Art for All: The Met Opens Online Access in New Initiative
In a world where almost everything is now easily-accessible (thanks to the Internet), access to the art world has, for the most part, remained somewhat difficult. Despite some major museums worldwide offering free admission, it still seems like art museums and gallery can be elitist microcosms where only those who can afford to can view […]
Manetti Shrem Museum of Art Opens at UC Davis
With the grand opening of its Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art to the public this past Sunday, UC Davis has extended an artistic legacy nearly 60 years in the making. Though the art museum is brand-new, UC Davis prides itself on its dedication to developing its arts program. The museum’s website […]
Milestone Mexican Art Exhibit Opens in Paris
Adding to the astronomical number of works on the informal list of Art You Must See in Paris, the largest exhibition of Mexican art to take place in 60 years opened October 5 at the Grand Palais in Paris, France. Featuring over 200 pieces of art from the likes of Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, the […]
To Caravaggio…and Beyond!
London’s National Gallery is going where no gallery in the United Kingdom has gone before with their newest exhibition. Entitled Beyond Caravaggio, the exhibitin–opening today and running through January 15, 2017), it’s the first in the UK to explore the influence of baroque artist Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (known as simply Caravaggio) on artists all […]
Lichtenstein Pops into LA at Skirball Exhibition
Friday marked the opening of a massive Roy Lichtenstein exhibition at the Skirball Cultural in Los Angeles. Titled Pop for the People: Roy Lichtenstein in L.A. (October 7, 2016-March 12, 2017) the exhibition focuses on how Lichtenstein brought the Pop Art movement into the average American’s consciousness and how Lichtenstein’s work became especially formative in […]
Prado Celebrates Bosch in Huge Exhibition
Madrid’s Museo del Prado is holding one heck of a birthday party for Hieronymus Bosch. Er–sorry, we meant deathday party, à la Nearly Headless Nick in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. In a somewhat-related style, the Prado is currently holding unprecedentedly-huge exhibition on the works of Hieronymus Bosch. The exhibition, curated by Pilar […]
What If Art Could Solve Air Pollution?
No, seriously. What if we could take all the pollutants in the air and convert them into paint? Or is that too futuristic? Not for Graviky Labs, who have already done just that. According to Hyperallergic (as well as Graviky Labs’ site), the India-based research company’s technology and design lab has developed pigments and ink […]
London Burns Again in “London 1666”
London’s burning–again. But this time, it’s not The Clash’s doing. On September 5, a gigantic wooden model of the city of London as it might have appeared in 1666 was burned atop several barges in the Thames River to commemorate the 350th anniversary of the Great Fire of London. London 1666 was created by David […]
Italian Museums to Donate Proceeds to Earthquake Rescue Efforts
There may finally be a silver lining to all the bad news surrounding the earthquake that struck Italy on Wednesday. According to The Art Newspaper, Italy’s state museums and archaeological sites will donate their all their income this Sunday (August 28) to the regions hardest-hit by the earthquake. As of earlier today, Italy has declared […]
Bauhaus Online–Harvard Opens up Collection
Look out–the Harvard Art Museums have just opened up their massive collection of Bauhaus art to the world wide web. In a move that seems only fitting with the 25th anniversary of the Internet itself (feel old yet?), over 32,000 (!) Bauhaus works are now searchable through the Bauhaus Special Collection, according to Hyperallergic. You […]