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Restoration Reveals the Secrets of One of Winston Churchill’s Most Beloved Paintings
The historic portrait of John Churchill, the first duke of Marlborough, has undergone an extensive restoration process and will soon be displayed to the public at Chartwell, the former home…
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‘Voices in the Mirror’ Honors the Legacy of Pioneering Photographer Gordon Parks — Colossal
From capturing the essence of Harlem in the 1940s to working on assignments for Life magazine and documenting the 1963…
Pat Oleszko Wins $100K Whitney Biennial Prize
Art Movements The artist recognized for her playful inflatables has been honored with the Bucksbaum Award; additionally, a new grant…
See Peter Marlow’s ‘The English Cathedral’ at London’s Oldest Gothic Church — Colossal
Renowned British photographer Peter Marlow (1952-2016) gained recognition for his journalistic focus on people and events in conflict zones and…
The Many Lives of Frederic Edwin Church
Book Review Victoria Johnson's biography offers a nuanced exploration of Frederic Edwin Church, an artist whose landscapes captured the complex…
Divine Sculptures Revere a YorĂąbá Goddess in Nigeria’s Ọṣun-Òṣogbo Sacred Grove — Colossal
According to YorĂąbá tradition, over 600 years ago, a hunter stumbled upon a verdant grove in southwestern Nigeria shaped by…
Peter Hujar’s Darkroom Floor
Daily Newsletter Also, Coco Fusco asks: Where is Cuban artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara? Peter Hujar never intended for his…
Helena Minginowicz Transforms Humble Paper Towel into Ethereal Paintings — Colossal
“Civilizations are remembered through their monuments, but understood through the things they throw away,” states artist Helena Minginowicz, whose evocative…
Why Do So Many Museums Hold a Convicted Antiquity Dealer’s Treasures?
The Roman was gone.When I visited the Metropolitan Museum of Art recently, the marble bust of a commanding Roman man…