atget's photographs with passages from Marcel Proust's 'In Search of Lost Time,' and I couldn't quite see them for what they were. There was something about the preciousness of juxtaposing Atget's gorgeous golden prints with Proust's gorgeous language that made me feel as if I were suffocating under all those foulards, drapes, and aesthetics.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Negatives are photographic truths': the collector who fled Russia with a haul of second world war images

A photojournalist collects 35,000 World War II negatives to preserve authentic, undistorted historical documentation of the war from multiple nations.
History
fromwww.thehistoryblog.com
4 weeks ago

Origin of repatriated erotic mosaic uncovered

A Nazi-looted mosaic depicting an intimate domestic scene was repatriated to Pompeii, but research revealed it originated in Latium, not Pompeii or its surrounding region.
fromOpen Culture
4 weeks ago

Roman Statues Weren't White; They Were Once Painted in Vivid, Bright Colors

One tenet of classical idealism is the idea that Roman and Greek statuary embodied an ideal of pure whiteness-a misconception modern sculptors perpetuated for hundreds of years by making busts and statues in polished white marble. But the truth is that both Greek statues and their Roman counterparts were originally brightly painted in riotous color.
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fromArtnet News
4 days ago

What Did Pompeii Smell Like? A New Study Analyzes Its Ancient Incense

Researchers analyzed ritual residues from Pompeii for the first time, revealing insights into ancient practices through preserved vessels and ash.
World news
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

The week around the world in 20 pictures

Photographers documented the arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, Ramadan in Gaza, Russian airstrikes in Odesa, and severe flooding in France.
fromwww.thehistoryblog.com
1 month ago

Explore 3D models of Met masterpieces

More than 100 art works have been scanned in ultra-high resolution with portable laser scanners that could image objects that are unmoveable and could not be scanned by traditional machines. That data combined with photogrammetry techniques that puzzle together thousands of photographs to create a photorealistic composite.
fromMy Modern Met
4 days ago

Brooklyn Museum To Host Stunning Selection of Modernist Masterpieces This Fall

"This first pleasant experience with a modern painting started me on a road of adventure that has been both exhilarating and satisfying," Pearlman once said of another painting by Soutine, called Village Square. "I haven't spent a boring evening since that first purchase."
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fromOpen Culture
1 month ago

Rome in 1890 Captured in Color Photographs: The Colosseum, Forum, Trevi Fountain & More

English gentlemen completed their education through the Grand Tour of Europe, primarily Italy, which profoundly influenced Romantic poets like Byron and shaped their artistic vision of classical civilization in ruins.
fromThe Art Newspaper - International art news and events
1 week ago

Comment | Museums must be the leaders in a moral revolution

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.
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fromFrenchly
1 month ago

The Best Art Apps for Exploring France - Frenchly

CultureClic is one of the most comprehensive French art apps available. Designed as a mobile-first discovery tool, it maps out more than 1,350 museums across France and highlights hundreds of geolocated artworks, photographs, and historical engravings. The app is particularly strong in Paris but also features content in cities like Bordeaux, Lyon, Marseille, and Avignon. What sets CultureClic apart is its use of augmented reality, allowing users to visualize artworks and historical documents in context.
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fromBuzzFeed
1 month ago

50 Historical Photos That Are So Shocking, They're Changing My Perception Of The Entire World

I recently gained a new obsession, and I'm ready to share it with the world: finding and analyzing rare vintage images. A picture speaks a thousand words, and these photographs tell us more about history than a textbook chapter ever could. So even if you think history is boring, I'm well-equipped to change your mind, and give you some delicious food for your brain to chew on today.
History
fromBuzzFeed
2 months ago

50 Extremely Fascinating Pictures Of People Throughout History I Can Pretty Much Guarantee You've Never Heard Of

1. The very first iteration of Ronald McDonald was created by Willard Scott in 1963: 2. The two people depicted in Grant Wood's "American Gothic" actually exist. This is what they looked like: 3. This is Margaret Gorman, the woman who won the very first Miss America competition in 1921: 6. This is Conrad Veidt, the man whose performance in the 1928 film The Man Who Laughs inspired the look of the iconic villain the Joker:
Film
fromArtnet News
2 weeks ago

Magnum Gallery Honors the Life and Legacy of Photographer Martin Parr

His humor, his clarity, and his vision shaped many discussions across the agency and within the wider photographic world. This exhibition pays homage to the unique vision of Martin Parr, whose sharp eye for contemporary society and prominent role within Magnum Photos have left an enduring mark on photography.
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World news
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

The week around the world in 20 pictures

Global photojournalists documented ICE operations, Russian airstrikes, protests in Greenland and Sakhnin, and the Africa Cup of Nations final in Rabat last week.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

My favourite family photo: This is a happy picture and also saturated in grief'

I remember the moment this photo was taken: five years ago, on my partner Claire's birthday, in a National Trust for Scotland garden six miles east of Edinburgh. We were standing on a wooden deck, an ideal spot for pond-dipping with the kids and a lesser-known viewing platform for trainspotters. This is where my autistic son, then six, loved (and still loves) to jump in tandem with the ScotRail trains toggling back and forth in the middle distance.
Parenting
Science
fromNature
2 months ago

Daily briefing: Scientists delve into the smells of history

Researchers recreate historical smells and use imaging, AI, and biomedical advances to probe heritage, ancient human timelines, medical rescue devices, and rare-disease genetics.
UX design
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

Virtual Museums: A Closer Look at This Exit Strategy

Virtual museums improve access but cannot fully replicate physical presence, and they pose accessibility, preservation, and trust challenges.
Business
fromFast Company
1 month ago

Navigating the ghosts of cultures past

Organizational culture constantly changes; leaders must discern which legacy cultural elements to retain and which to remove while balancing enduring beliefs with adaptive practices.
Remodel
fromApartment Therapy
2 months ago

I Learned the Right Way to Put Photos on My Wall, and Now I'll Never Go Back

Find, frame, and hang art and photos to dress bare walls using existing pieces, thrifted or purchased prints, appropriate frames, and correct hanging hardware.
fromArtnet News
3 weeks ago

David Hockney Takes on the Bayeux Tapestry With a 300-Foot iPad Epic

Just shy of 300-feet and improbably painted using an iPad, Hockney's frieze winds its way around the outer perimeter of "A Year in Normandie and Some Other Thoughts about Painting," on view at Serpentine North through August 23. These nonchalantly referenced "other thoughts," however, are far from just afterthoughts. They comprise 10 new portraits and explorations of abstraction from 2025, a year that evidently saw Hockney busy hatching new experiments on the pictorial plane.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

The week around the world in 20 pictures

The brutal crackdown in Iran, ICE in Minneapolis, Russian aistrikes in Kyiv and heavy rain in Gaza the past seven days as captured by the world's leading photojournalists
World news
Photography
fromdesignyoutrust.com
1 month ago

Stunning Digital Storytelling Landscapes By Prismofpixels, Turning Quiet Streets And Town Squares Into Cinematic Moments Of Color And Light

A curated collection of diverse visual works spanning paintings, photography, design, and historical images across eras, genres, and artistic mediums.
fromThe Atlantic
2 months ago

The Real Fight for the Smithsonian

"The object of the Museum is to acquire power," announces a crusty old archaeologist in Penelope Fitzgerald's 1977 satire, The Golden Child. It isn't a goal he respects. He wants the museum where he's settled into semiretirement to genuinely devote itself to educating its visitors. Instead, he correctly charges, its curators act like a pack of Gollums, hoarding "the art and treasures of the earth" for their own self-aggrandizement and pleasure.
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fromOpen Culture
3 weeks ago
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The Met Releases High-Definition 3D Scans of 140 Famous Art Objects: Sarcophagi, Van Gogh Paintings, Marble Sculptures & More

The Metropolitan Museum of Art now offers high-definition 3D scans of its artifacts, enabling unprecedented close examination and interaction with masterpieces through digital zoom, rotation, and augmented reality technology.
fromHyperallergic
1 month ago
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Explore The Met's Collection in 3D From Your Couch

The Metropolitan Museum of Art released 100 high-quality 3D scans of artworks and artifacts for free public access, including works by Monet and Van Gogh, with plans to release over 100 more scans.
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fromOpen Culture
3 weeks ago

The Met Releases High-Definition 3D Scans of 140 Famous Art Objects: Sarcophagi, Van Gogh Paintings, Marble Sculptures & More

The Metropolitan Museum of Art now offers high-definition 3D scans of its artifacts, enabling unprecedented close examination and interaction with masterpieces through digital zoom, rotation, and augmented reality technology.
Arts
fromColossal
4 weeks ago

The Met Introduces High-Definition 3D Scans of Dozens of Art Historical Objects

The Metropolitan Museum of Art and other institutions now offer 3D digital models of artworks, enabling detailed examination of textures, materials, and hidden details impossible to see in person or through standard digital images.
History
fromNature
1 month ago

An ancient Roman game board's secrets are revealed - with AI's help

An ancient Roman object from the southern Netherlands most likely functioned as a blocking board game, indicating such games existed in Europe earlier than believed.
Photography
fromColossal
2 months ago

Check Out Colossal's New Image Slideshow Feature

Colossal launched an in-article image gallery providing distraction-free image viewing with mouse and keyboard navigation, captions, and an easy exit.
Photography
fromAnOther
2 months ago

Photos Capturing the Culture, Landscapes and People of Asia

Asia is presented through multiple native, migrant, and passerby gazes, revealing overlapping pasts, presents, and imagined futures via photographic perspectives.
Photography
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

War, conflict and Roman sculptures: Bath exhibit shows different side of Don McCullin's work

Sir Don McCullin, famed for war photography, exhibits previously unseen photographs of Roman sculptures and plans to retire after a final Vatican visit.
Photography
fromianVisits
2 months ago

Forgotten Mughal Banaras revealed in free London photo exhibition

Photographs reveal Banaras's overlooked Mughal heritage, everyday life, and marginalized Muslim sites threatened by contemporary Hindu nationalist pressures.
Photography
fromKALTBLUT Magazine
2 months ago

Camille Schaeffer: A Reflective Visual Archive - KALTBLUT Magazine

Camille Schaeffer creates sensory, reflection-based installations and collaborative film and photography that explore perception, embodiment, and the transformation of space through movement and materials.
#contemporary-art
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fromHyperallergic
1 month ago

A View From the Easel

An artist in a Bronx studio paints multiple figurative works simultaneously, drawing inspiration from local institutions, music, and the neighborhood's vibrancy.
Arts
fromHyperallergic
1 month ago

We Must Do More Than Simply Depict Our Lives

The Bronx Museum biennial spotlights representational works that center urban youth and marginalized identities, challenging mainstream narratives through sincere, everyday portrayals.
Arts
fromHyperallergic
1 month ago

When Artists Lose Their Archives

An artist lost a storage unit and later discovered parts of their work were sold online without notification, stripping authorship and meaning.
fromThe Art Newspaper - International art news and events
2 months ago

In the age of AI, can art expertise be digitised?

Recently, AI decided that a painting long thought to be a copy of Caravaggio's The Lute Player is actually by the master, while another version of the same subject, previously thought to be authentic, is not. Both conclusions were disputed by the former Metropolitan Museum of Art curator Keith Christiansen. A similar debate erupted in March 2025 when AI declared that portions of The Bath of Diana, also long believed to be a copy, could have been painted by Peter Paul Rubens.
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fromSilicon Canals
1 month ago

8 signs you appreciate art, music, and culture on a deeper level than most people - Silicon Canals

Some people experience art deeply, reacting emotionally and perceiving subtle artistic cues that reveal heightened sensitivity and meaningful connections to creative expression.
Arts
fromArtnet News
2 months ago

Gallery Shows Featuring Estates Are Everywhere. Here Are 5 to Catch

Exhibitions of deceased artists and estates are rising, signaling momentum for historical reappraisals and potentially making January a season for such shows.
Arts
fromianVisits
2 months ago

The world's most meme-famous painting is heading to Tate Britain

A major James McNeill Whistler retrospective, featuring around 150 works including iconic self-portraits and landscapes, opens at Tate Britain on 21 May 2026.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

The Guardian view on living more creatively: a daily dose of art | Editorial

Daily engagement in creative activities improves physical and mental health, reduces mortality risk, and should be prioritized alongside diet and exercise.
fromColossal
2 months ago

'Cats' Is a Purr-fect Celebration of Felines in Art Throughout the Centuries

In 1835, a tortoiseshell cat measuring more than three feet long was enough to warrant a small advertisement in a British newspaper that as "the greatest curiosity ever shown to the public," it could be viewed at the Ship Tavern in London. Surely a pint of ale was the informal fee to view this extraordinary animal. It was during the 18th and 19th centuries in Europe that cats became increasingly recognized as worthy pets, beyond their role as mousers.
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